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18/10/2005

Elizabeth Murray and New Photography '05

The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York

'Focus' / 'Between Representation and Abstraction'

October 19, 2005–January 9, 2006

Prints and Illustrated Books Galleries

Designed to complement MoMA’s Elizabeth Murray painting retrospective, Focus features a selection of approximately twenty-five prints from 1980 to the present, providing an in-depth look at the important role printmaking plays in Murray’s creative process. These works demonstrate the artist’s experimentation with a wide variety of mediums and trace her exploration of both abstract motifs and playful depictions of domestic themes. There are also examples of the ways in which Murray continues to push the boundaries of traditional printmaking with three-dimensional, shaped, and collaged editions, underscoring the collaborative relationship between artist and master printer.

Organized by Sarah Suzuki, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books.

Second Floor

Selected to complement Focus: Elizabeth Murray, this installation of prints relates to Murray’s signature depictions of everyday objects in an abstract style. These works straddle the line between representation and abstraction, revealing how ordinary objects often serve as a point of departure for an artist’s abstract vision, or, alternatively, how an artist’s abstract forms may subtly suggest recognizable elements. Examples range from the Cubist distortions of Pablo Picasso and Robert Delaunay to the formal reductions of Hans (Jean) Arp and Joan Miró. Also featured are prints by some of Murray’s peers, including Carroll Dunham and Terry Winters.

Organized by Starr Figura, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints and Illustrated Books.

Pictured: Elizabeth Murray. Untitled. 1982. Screenprint. Composition and sheet (irreg.): 48 1/2 x 34 1/4" (123.3 x 80.6 cm). Publisher: the artist and Simca Print Artists, Inc., New York. Printer: Simca Print Artists, Inc., New York. Edition: 50. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Given anonymously. © 2005 Elizabeth Murray

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New Photography ’05: Carlos Garaicoa, Bertien van Manen, Phillip Pisciotta, Robin Rhode

October 21–January 16, 2006

Third Floor

New Photography is an annual series of exhibitions devoted to significant recent work in photography. Since 1985, over fifty artists from thirteen countries have been featured in this forum. After a six-year hiatus, the New Photography series resumes with New Photography ’05, which presents work by four artists—from Cuba, Holland, the United States, and South Africa, respectively—working in a variety of techniques and across a range of themes. Although the exhibition focuses on individual achievements rather than surveying movements or trends, the diversity of the work reflects the scope and vitality of contemporary photography.

The New Photography series is made possible by JGS, Inc. Prints and Illustrated Books Galleries

Organized by Eva Respini, Assistant Curator, Department of Photography.

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