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15/11/2010

On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century

The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York

On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century, on view at MoMA from November 21, 2010, through February 7, 2011, will explore the radical transformation of the medium of drawing throughout the last century, a period when numerous artists critically examined the traditional concepts of drawing and expanded the medium's definition in relation to gesture and form.

The exhibition will bring together approximately 300 works that connect drawing to selections of painting, sculpture, photography, film, and dance (represented by films and documentation). Making the case for a discursive history of mark making, On Line maps an alternative project of drawing, with works by a wide range of artists, both familiar and relatively unknown, from different eras of the past century and from many nations. The exhibition is organized by Connie Butler, The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings, The Museum of Modern Art, and guest curator Catherine de Zegher, former director, The Drawing Center, New York.

With almost half of the 300 works drawn from MoMA’s collection, On Line will also present a wide, international scope of art practices, including artists from over 20 nations, such as Aleksandr Rodchenko (Russian, 1891–1956), Lygia Clark (Brazilian, 1920–1988), Edward Krasinski (Polish, 1925–2004), and Ranjani Shettar (Indian, b. 1977). Additionally, major site- specific projects by contemporary artists will be on display, including pieces by Luis Camnitzer, Monika Grzymala, and Giuseppe Penone.

The exhibition will also explore the relationship between line-making and dance. Within the galleries works by prominent dancers will be on view, including a large-scale drawing by Trisha Brown, Untitled (2007), along with films of William Forsythe and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker. These will be joined by a range of works which specifically address the medium of dance, including Gino Severini’s Dancer (1912), Vaslaw Nijinsky’s Tänzerin (1917–18), and Françoise Sullivan’s Danse de la Neige, #1–17 (1948).

In conjunction with On Line, five choreographers and performers will stage works within the Museum’s Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium in January 2011. As installments of MoMA’s ongoing Performance Exhibition Series, these performances address the idea of line as a trajectory of the human body through space. The featured choreographers and performers include Trisha Brown, Ralph Lemon, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and Marie Cool and Fabio Balducci.

The exhibition is made possible by MoMA’s Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art through the Annenberg Foundation, Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, and by The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art.

The exhibition catalogue, On Line: Drawing Through the Twentieth Century, includes reproductions of nearly 250 works by over 100 artists within the exhibition, including Aleksandr Rodchenko, Alexander Calder, Karel Malich, Eva Hesse, Anna Maria Maiolino, Richard Tuttle, Mona Hatoum, and Monika Grzymala, among many others. Essays by the curators illuminate individual practices and examine broader themes, such as the exploration of the line by the avant-garde and the relationship between drawing and dance. On Line is published by The Museum of Modern Art and available at the MoMA Stores and online at MoMAstore.org. It is distributed to the trade by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers in the United States and Canada, and through Thames & Hudson outside North America. 9 x 10.5 in.; 216 pages; 230 color illustrations. Hardcover: $50.00

PERFORMANCE EXHIBITION SERIES: January 12—February 2011

The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium
In conjunction with On Line, a series of choreographers and performers will stage works within the Museum’s Marron Atrium in January and February 2011. The featured artists include Trisha Brown, Ralph Lemon, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker, and Marie Cool and Fabio Balducci. The complete schedule of performances will be available at MoMA.org in advance of the performances. The Performance Exhibition Series is made possible by MoMA’s Wallis Annenberg Fund for Innovation in Contemporary Art through the Annenberg Foundation. Additional funding for the series is provided by The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art.

Image: Cildo Meireles (Brazilian, born 1948). Malhas da Liberdade I (Meshes of Freedom I). 1976. Cotton rope. Dimensions variable, c. 47 1/4 x 47 1/4" (120 x 120 cm). Collection the artist, courtesy Galerie Lelong and Galeria Luisa Strina. Photo by Wilton Montenegro. © 2010 Cildo Meireles, courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York.

Press contact
Daniela Stigh: (212) 708-9747 e-mail daniela_stigh@moma.org
Margaret Doyle: (212) 408-6400 e-mail margaret_doyle@moma.org

Media Preview Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10a.m. to 12p.m.
Open to the public from November 21, 2010

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