What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection July 7–September 17, 2007 The Joan and Preston Robert Tisch Gallery, sixth floor View works from the exhibition View all related events

What Is Painting? is the fourth in a series of installations drawn from the Museum's collection of contemporary art. It presents a selection of artworks made since approximately 1965, including a number of recent acquisitions and many works displayed for the first time since the Museum's reopening. A variety of responses to the question "What is painting?" are proposed in loose chronological sequence, ranging from ironic to sincere; from figurative to abstract; and from an embrace and creative reimagining of painting's possibilities to a critical engagement with its limits. The installation's title derives from John Baldessari's eponymous painting of 1968 (with the addition of a question mark), acknowledging the ongoing debates over the practice of painting and its place within contemporary art.

Organized by Anne Umland, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture.

Upcoming related events:

Sunday, July 15, 2007

1:30 p.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
With Midori Yoshimoto

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

1:30 p.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
With Paula Stuttman

Saturday, July 21, 2007

1:30 p.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
With Anna Mecugni

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

11:30 a.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
With Anna Mecugni

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

1:30 p.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
With Paula Stuttman

6:30 p.m.
Panel Discussions & Symposia
Committed to Paint
With Chuck Close and Carroll Dunham

Saturday, August 11, 2007

11:30 a.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
With Midori Yoshimoto

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

12:30 p.m.
Members Events | Members Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection

Thursday, September 6, 2007

5:30 p.m.
Access Programs | Interpreting MoMA
Special Exhibition: What Is Painting?

Sunday, September 9, 2007

11:00 a.m.
Access Programs | Create·Ability
Special Exhibition: What Is Painting?

1:30 p.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection
With Karen Kurczynski

Monday, September 10, 2007

6:30 p.m.
Panel Discussions & Symposia
Painting Objects/Object Painting
With Allan McCollum and Karin Sander

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

12:30 p.m.
Members Events | Members Gallery Talks
What Is Painting? Contemporary Art from the Collection

Allan McCollum. (American, born 1944). Collection of Forty Plaster Surrogates. 1982-84. Enamel on cast Hydrostone, Forty panels ranging from 5 x 4 1/8" (12.8 x 10.2 cm) to 20 1/4 x 16 1/4" (51.3 x 41.1 cm), overall 64" x 9' 2" (162.5 x 279.4 cm). Robert and Meryl Meltzer and Robert F. and Anna Marie Shapiro Funds. © 2007 Allan McCollum

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