The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City is where art comes alive, sparking curiosity and inspiring imagination.
With various exhibitions on display, there’s something new every few months. Let’s look at all the current and upcoming exhibitions at MoMA.
You’ll find exciting art on design, social issues, or historical figures. So why not plan a visit and explore the art for yourself?
Current Exhibitions at MoMA
Learn about the current MoMA exhibits here. These exhibitions offer a look into the diverse world of contemporary art.
Joan Jonas: Good Night, Good Morning
The exhibition “Joan Jonas: Good Night, Good Morning” provides an intriguing look into the well-known artist’s multifaceted work.
Jonas creates a dynamic universe where myth, memory, and modernity collide by combining video installations, performance art, and detailed drawings.
Using cutting-edge storytelling techniques, the artist invites visitors to participate in a thought-provoking voyage across time and space that blurs the lines between fact and fantasy.
Jonas began her decades-long career in the 1960s and 1970s and became a notable artist.
When: Through Jul 6
Where: MoMA, Floor 6, The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Center for Special Exhibitions
Life Cycles: The Materials of Contemporary Design
This exhibition will take you on an engaging journey through the complex interplay between sustainability and design.
It presents a fascinating story of creativity, resourcefulness, and environmental awareness, featuring a variety of cutting-edge materials and production methods used by modern designers.
As you move through the displays, you will have a deep understanding of the changing field of design and how it affects our world.
When: Through Jul 7
Where: MoMA, Floor 1, 1 South
Before Technicolor: Early Color on Film
The interesting “Before Technicolor: Early Color on Film” MoMA exhibition explores the history of color cinematography before the invention of Technicolor.
Take a fascinating trip through old cinema reels, which provide an insight into the technical innovations and artistic experiments of the first filmmakers to employ color on the big screen.
These avant-garde films illuminate a little-known period in cinema’s history with vivid colors and creative inventiveness.
The special focus is on American and French films produced from the mid-1890s through the mid-1930s.
Other features of the exhibition include a suite of hand-colored Butterfly and Serpentine dance films, the stencil-colored L’Antre Infernal(1905), and many more.
Where: MoMA, Floor T2/T1, The Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center
When: Through Jul 21
LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity
The exhibition showcases an impressive array of images that effectively convey the tenacity and unity of oppressed groups.
Frazier’s depiction of daily life highlights the social and economic inequities these people experience.
This depiction also provides a moving meditation on the complexity of American culture.
Viewers can consider the pressing need for change and empathy while confronting hard truths through her viewpoint.
Where: MoMA, Floor 3, 3 East, The Robert B. Menschel Galleries
When: Through Sep 7
Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980 (en español)
Witness the world of design in Latin America and see how it has evolved.
From furniture to textiles, this exhibition showcases the creativity and innovation of designers from Argentina to Venezuela.
This exhibition will explore these tensions through furniture, appliances, posters, textiles, ceramics, photographs, and paintings.
However, there is a catch! This entire exhibition is in Spanish, making it difficult for English and other language speakers to enjoy.
This is so because this MoMA current exhibit is a part of the MoMA en Espanol (MoMA in Spanish).
Where: MoMA, Floor 3, 3 North, The Philip Johnson Galleries
When: Through Sep 22
Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour
Explore the life of abolitionist Frederick Douglass through this captivating video installation. Learn his legacy and how his ideas continue to resonate today.
This video installation’s ten screens feature a nonlinear narrative that melds Douglass’s life and work with excerpts from some of his speeches, literary works, and personal correspondence.
Douglass was the most photographed American of his era, and he understood that portraiture could challenge racist tropes.
He also understood its capabilities to advance the freedom and civil rights of Black Americans and subjugated people worldwide.
Where: MoMA, Floor 2, 2 South, The Paul J. Sachs Galleries
When: Through Sep 28
Projects: Tadáskía
Experience the art of Tadáskía, who uses drawing and sculpture to explore themes of change and freedom. Her vibrant artwork invites you to see the world in new ways.
It is one of the best MoMA exhibits and part of The Elaine Dannheiser Projects Series.
She foregrounds improvisation across drawing, sculpture, and other mediums.
Tadaskia conveys a sense of fluidity through her dynamic mark-making and nuanced imagery.
This exhibition is the artist’s first solo presentation in the United States. In response to the gallery space, she produced a monumental wall drawing and a set of sculptures.
As Tadáskía asserts, alongside the central role of change, “the main character in the work is time.”
Where: MoMA, Floor 1, 1 North
When: Through Oct 14
Leslie Thornton’s HANDMADE
Explore the unique creations of Leslie Thornton, an artist whose work spans various mediums.
From handcrafted pieces to experimental installations, her art pushes the boundaries of traditional art forms. This MoMA exhibition is a part of the Hyundai Card Digital Wall.
Leslie Thornton has probed how we see and make sense of the world for over 50 years.
Thortons’ newest work, HANDMADE (2023), is a video diptych that juxtaposes natural phenomena with technological discovery and is a must-see at MoMA.
Where: MoMA
When: Nov 4, 2023–Ongoing
SOUND MACHINES
SOUND MACHINES is an online exhibition where seven artists explore the strange world of sound through new technologies.
Experience the innovative ways artists use sound to create immersive environments and thought-provoking experiences.
The artists’ works cross optical and aural domains, creating new interfaces between sound, technology, and art, creating a beautiful amalgamation of all three.
The works in this MoMA exhibition connect to modern art and sound history and are worth exploring for all visitors.
Where: MoMA
When: Ongoing
YOU ARE HERE Contemporary Art in the Garden*
Stroll through MoMA’s garden and discover contemporary art installations in the greenery.
This outdoor exhibition offers a unique perspective on art and nature, inviting visitors to engage with their surroundings.
Where: MoMA
When: Ongoing
Upcoming Exhibitions at MoMA
Here is a list of forthcoming MoMA Exhibitions:
Studio Sound: Sable Elyse Smith
If you unfold it for us, experience the power of sound and storytelling with Sable Elyse Smith’s new opera.
Through music and multimedia installations, Smith invites audiences to take a journey of love, self-discovery, and sonic expression.
The performances will be at 8 pm between July 10 and 14, 2024.
The matinee performance on 14 July will be followed by a conversation between the artists and Martha Joseph, Phyllis Ann and Walter Borten, Assistant Curator of Media and Performance.
When: Jul 2024
Where: MoMA, Floor 4, Studio
Alex Katz: Seasons
Explore the beauty of nature, from lush landscapes to stark winter scenes, through the eyes of Alex Katz.
With vibrant paintings capturing the essence of each season, this exhibition celebrates Katz’s unique approach to interpreting the world around us.
Alex Katz: Seasons includes four featured paintings that chronicle the changing of the seasons, from spring, summer, and fall’s vibrant colors to winter’s star palette.
The works included in this MoMA exhibit belong to a new suite of more than 100 paintings created by Alex Katz in his New York studio since 2022.
When: 4 July to Sep 8, 2024
Where: MoMA, Floor 2, Atrium
Studio Residency: Sarah Michelson
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the creative process with Sarah Michelson’s studio residency.
As she explores the intersection of dance, painting, and installation, Michelson invites audiences to witness the evolution of her work in real-time.
The 2024 Studio Residency MoMA exhibition will feature choreographer, dancer, and artist Sarah Michelson herself.
This annual residency serves a vital role by offering space for collaboration, experimentation, and incubation of new projects and providing growth opportunities to artists.
When: Aug 3 to Sep 8, 2024
Where: MoMA, Floor 4, Studio
Life Dances On: Robert Frank in Dialogue
Celebrate the legacy of Robert Frank with this captivating exhibition.
Life Dances On offers a fresh perspective on Frank’s influential career, from iconic photographs to experimental films, coinciding with the centennial of Frank’s birth.
This MoMA exhibition will explore his restless experimentation with mediums such as photography, film, and books and his dialogues with other artists.
Visitors can explore around 200 works made over six decades until the artist’s death in 2019.
Several of these are drawn from MoMA’s extensive collection and materials that have never before been exhibited.
When: Member Previews, Sep 12 to 14; Sep 15, 2024 to Jan 11, 2025
Where: MoMA, Floor 3, 3 South
Thomas Schütte
The world of Thomas Schütte is a diverse body of work spanning sculpture, drawing, and installation.
This MoMA exhibition showcases Schütte’s boundless creativity and imagination with watercolors, figurative sculptures, ceramics, architectural models and more.
This MoMA exhibition is the most comprehensive of Schütte’s career in the US. It explores a variety of his work and locates the lines that can connect a bunker to a bust.
When: Member Previews, Sep 26 to 28; Sep 29, 2024 tp Jan 18, 2025
Where: MoMA, Floor 4, Studio
Nour Mobarak: Dafne Phono
Prepare to be mesmerized by the multimedia installations of Nour Mobarak, a Lebanese American artist preparing for her first museum exhibition in NYC at MoMA.
Mobarak invites audiences to explore identity, memory, and belonging themes through sound, sculpture, and performance.
In Dafne Phono, Nour Mobarak draws analogies between linguistic structure and the biological processes of mycelium.
She has attempted to explore how both of these are governed by systems of repetition, decomposition, and regeneration and how they relate to political power and its broader forces.
When: Oct 26, 2024 to Jan 12, 2025
Where: MoMA, Floor 6
MoMA PS1 Exhibitions
Remember to explore the MoMA PS1 exhibits along with the MoMA Museum exhibits.
Learn all about the MoMA PS1 exhibitions below.
Current Exhibitions at MoMA PS1
Here is a list of the MoMA PS1 Exhibitions for your reference:
- Pacita Abad
MoMA Ps1 brings the most exclusive collection of the noted Filipina-American artist Pacita Abad in a first retrospective exhibition at MoMA PS1.
This exhibition will include over 50 works. Most of these works have never been publicly displayed, marking their debut at this esteemed exhibition.
The exhibition will accompany the first major publication of Pacita Abad’s precious work, making it even more significant.
Abad is renowned for her trapunto, a quilted painting delicately made by stitching and stuffing her canvases.
This differs from the usual practice of stretching them over a wooden frame, making it unique and special.
Explore Abad’s skills, enjoy her colorful and expressive artworks, and learn more about them as you visit the Pacita Abad exhibition at MoMA PS1.
When: 4 April to 2 September 2024.
- YTO Barrada: Le Grand Soir
One of the most exciting MoMA PS1 current exhibits, YTO Barrada, takes you on a unique and insightful journey as you explore this exhibit.
Barrada is known for revealing the hidden political, material and personal narratives in architectural and geometric forms.
The Le Grand Soir takes you on a whimsical journey across Morocco.
The particular focus is on the Moroccans’ application of techniques, from martial arts and acrobatics to spiritual activities.
When: from 25 April 2024.
- Melissa Cody: Webbed Skies
One of the best MoMA PS1 exhibitions, the Melissa Cody exhibit takes you through Cody, a fourth-generation Navajo weaver.
The exhibition will showcase over 30 weaveworks by Melissa Cody and include a new significant artwork curated just for this MoMA PS1 exhibition.
This unique exhibit will provide insight into Cody’s works and skills and educate you about Navajo Germantown weaving.
The Cody Foundation and The Deborah Buck Foundation are major sponsors of this exhibition. Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg are providing additional support.
When: 4 April to 9 September 2024.
- Regina Jose Galindo: Tierra
One of the most looked-forward-to MoMA PS1 exhibitions, Regina Jose Galindo: Tierra, will be displayed for the first time since entering the MoMA.
This unique MoMA PS1 exhibit delves into the intricacies of connections between labor, resources and human life in Guatemala.
This exhibit presents Galindo standing naked on a piece of grassy land excavated by a bulldozer, forcing viewers to think about what they see.
This eye-opening and insightful exhibition is one of the best MoMA PS1 current exhibits and is a must-see.
When: 4 April to 26 August 2024.
- Reynaldo Riveria: Fistful of Love/Tambien la belleza
Head to this MoMA PS1 exhibit to see the first solo museum exhibition of the Mexican artist Reynaldo Riveria this spring and see his iconic works.
This exhibit will also include some of Riveria’s never-before-seen photographs dug from his archives.
The highlight of this MoMA PS1 current exhibit is the presentation of more than 40 black-and-white photos spanning the 1980s through the present day.
The exhibition includes a newly edited film from Reynaldo Riveria’s Hi8 footage.
Explore the artistic photography of Riveria, a self-taught photographer who captured those closest to him at the start of his career, including his sisters.
When: 16 May to 9 September 2024.
- Hard Ground
Hard Ground is a one-of-a-kind MoMA PS1 exhibition, and it is dedicated to not one but seven New York artists.
These artists employ erosion, subtraction and compression processes and present artworks that use an economy of means to hold action residues.
Here, you can see sculptures by Matt Browning that emerge from a single rock, Dora Budor’s frottages and Lexapro against the studio’s walls and floors.
Jody Graf, Assistant Curator at The Museum of Modern Art, NYC, organizes this exhibition.
When: 16 May to 14 October 2024.
- Little Manila Queens: Mabuhay!
This MoMA PS1 current exhibit preserves the debut projects in Homeroom by Little Manila Queens Bayanihan, an artists’ and cultural workers’ collective.
The grassroots collective focuses on showcasing, saving and promoting artworks by workers of diasporic Filipino communities in Queens, Woodside and NYC.
This MoMA PS1 exhibit studies the impact of migration policies, which have led to the deployment of Filipino workers outside the country.
The special focus is on the Woodside Little Manila neighborhood. The enriching MoMA PS1 exhibition will help you learn more about this important cause.
When: 16 May to 21 October 2024.
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Upcoming Exhibitions at MoMA PS1
- Ceremonies out of the Air-Ralph Lemon
Dedicated to the brilliance of the artist Ralph Lemon, this is one of the best MoMA PS1 exhibitions that you should check out.
This major exhibition combines over 40 artworks made by Lemon over the last decade across several disciplines.
It also marks the debut of numerous collaborations. Lemon was one of the most notable figures to emerge from New York’s downtown scene.
His ability to engage deeply with the USA’s postmodern dance and capacity for storytelling through action and movement attracted admirers.
This exhibition comprises dance, drawings, photos, sculptures, paintings and videos throughout MoMA PS1’s expansive galleries on the third floor.
Head to this exhibition at MoMA PS1 and explore the brilliance of Ralph Lemon if you are seeking artistic inspiration or are simply an admirer of the artist.
When: Opens 14 November.