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The Exuberant Postcard Art of the First Bauhaus Exhibition
In 1923, a flurry of colorful postcards heralded the first major Bauhaus school exhibition.
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Mud Above Sky Below: Love and Death in Jacob Lawrence’s ‘Migration Series’
Spring, 1968. All my students were black, and I wasn't. Jacob Lawrence, who was teaching a course down the hall from me at Pratt Institute, was a famous artist and a real teacher; I wasn’t either of those things.
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Tania Bruguera Will Help NYC Provide Services to Undocumented Workers
In the past few days, Tania Bruguera has made numerous headlines once more, following the lifting of her travel ban and return of her passport in Havana, as well as major announcements supporting her work in New York.
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Yoko Ono's 'Morning Peace' Turns Dawn into a Work of Art
LOS ANGELES — It was still dark when I set off on the uncrowded freeway, the few other people on the road either partiers coming home late or workers on their way to the early shift.
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MoMA Workers Vote to Approve New Contract
On Monday evening, employees of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) who are members of the United Autoworkers Local 2110 voted to approve a new three-year contract that was offered by the museum's administration on Friday.
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As Contract Deadline Looms, MoMA Workers Deliver Letter to Director Glenn Lowry
This morning about 100 Museum of Modern Art employees who are members of the United Autoworkers' Local 2110 delivered an open letter to museum director Glenn Lowry in his office.
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Museum of Modern Art Acquires Iconic Rainbow Flag
The Rainbow Flag that artist Gilbert Baker created in San Francisco in 1978, and which has since become the icon of the Gay and LGBT Pride movements, has just been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for its design collection.
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How MoMA Workers Are Using Instagram to Put Faces on Contract Negotiations
Ever since the Museum of Modern Art's contract negotiations with members of the United Autoworkers Local 2110 took a very public turn earlier this month, the Instagram account @MoMALocal2110 has been telling the stories of workers who would be affected by the proposed healthcare cuts.
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MoMA Is Archiving Its Exhibition Websites Before They Expire
Soon over 200 exhibition websites for the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), going back to its first web experiments in 1995, will be totally archived, from their images to their code.
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Talks Between the MoMA and Its Workers Stall Following Protest
A demonstration on Tuesday by workers at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) did little to advance negotiations between a union representing over 200 employees at the institution and museum administrators, who are maintaining their call for a cut to employee healthcare coverage.
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Facing Healthcare Cuts, Museum of Modern Art Staff Protest Outside Fundraising Gala
This evening, as trustees and VIPs arrived at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for its annual "Party in the Garden" gala, they were greeted by dozens of the museum's staff brandishing signs that read "Modern Art, Ancient Wages" and "MoMA, Don't Cut Our Healthcare."
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MoMA’s 'One Woman Show': Now, the Ballad of Yoko
Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971, an exhibition that opens tomorrow at the Museum of Modern Art, examines in depth the early work and ideas of a well-known, influential Fluxus and multimedia artist.