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3 Imroduction by Marcia Tucker, Dirl'Ctor
6 Fall Season
8 Multicultural Internship Program
9 Soho Cenrer Library
10 Educatio n
12 Winter Se'l!'on
14 Publ ications
16 Spring S~ason
18 Semi-Permanent Collecrion
19 Anists Advisory Boa rd
20 Summer Season
22 The William Olander ~ 1 ~ nlOr j a l Fund
23 Linda Moncano's Sevm Years ofLiving Art
24 Membership, ArrQuw, and INSIDE/ART
2S Limited Editions. Chrisrian Marday Multiple, and Community Advisory Board
26 1990 Benefit Parry and Arc Auction
28 H onoree Arthur A. Goldberg
29 1991 Benefir Parry and An Auction
30 Donors 10 rhe 1991 Benehr
31 Board ofTrustees and Scaff
32 Interns) Volunteers. and Docents
33 Donors to The NC\.... Museum
37 Independent Aud itO r's Report
38 Financial Stalemenl IT IS HARD TO THINK OF A BUSIER YEAR FOR TH E N EW M USEUM THAN 1990, with three of our most am biti ous projects coming to INTRODUCTION \VHEN T HE N E\l;I M US EUM FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS, FOURTEEN YEARS AGO , conlemporary an acti vir }"
fru ition: the collabora tive DECADE SHOW, whic h ended our las t season, and FROM RECEIVER TO REMOTE CONTROL: THE TV SET and had all but ground to a hal l in the major American museums. \Y/e joined a handful ofalternative RH £TORICAl IMAGE , the first two exhibitions of the 1990-9 1 year. spaces in providing exhibitions and programs that were sorely missing. and wh ich-even raken There were many other successes as well. The Museum's limited edition sculpru res, fo r cumulatively-could hardly begi n to filJ the void. Whatever we did in those early years was, by .... instance, have always been an effective means fo r broadening the visibi liry of new works in defau lt as well as by design, a welcome indica tion that [he arts were ali ve and well in N ew York ~ additio n to providing a significam source of revenue. We have now offered nine of these by as and across (he nation...... many different anists. At fi rs t these were done at [he rate of one a yea r, bur proved so Some of the programs we ini tiated then have now become museum aod gallery conve ntions. l:1li: Ii. successful Ih at last yea r we did two. Six of the nine are sold Out, bur a few of the other three We incorporated performance and vid eo in most of our exh ibitions and invited artists groups, like hy N ancy Dwyer, Dennis Adams, and Haim Stei nbach remain avail able. One of (he most [he Taller Boriqua, Heresies, En Foco, and Fas hion Moda, {Q orga ni ze independent shows in our 1100cd of [he limited editions was the 1988 entry by Jenny H olzer, who became [h e 1990 space. We foc used on the early, unknown work of major artists and exp lored complex and American emry in the Veni ce Biennale. controversial issues sllch as fem ini sm, gay and lesbi an concerns, rhe environment, and An importanr di mension of [he Museum's work is its H igh School Arts Education Program . Now in its sevemh year, {he program homelessness in maj or exhibiri ons. We organi zed the firs t solo rerrospectives of the work of Alfred includes museum, gaJl ery, and srudio visits, classroom lecrures, slide presentations, writing proje([s, and an making, and ha s in vo l v~d Jensen (I 978), Ree Morton (1980), Juhn Baldessari (1981), Leon Golub (1984), Hans Haacke MARCIA TUCKER mo re than 1,000 srudenr pa rticipams. (I986), Ana Mendieta (1987), Markus Ram (1988), and Christian Bo]tanski (1988). Director This activiry received a rremendous silO[ in rhe arm recently in ('he form of a 5275,000 C hallenge Gram from the Narional We were also, happily, among the earlies t ins ti tutional supporters of sllch well-known figures as Endowmen t for [he Arts. The gra.nc, wh ich tequ.ires a three-for-one match, will add new levels of reacher training to the program and Bill Jensen and Donald Sulran (1 977); Jeff Koons, Dara Birnbaum, Richard Prince, and David e.nable us to pu blish and nati onally distribute a lea rning guide on contemporary an for high sch ool reachers, incorporating slides, Hammuns (1980); and Moira Dr),er, M ichael Kessler, Judith Barry, and Jeff Wall (J 984) . reproductions, and critical tex ts. In the 1980s, however, the anistic c1ima re of N ew York began to change. Museums opened 1 doubt ifany museum of our size could be morc proud of its Board, now at a strength of (\Ven ey- three. During rhe year we rhei r doors once again to contemporary an, embarked on ambitious acquisitions and ex.hibitions enthusiasticall y welcomed as new trustees Saul Dennison. entrepreneur and contemporary art collector, and Nlan uel Gonzalcz , Vicc programs. plan ned vas t expansions, bl~came conglomerate and even mulrinationaL Galleries President of the Chase Manhauan Bank and Executive Direcmr p roliferated. alternative spaces matured and moved ro new quarters, art magazines multiplied, HENRY LUCE III of its art program, an expert in the contemporary art fi eld. We prices soa red , auction prices hi t record-breaking highs, artists became med ia celebrities. Ar the Pr~sid~ 11f of r/u were disappoinred, however, to lose three trustees- M ilton same time, AI DS, poverty, and homelcssness burgeoned our of concro!, becoming a daily reality Board ofTrustees fine and William Br ig ht Jones, who resigned, and Eilee n fo r tens of thousands of Americans. Censorship and freedom of speech became burning issues in Finlen cr, who is temporarily on leave-and we thank them the arts, and although immed iate baules were won, the war in (his arena is hardly over. wholehea rredly for their good service. This year, as we face On this shifting terrain, our Museum has negoriared with the ski lls gained from experi ence and
2 severe budgetary press ures. the trustees have pull ed their oars slow but sready growth. At p resent, in a c1imalc of economic recession, wi rh Ihe war in the Persian 3 with renewed vigor and have come up with many si gnificant Gulf only recently ended, we are ex periencing seri ous cu tbacks in afls funding and palronagt'. contributions. \'(,Ie are gra teful fo r their generosity, and for the M:lIly galleries have dosed their doors, magazines have fol ded, and museu ms have scaled back loyal dedica tio n which it refl ects. cxhibieions and programs.
T o all our fri ends who have supported lhe Museum as l ro nica ll y, (h is sharr decline in funding to (h e arrs has come a( jusr the moment (har our Boa rd. members or beneFanors, many thanks. I'm remin ded of Richard our staff of forry, and our dedicated interns and volunteers all fele that we had reached a [liming
Rodgers' first song, 'wrirren as a Columbia Unive rsi ry freshman: point. We looked fonvard to a yea r full of pmenrial for fi nancial sra hi l.i ry, programmatic diversity "T here's a colJege o n Broadway. " So I ask aU of you nor to and maturiry, and the abiliry to provide basic (Ools and comforts inrernaHy- only to fi nd that forget [hat there's also a museu m on Broadway. Corne visir. wi th the current s(afe and city fiscal crisis , the year ahead promises to be (he mosr djfficult one
wh ich museums and arts institutions have had (0 face in a long time. - PNU. D,, ~ h ...·".y
THE :'JE.\);' M LSE. IjM \\-.'\5 BY T L·c' to.: ER 1:-\ (Q N onetheless, we remain commirred (Q the pioneering spirit that OF COZ"TE.\1PORARY ART FOU:-\OEO MARCH 1977 as an institution devO[cd exclusively [he an has always characterized The N ew Museu m. \'I!e have been and ideas of our time. The XC\V Museum is comrni ned to an worki ng collaboratively wi th orher museums, such as The THE NEW MUSEUM IS ongoing investigation of what an is and how it relates to individuals and to ~ociery at large. and focuses primarily on an Studio Museum in H a rl~m. the Muse um of Contemporary CO_I11ID TO AN ONGOING Hispan ic An, and T he u nrer for African Art, :lIl d will conrinue thaI lies ourside of [he mainstream. that is of an experimental ro organize joint projects wirh organizations both in Muse um endeavors [Q do [he opposire-m exami ne the Council on the Arts. and the ~ew York City Department of changing. discontinuous, varied and even cotlrradkcory Cultural AfTairs. rela ti onships that works of arr have with each oth er, the public. and the Museum itsel f. We {rust, with you r help and belief in us, that we will weather (h e present crisis in the art s. and co ntinue m provide you with an unconvcnc io nal, mulr ifaceted view of [he very best Jnd mosr challengin g wo rk being done coday. FA r r ! • • 2A. Q Z < II)z o E l1l:I % > THE NEW M USEUM KICKED OFF THE 1990-9] SEASO N WITH ITS MOST AM BITIOUS PROjECT TO DATE. FROM RECEIVER TO REMOTE CONTROl: THE TV SET, conceived and organized by guesr curaror Matthew THE ADVENT OF Geller .nd designed by Judirh Barry and Kennerh Saylor, rransrormed [he f',.·luscum into a st" ries of rooms simulating the TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN home environmcnr ro explore the social impact of this most THE FORM OF THE SET HAS ubiquitous piece of domestic technology. Over 100 vi mage and contemporary TV sets and accessories were used to evaluate SHAPED OUR IDENTITY IN how the advent of telecommunicaT ions in (h e form of [he set THE HOME AND FAMILY, OUR has shaped our iciem,iry in the home and fam ily, our sense of SENSE OF LEISURE TIME, OUR lei sure rime. our norion ofcommunity. and o rher culrural 3nirudes. NOTION OF COMMUNITY, \ This popula r and well-auendcd exhibition fe,acu red a number AND OTHER CULTURAL of projecrs designed [Q reveal television's di verse roles in concemporary society. The ALL-CHANNELS ROOM , wi th a barrel)' ATTITUDES. of fo rry-six assorted TV sets, simultaneously lrammiued nearly c:vcry relevision stacion avai lable in lower Manhanan, conveying a barrage- of images [hat \VJ.S urrerly mesmeri zi ng. 7 Another highlight of the exhib ition was HOMEMADE TV, a collectively generated educational video project on the narure and funcrion of television. conducrcd in collaboration w ith vid eo artist Branda Miller. T hi s project invited visiw rs ( 0 borrow camcorders and make and edit thei r own videorapes in the exhibition I.:xploring what TV means to them and rhe roles it plays in their lives. The edi ted rapes were then incorporated into an evolving video progrdm and screened in (he ex hibition. Approximately 1,800 people panicipared in the proJecr. Insu.l1:uion view o f From &ui,," 10 Rnnou Control: Thr n ' ."itt. rho,,,,:Fml5ln<",n "Sixties Pad," From R~ctill" 10 Installation view of $pml: CUnYncy. R~mou COnlTO/: Thr 7VSn. SrcuTllJ, and An on D~PQm. FA PlNrn: Frrti x,...rOll r r- All Ch.,,,uu Room. From Rum'" to Rmum Control- Th~ 7VSn. Funding fo r From Rece iver w Remole Conuol: The TV Set was provided by the Design and Museu m Programs of the National D URI NG T HE FALL, THE M USE UM HELD AN UNUSUAl EX HI BITIO :-.l OUTSIDE ITS SPACE, at the neighboring Soho branch of Marine M idland Endowment for the Arts, the Architecture and Design Program and the Electronic Media 6- Film Program 0/the New York Stare Council Bank. Curawriai Imern Lu is on the Arts, the A ndy Warhol Foundation for the Visual An s, and the j erome Fou ndation. Special suppon Wai provided by Manhattan De Jesus organized SPENT: Spent: Currency, Securicy, C:'able Television. Additional assistance was provided by Bang 6- Olufien; Cosio, Inc.; Emerson Radio Corp.; FosgatelAudionics; jVC CURRENCY, SECURITY, AND and Art on Deposit was made Company of America; Ivlitsubishi Electronic Sales America, Inc.; Afomter Cabli tJ Products, Inc.; Philips Consumer Electronics Company; ART ON DEPOSIT, fearuring paSJibl{' with the support of Pionur Electronics (USA) Inc.; RCA/Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. ; Sharp Electronics Corparalion; SOllY Corpormion ofAmerica; works by sevemeen younger j\iar/ne JvIidlti lld Bank. Vidikron of America, inc.; Z enith Electronics Corporation; and Materials fo r fhe Arts, N t:w Yo rk City Dt:parrment ofCulturalA.fffl-irs. anists thar focus on ideas H omemade T V and th~ All Channels Room were funded in part by the William Olander M emorial Fund. The Museum wouLd also Like of money, power, exchange, to extend special thanks to T rnstee Richard Ekstract, Arnold Chase, and ELli Buk. and trust. Spent rook irs thematic departure from the specific con of the exhibition- a bank investigating how some co memporary artisrs approach issues of consumc.rism. Anis(s in rhe exh ibi tion were T ed Abramczyk , Jack AnJerson, Ursula Biemann, !v10yra Davey, Jessi ca Diamond, Devon Dikeou, Serge Klia"'ing, Corky Lee, Lc.s Leveque, Glenn Ligon, Donald Moffett, Paul Ram irez., Julia Scher, Irini Scocos, Gar)' Simmons, Carrie Mae \\"leems, and Chris Wilder. 9 8------~--~~~ In its commi rm ent to diversifying paying positions for one year in branch fro m Ocrober £0 March. educa tion at rhe M useum. Gloria THE SOHO CENTER LIBRARY at periodicals and more than Computer cataloguing of the Library received were donations not only rhe scholarship and rhe departments of Curatorial, Alida Vega, Public Programs Richards worked on a variery of The New Museum is a unique 12,000 volumes - rare Library"s collection began this from Farideh Cadot G allery. exhibition of art bur the museum Registrar. Public Programs, Intern. was instrumental in projects in the Developmem and invaluable resource. T he monographs, out-of-print and year. which will enable easier ~rs. Ethel Wachs, t"an profession ;u, wel l, in 1989 [he Development, Adminisrrarion, gathering. informati on and Department, including donor Library was donated ro the current exhibition catalogues. access to the collection and Laitman, and Henry Lucc Ill: Museum developed an internshi p and DirectOr's Office. researching marerials for the research and proposal writing. Museum in its emirety in rhe and books on art criticism , faci li tate the generating of and books from the late Chris program to train candidates from For rhe 1990-91 year, Lu is Rf:Sot4ra Room in Rhaorica/ Lrdia Yee assisted with a number fall of 1985 by irs founder Larry history, and theory. O .... er the bibliographic materi als. The Cox and Stuart Greenspan. ~ diverse cultural Jnd racial Dc Jesus, Curatorial Intern, Imllge, seHing up a series of of exhibirions and coordinated an(1 Aldrich. Since rhen. the Library years donations to the Library I.ibrary also received lucy We are grateful to The Henry backgrounds. The program is organ ized Spmt: Currmq, highly successful informal gallery wrote the essay on the K rh.l~ S'tp,..MU &",.. TV .. T HE EDUCATION D EPA RT,\lENT'S HIGH SCHOOL ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAM, under the direction of High School Education rie5. photographs. and writi ngs to which lhey will add J.5 (heir children grow. At John F irzgerald Coordinator Zora Kocur, began irs seventh yea r collaborating with seven Nev.' Yo rk City public Kennedy High School in the Bronx, students focused on how m yrhs shape an, history, and daily high schools. In addition [Q Zoya Kocu r, classes were [aught by artists Renee G reen and Simon life. For this class students crca[e.d and illustrated (heir own myths 3.nd published [hem in a lirerary Leung. Cenrral lO the program is rhe opporru ni ry ror srudents ro meet with working artisrs as \.... (:11 journaJ produced by the sc hool's E nglish Depanmenr. i\r Seward Pa.rk Hi ~ h School in Manhar as [Q explore a wide variety of co ntemporary an venues. This year srucie ms mer with Ken ChLl. tan, creative w riring srudents investigated rhemes of travel, migrarioll, and e:-capc and kepr a diary Michel Gouler, Ilona Graner, and C heryl Shacklcmn and visited Socrates SCUlPlllCC Park, rh e i':ew to respond co iss ues raised in class. York Chinarown History Projec[, and rhe Center for Book Arts. Fundingfor th~ Education Programs has bu n provided in One of the special projcCls completed lhis year was a group of collaborative murals creaced by part by tlu National Endowment for the Arts, rlu Nrw York slUd ems at Inrernarional H igh School in Q ueens which focused on immigration and living in tWO State Council on the Arts. and the City ofNrw York culrures. In anO(her project, srudenrs ar Teen Aid High School in Brooklyn, an alrernative school Department ofCultural AJfoirs. sire for pregnant teens, produced books for their unborn children which comained family hlsro- 10 II EDUCAnON programs at the projects generate lively Homemade "IV. a coll(.'ctively and can frequeml}' be more gallery visits. classroom lecrures, the Museum recenlly received a guide and a teacher training Museum exhibilions. This group Museum arl.· marked by discussion on contemporary art generated video project in effectively confronted when writing proiects. studio art National Endowment fo r the component for high school ofanists, art historians, and art innovation and an openness to and culture by ilwolving conjunction with From Rruit'a to \ iewers are given an opporru niry classes. and conversations wirh Arts 5275.000 Challenge Grant teachers in all disciplines to educators provides an importam exchanging ideas with the parricip31lls in direct exchange RmlOU Comrol: Tilt TV Sn, and [Q both voice what they like about art ists. writers. and critics. ro expand lhe program in the enhance understanding of service w visiwrs of all ages. public, offering a range of with artists, critics. museum the Rrsollru Room in RbuQrica/ I n exhibition, and articulate their Students gai n access to multiple coming years. Under the contemporary art. programs which instigate professionals, and each other. Imtlgt'. These pro jeers grew out of doublS and concerns. perspectives on contemporary direction of H igh School The Docem Program, insightful engagement with T he Museum is in a unique our observarion that the The Education Department's arr as rhey examine the cultural, Education Coordinator Zoya coordinated by Phyllis Gilbert, contemporary an. Central [0 [he position to engage in ahernative challeng~ presented by highl)' acclaimed High School politica l. and economic factOrs Kocur and Education Curator offers stimulating informal Museum's education program is modes ofeducation which comemporary art an: not always Arts Education Program, now in mat shape an making toda),. Susan Cahan. this expansion discussions and one-on-one [he desire to foster dialogue emphasize visitor parricipation. adequately addressed by its seventh yeJ.r, introduces public Because the program is will focus on public schools rhat conversations with visiting among diverse audiences. Many The most recent projects were traditional educational methods high school srudents to considered a model fo r serve students at risk of groups and in dividuals on issues contemporary art through J. 1l collaborative museum and dropping out and will include of contemporary cuJrun:: innovative series of museum and school art enrichment programs. the publication ofa curriculum through close examination of '" ~ C" 01"£R RON'1 Of 2a. Q Z C '"Z o i= I. Ii Iii iii SI\RR\\4.~OEN -:z:: >< £ ... December 9. 1990· Feb"",ry 3. 1991 ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, T HE M LiSEUM COLLABORATED WIT H ARTISTS FROM G R.'\N F URY ro create an ins(allarion for DAY WITHOUT ART, a narional day of acrion and mourning in RHfTORICAL IMAGE WAS response [0 (he AIDS crisis. For the second year of the WI project, the Muse um's Broadway \'\findow and elHire CONCERNED WITH entryway were draped in black, while an LE.D. si gn NT EXAMINING THE flashed calls ro action and updated sr3risrics about rh e dramaric impacr of AJDS. Special thanks ro Jenny PARTICULARITIES OF EACH ER Holzer and Barbara Gladstone Gall ery fo r thei[ assist;:}nce. WORK IN ORDER TO The wimer season fea tured RHETORICAL IMAGE , a group QUESTION HOW AND TO exhibirion invcsrigarjng strategies which arrists use to respond [Q va rio us political siruarions. Organized by gues f curator Milena WHAT IXTENT ART CAN BE Ka linovsk.a, this cross-nario nal and mulrigenerarional exhibition POllTfCAllY UFlCTlVI. fea rured installations and documentation of art projects by (We my artists from four continents. The exhibitio n broughr rogether anisrs who ll.'~e images. often integrating texts, ro persuade th ei r viewing publics to consider airernarLve viewpoints, and co form cririques of official culture and of ideological and social manipulation. Though [he an isrs are from various political and cultural 13 backgrounds. Rhetorical Image was nor concerned with placing rhe work in national contexTS. bur in examining the parricularities of each work in order to question how and to what ex rcnr an can be politically effecrive. The anis[s in rhe exhibition were Dennis Adams, Art & l..anguage, Judi rh Barry. Lorhar Baumgarren, Braco D imi(rijevic. Rose Finn-Kelcey, Ian Hamilton Finlay. Feli x Gonzalez-Torres, Tomislav Gorovac. Thomas Huber, Jaroslav. K07Jowski, llya Kabakov, On Kawar:l, Ji?f Kolar, eilda M ei rclcs, Ta[suo ~{iyajima, Mumadas, Barbara Steinman, Lawrence \')~/einer, and Krzysztof \'V'odiczko. Iruu.lI:uion viN' of Riw(Jrjca/ ImJ1g~. ""-' Frds.n-. Judirh B,urv, Fmr .md Bc:K.k publiarion ~ny on ~ov~mber 6 for IhMr1lmtt ThmJ. in Rhmmcallm.11.t. CDlfltl'rHlilDlfl In PDllmot/an Art Ifnd CuLlu" .lind Out n~rl' rJ.... FuJ Snwt... ---'''__a ___ .,,('It. ( RI'(J'fI_ .\f"rptW!JuIJ '" ,,"" (AllUM,..,.,,., Cuburn. --,... Nw_ h,JSmo,_ !'IN,_ C.,IN"..~ MrG.... [!!] • • Artim' l '21k gi\'~n bv Knrszrof \VoJiako in th(' Rt'WUTCI' Rtxmt r~t•. s..,. K'.",",f =III!! O !,\E OF THE MOST POPULAR COMPO '-! ENTS OF RJuloricai Image was the RESOURCE ROOM, an area within the exhibition which Fundingfor Rherorical [mage O N D ECEMBER ) 1 THE MUSEUM HOSTED ITS SECOND ANNUAL LEGISLATORS' BREAKfAST to initiate or WI encouraged visitors ro respond ro works o n view and reflect upon their own experiences as was prollided by the N ational renew the involvement of members of the Museum 's audience. Viewers were asked to consider questions such as: How do Endowmmtfor the Arts, the el ected ci ry, state, and rederal NT you attem pt (0 understand a work of an? Whar kind o f experi ence do you wanr from visiting a Andy Warhol fo undation fo r officials. T h e mecti ng this ER mu se um~ How do you perceive your role as a member or the M useum's audience? How do you the Visual Arts, tlu Nmt York year focused on New York think the Museum perceives you? Res ponses. recorded on specially designed postcards, were Slale Council on the A rts, thr City officials. offering an insrall ed al ong with anists' sratemem s addressing si m ilar questions. C atalogues and books fo cusing Jerome foundation, Robert opportunity for City Council on artists in rhe show were made availab le fo r browsi ng, and rhe room also included photo- Lehnnan. Gouhe Houu New members, their documentation of selected anists' public an projecrs. In York, the Japan Foundation. represenrarives , and Com munjty Board leaders to become more co njuncri o n \"je h Rlutorical l magr, a well-attended series of the British Council, and the famili ar wirh the Museum. its progtam s. and its staff. Those who in formal arrists' talks was also held in the Resource Room. The Canadian Consu/au Gella-a! anended indudl.:d City Council Membe rs ~1ir iam Friedlander. Resouru Room was co-organiz.ed by Educati on C uracor Susan in lVew York. The Muntadas Caro l G reirur, and Archie Spigner. and represenratives from the Cahan and an ise Julie Aule, with J\!filena Kalinovska and Public project was spollSoud by the offices of C ity Counl:.:.i1 M embers Stanley Michels. Roben J. Programs Intern AJida Vega, and was designed by .\4ark Klorh . Public Art Fund Inc. Dryfoos. and Carolyn B. Maloney. Rita Lee, District J\'lan ager of Community Board #2. was also present. 14 15 New Museum PUIUCATIONS ofcontemporary arr. The fir sl in reveal Ihe relationsbip be1ween contention. Among the issues KrzYS2rofWodiczko, Richard nOI just Ihe visual bUl also {he The Museum also publishes have set Ih e highest standards rhe scries. Art Aft"r J\lodt'mifm: Ihe \'i.liu.1dod the textual. rai sed are [he relationship Hell, and Millie Jackson. socia l and psychological aspects many exemplary exhibition wilh their analyses of Rt'liJinking R~pr~mllation Two groundbreaki ng works bcrween theory and anistic Out Thu,,: Marginalization ofcuhural identity. The book catalogues. All publications are contemporary an and id e~. (1984). ediled by Brian \X'allis. copublished by M IT Press were produaion. [he role of an in Ihe and Conumporary Cultures, includes essays by Gloria available at I he Museum's DormnmlillJ SourCt's in is considered one of rhe best produced in 1990. Discourus: communiry, [he effects of racial edited b~ , Russell Ferguson. Anzaldua. James C lifford. Audre bookstore located in rh(' lobby COllumporary Art, generously resourcc) on poslmodern theory. COTlv" rrtlfiom in Postmod"n1 Art and sexual stereorypes on Manha Gever. Trinh T. Minh· Lorde, Kobena Mercer, and and can also be ordered by mail. funded by The H enry Luce Blasud AII~gor;~s: An Alllhology and CullU ,,,, ediled by Russell representation, and Ihe ha, an d Cornel West with Richard Rodriguez, among Fund fo r Schobrship in o/WrJti'lgJ by Conumporary Ferguson. William Olander. responsibililies of 3rt images selec(('d by Felix others. OUI Thu" was chose n by American An . is ') series of Artists (198'). also ediled by ~hrcia Tucker. and Karen Fiss. insriturions to Iheir Gonzalez·Tocres. deals wilh TJu Vi/lag" Voia as one of Ihe volumes thai has conrribuled Brian Walli s. brings IOget her with Ol pholOgraphic skelChbook constiruencies. Contributors questions of race, gender • .sex ua l besr books of 1990. signi fi ca ntl), to the scholarship writings by over fort~ arri.m 10 by John BaldessOiri . documents a include Gran Fury. Leslie preference. aging, and range of conv('rsarions-popular Thornton, Jacques Derrida. representation. encompassing [0 dleoT('ti ca l- thal tou~h on ~ I. num eTOUS topic.:> of (llrn.: nr 11'1 ~ ~ C) 2 D. o Z CI: 11'1 oZ j: l1li -::t: > T HE FEATURED EXHIBITION DURING THE SPRI:-.:G SEASON \VAS CADENCES: ICON AND ABSTRACTION IN CONTEXT , a group ex.hibition organized by C urator Gary Sangster examin ing how abslract an THE CONTEMPORARY cooveys meaning outside of form aJ analysis. Cadences considered the ideas and visual vocabularies of nine artists LANGUAGE OF ABSTRACT ART currently working in absrrac[ modes and proposed [hat the IS NOT UNIVERSAL, BUT, LIKE contemporary language of abstract arr is nor universal, bur, like :1 11 art, irs contelH is culru rally specifi c and devel oped from ALL ART, ITS CONTENT IS particula r contexts and frames of re fe rence. Anis[s on view were CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND Terry Adki ns, BP, Dana Duff, Maria Elena Gonzalez., Claudi:'l. - DEVELOPED FROM PARTICULAR .M arzko, Cunis Mi tchell, T omoharu Murakami. Charles Ray, and Eva Schlegel. - CONTEXTS AND FRAMES OF The Museum joined wirh ) REFERENCE. T he Menopo/iran M useum of LLL ~ An on March 10 [Q preseor I "Abstraction and 1\1e.an ing: H isrorical Reflections and Contemporary Contex{!)," a panel discussion held at the Metropolitan in conjunction with Cadences and the Mer's exhibition Kazimir /\1alevich, 1878 17 1935. The panelisrs we re artists Terry Adkins and Dana Duff, whose works were incl uded in Cadences, an critic Eleanor T-Ieanney, and Curarer Gary Sangsrer. It \>,.Ias moderated by Lowery Sims, Associate Curator of Twemierh-Cemury Art at (he Metropolitan. Funding for Cadences: Icon and Abstrac{i on in Comexl WtlJ provided by the NelU Yo rk Stale Council on the Arts and the Andy Warhol Foundation for th~ Visual Art'f. InSllallalion 'liIC'Vo' of CtJr".-n: Iron tin" Abltr11flion in COn/txt PNI#: Frd 5.-"'1#" "'"Z-a -~ III ~ ~ 2 A. o Z < III oZ ~ l1li :I:- ..,>< hbruory J6 - April 7. 1991 THE FE....TURED f.XHIBITION DURING THE SPRING SEASON WAS CADENCES: ICON AND ABSTRACTION IN CONTEXT, a group exhibition organized by C uraw[ Gary Sangs ter examining how abs rran an THE CONTEMPORARY conveys meaning outsi de of formal analysi s. Cadences considered the ideas and visual vocabula ri es of nin e anists LANGUAGE OF ABSTRACT ART curremly worki ng in abs tract modes and pro posed thac the IS NOT UNIVERSAL, BUT, LIKE contemporary language of abstract an is nor un i\'crsai, bur, like all art , its COnte nt is culturally specifi c and developed from All ART, ITS CONTENT IS parricular conrexrs and frames of refe rence. Arrists on view '.vere CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND Terry Adki ns, BP, Dana Duff, Maria El ena Gonz.alez, Clau dia - DEVElOPED FROM PARTICULAR Mar-fio. C urris Mi tchell, T omoharu J'viurakJ.mi , Charles Ray, and Eva Schlegel. CONTEXTS AND FRAMES OF The Museum joined wi th ) REFERENCE . T he Metropoli can Museum of lL LC AIe on March to w present I "Abscrlcei on and Mean ing: Hisro rical Reflections and Contempo rary Conrexrs, " a pa nel disc uss ion held at rhe Mcrropol il:an in conjunction with Cadena's and the Met's exhibition Kazimir Malevich, 1878 17 /935. The panelists we re an ises T erry Adkins and Dana D uff, whose wo rks we re incl uded in Cadences, arr critic Eleanor Heartney, and C urator Gary Sa.ngster. Ir was moderared by Lowery Si ms , Associa te Curaror ofTwenrieth-Century Arr at rhe t\'lerropoliran. Fundingfor Cadences: Icon and Abstraction in Context was provided ky( he New York Slate Council on tilt Arts and the Andy Warhol FOllndation for the Visual Arts. Ins(..JI~lion vicw (If Glda,u Icon ,,,,dAbur4ctilm /11 Conuxt. ,."",.: FnJ S<-no ,.. " C)'" Z."_:;a Installo3.tion vic:w of Mwuc:J Pardo's In F~bnu.ry, D,r«ror \.iarda Tuck~r and (h~ LOlJt for SaIt. .. Fru ConJomJ Imidt. Gran Board ofTru.s [ ~~s hos(~do3. reception for Nc:w York iAu 10th Ctnrllty 51," LI[n by Fury wllh PONY. p..,., Fml x,.t." PHI.: Fml Srr.,." Cit)' mUl4!um dir«ron to wc:lcom~ Do3.vid ROi!. [h~ DCW dir«tor of the Whitney Museum ofAmerican An. to me local .an community. P~ l~ : uLhm,,~ Mn:#t"" ... .. II II II irut.a.lla[ion view of Curie Mo3.e Weems' And 22 M,ll,on Frry Tirtd .JlId \It')' Angry ftopk. PH I •. F,,J Sc",,,,,, THE M USEUM'S ON VI EW PROG RAM IS A FORUM FOR ARTISTS' PROJ ECfS and for the prese nca~ion of small rhemacic exhibirio ns. The CARRI E MAE W EEMS' INSTALLATION IN T HE W ORKS PACE GALLERY, AND 22 MILLION VERY TIRED AND VERY ANGRY PEOPLE , consisred, program enables the Museum ro respo nd ro the conrinually c hanging focus of contemporary a n in parr, of a series of caprioned . la rge-scale. color Polaroid prints that surrounded rhe space with by presenting new works of art and new arrist!' [Q the public in a timely fashion. T here were three e1egam bu{ highly charged iconic images. White a nd rcd b:mners emblazoned wi th inspirational ON VIEW PROGRAM O n View Program exhibirions during the spring season. i\hnuel Pardo's LATE 20TH CENTURY STILL texts were suspended from (he ceiling, challenging rhe viewer co consider his or her posicion in LlFES, a series of large-scale, heavily fram ed still-life paincings exhibited in ch e N ew \'«(o rk Gallery, reiation to ideologies of revo lution. consider wherher it is possible ro make paimings thac are deeply engaged with issues o ut-side of arr, Gran Fury's invo lvt: m enr with [he Museum dares back (Q 1987 w hen o ne of the Museum's and at me same time question the act of pai nting itself. Intended as commemorative objeC[s, these curarors, the b[e William O lander, invited ACT UP (AIDS Coalirion to Unleash Po v,o' er) ro c.reale n ine paintings each conrain stylized images of a vase with three roses, idencical except fo r the Lt'! the Record Show... , an insrallation in the Broadway Window. OUt of chat projecr Gran Fury differing background colors . The works address complex issues abour the relationship of art co was fo rmed from the members ofACT UP who conceived and produced the ins[allario n. everyday life and so-called "popular c ulrure:' Fo r (he spring season, G ran Fury collabo rared w ith PONY (Prosri(utcs of New York) on LOVE FOR SALE ••• FREE CONDOMS INSIDE, hmdingfor late 20,h Century Still Lifes and And 22 Million an installation in the \Vindow on Broadway [ha t add ressed the m yths and misconceprions surrounding AIDS and prosti[mio n . As \'ery Ti[(:J ..I. nd Very An gry People U'iIJ provided in parr by the part of the p iece, free conJom s, courtesy of Rob Roberrson and A nsell Americas, were available in the lo bby, Jerome Foundation, The Greenwall Foundation, and the National Love Fo r SaJe ... free Condo ms Inside wasfitnded by the William Olander M emorial Fund. with the Endowmt'nt for rhe Arts. continuing support ofrheJerome Foundation. The Greenwall Foundation, and tht' National Endow mentfor the A rff. Ma ny thanks to Ro bert Price and 10 Tabbao! for their participation. Special thanks to jenny Holur and Barbara GladsuJ1/r Gallery. 18------ 19 The AlnSTS ADVISORY hold four-year terms. the Board CURRENT MEMBERS In 1979. the Museum ini ti ated its Only wo rk that is less [han ten 100 pieces in all media by some Poustas was purchased through Alfredo Jaar BOARD was formed in 1984 ro advises the Museum on topics Jerri Allyn Jeff Koons SEMI-PERMANENT COUECTION. years old is acquired, and these. in of reday's most influential artists. the Trustee Purchase: Fund. provide a forum for discussion ranging from the relat ionship Doug Ashford fo r G roup Materi al Yolo3.ndo3. Lo~ z Through the acquisition and turn, are retained for no less than The Museum's innovative policy Recem gifts include works between the Museum and one between curators and anists' Julie Au]t for Group Mo3.terio3.l Marilyn Minter public exhibition of arrv.'orks, the ten years and no longer than results in an evolving collection featured in the groundbreaking Vik :\1uniz of the imponam audiences it communities. the role of John Baldessari Collection helps provide suppon twenty yea rs. Works afC' obtained that poims to significant issues of Dtclldt Show during [he summer Jimmie Durham Dennis Oppenheim either through purchases made the recem pasl, while remain ing of 1990: Epoxy Art G roup's 36 serves. Comprised ofartists education within the MusC'um. for artists and for the field of Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler Esther Paro3.do3. possible by an acquisitions fund actively engaged wim the an of Tactics (1988), thirry-six epoxy from across the coumry (and and audience development. contemporary an, and also serves Ming Fay Adrian Piper o\'er-xerox printS; English and abroad, when possible) who to documeO( rhe Museum's or as gifts. Priority is given to an th e: present. Mike Glier David Reed Spanish versions: of Gran Fury's exhibition history. that is directly related (0 Museum Acquisitions made during F ~lix Gonz:ilez·To rr ~ Alison $ao3.f exhibitions and programs. These: 1990-91 include: PottJtas, the final \'(/ipt Out (1990), a poster project for Group Material Juo3.o Sanchez works join a collection ofover seclion of Mary Kelly's four-parr that was installed in [he New David Saunders work, lnurim. on view at the Yo rk eiry subways; and Group Co3.rrie Mac Weems Museum in th e spring of 1990. Material's Mass (1985-86), a mixed-media wall installation. ~'"Z"a &It ~ oC) DI: CL Q Z c:( &It oZ j:: i J: IU>< May 11 - AI/gust 18, 1991 AFRICA EXPLORES; 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN ART , organized by Susan V ogel, Ex ecutive D irec ro r o f The Center for African An, was a groundbreaking exhibition. Unlike most approaches m UNLIKE MOST APPROACHES the subject, this show fo cused on African an and anists within their own hismrical and social co ntexts TO THE SUBJECT, THIS SHOW speaki ng with their own voices. On view FOCUSED ON AFRICAN ART sim ultaneously at both the Museum and SU The Center for African [he AND ARTISTS WITHIN THEIR An, exhibition considered several OWN HISTORICAL AND MM overlapping but distincr areas of currenr SOCIAL CONTEXTS SPEAKING anisti c exploration in Sub·Sa haran Africa. Artists in Africa Explores we re Ajani, S,) , Akp.n, Kojo Anokye, Fode ER WITH THEIR OWN VOICES. Camara, Sakarj Douglas-Camp, Dame Gueye. Kweku Kakanu, Tshibumba Ka nda-Matulu, Kaffi Kouakou, Kane Kwei, Alben Lubaki , Gora M'Bengue. Kivuilii Mbullo, Middle An, Moke, Mode M unru, Iba N'Diaye, S.T. Ngui, Malangarana Valente Ngwenya , Nsedu, Tshyela N rendu. Magdelene Odundo, Ouan ara, T riga Piula, S. Rufisque. Cheri Samba, Sim Simaro, and Sa mba Sylla. In conjunction with rhe exhibition, a major scholarly symposium was held in late June mat provided leaders in the fiel d of African an, hisrory, and cul m re with rhe opportunity ro explore 21 and el aborate 011 many of the iss ues raised by (he show. In add ition. a series of informal gallery calks were conducred on Sa rurdays a[ the Museum by a group of arti sts, theorists, and historians. Funding for Africa Ex plores: 20th Century African An at Tbe New Muuum was provided by the Andy \flarhol Fotmd4tioll for the Visual Arts and the Nl'W York StaU Council on the Arts. Suntb.y JAlk AkrAn. Funl'r.,? P/Jnr.tll Dfll IJwilf.f.lIilJoni Pmoll KOIZUO K.uut'. ,Yd(hllllrui. Insu.ll.ttion .u G.tIt'lit' \X'and Rdff. M.l.ntrh.hl Christine DavB, UnmuJ ra.mon 16. from £",110(/:''''1 FI/lt./, Pt'rt'j.tumc:. f,nlurlJ 1 RrpUJUltdflD. I.' [)I l~ Galeria .\iontq::ro. ,\bdnd. PIt.,.. (••"tty -fG"lnwi-" "'flU TH E SUMM ER SEASON ALSO FEATURED THREE EXHIBITION S in [he New \'(Iork Gallery, WorkSpace, and the \Xfindow on Broadway. Kazuo P EREj.>\Ur-·1E'S INSTA.LLAT ION PINTURA I REPRESENTACIO, in the W indow o n Broadway. solicited visiwrs' pa.f(icipario n, raising Karase created ECLIPSE Of THE EARTH, an installation barhed in provocarive question :,) about [h e fu nction of museums and the ON VIEW PROGRAM blue light, that was an otherworldly configurarion of metaphori nature of art-viewing experiences. Consisting of several rows of cal objects laden widl meanings, which aUowed fo r a particular (heater sea rs installed in rhe windo\v and made accessible [Q as well as a more general reading, alluding to unconscious visilOrs through a specially consrructed enrryway, rhis inscallacion EMBODYING fAITH , :l small group exhi bition in \'(/orkSpace, aC[lV IC}' . allowed visiro rs co become. in effect, a '~ display ," at rh e same focused on references ro (he body (har in fi ltrare rhe language Eclipse of [he Earrh was fimded in part by the Jerome Fou nda rime (hat passersby became "actors" ro this new audience. and iconography ofChrist ianiry-such as Chrisr's Passion, rhe tion, The Creenwall Foundation, and the National Endowmmt Perejaume's insrallation inverted [he conventional pass ive role of ecsrasy of the mystic, and (he monific3rion of (he fl esh. Orga for tbe Ans. Special rhanks ro \t7~werko dr Weiss Golair, Berlin. the muse um visitor and dynamically engaged rhe acri vicy of [he SU nized by Assistanr Curator Alice Yang, EmbodJ'ing raith street to exrend rhe Museum's bo undaries as a site for [he MM presenred works by Christine D avis, Christopher Doyle, experience of art. ER Christina Emmanuel, Angel Suarez- Rosado, and Jon T ower that examine the symbolic order of Prrrjaumes window installation UJas fimt/t·d in pllrt by th~ Jerome the body as a historical ve hicle fo r religious meaning in rhe \'(lese Their work simultaneously Foundfllion, The GreenwaLl Foundation, the Consulate G~nnal of I addresses {he vocabulary of f.."l ith and lhc syncax of rhe body. Spain, and th~ National Endowm~m for the A rts. Special thanks to Embodying Faith WIlS fond~d in pan by tlu J erome Foundation, Th~ Greenwall Fo undation, and Gall7£a Joan Prat5, Barulona and New York, and to MauriaIs for the NationaL Endowmentfor the Arts. the A rts, NYC Deparrment oleu/tura/Affairs. 22 23 THE WILLIAM OLANDER exhibitions as Thr Art of performance, and cu ltural {he Broadway window wh ich In 1984 Linda Montano began birrhd,y. SEVEN YEARS OF Montano sits in the Museum's F. and her accem is. fo r the first MEMORIAL fUND was Memory'fTlle Loss ofHistory, activism. T his year the Olander constituted the ~1u se: lIm 's her most ambitious duration! UVING ART is an all- Mercer Street Window meeting time in the performance, her established in the spring of 1989 FAKE, Homo Vid~o: Whur W~ Fund has provided support for participation in the 1991 D{l.'I perrormance piece to date-a encompassing spiritual exercise with visicors co discuss art and own. in memory ofthC" Museum's Arr NOlv. and Lrl tlu Rt'cord Wipt' 0141. a bi-lingual poster Without Art; and LOlle for seven-year project based on the in the merging of an and life. life and [0 read palms. Montano's S~lIm Yean of I Senior Curawr William Show.... an installation in the project by Gran Fur}' installed Sa/e ... Fret' CondomJ Imid~, an se\'en energy centers or the Each year of the project For 1990-91-the seventh Living Art is parr of the On I· Olander. who died in March Broadway \'(Iindow by ACT liP. in [he f'.!ew York Cit}' subway installation in the Broadway , body, or chakras. as identified corresponds to a different dnd final year of rhe projecr View Program, which is funded 1989 of AIDS. Bill had been a Proceeds from the 'X'illiam system as part of Th~ Duade Window by Gran Fury with with in the ancient Vcdic chakra, a rdated color, tone, and Montano's focus is on bliss; the in parr by the Jerome cmaror at rhe Museum since Olander Memorial Fund are Show; the All Channris Room PONY (Prostitutcs of New tradition. Planned to end in spoken accent. Once a month chakra is centered on the [Op of Foundation. The Greenwall 1985. organ izing such used fo r the purchase and and Homt'mlld~ ]V proj('ctS in Yo rk). 199 1 on the anist's 50th on the day corresponding to the the head. The color that she Foundation. and the National cha llenging and unconvenlional promotion of works in the fields From Rruiver to Remou Comro/: A list of donors to the fund is year of {he performance. wears and is su rrounded by is Endowment for the Arts. of pholOgraphy. \ ideo. Tbe Tt' Sn: an installation in on page .'l6. white. the [One she listens [0 is MEMBERSHIP M USEUM ME.M BERS TOOK PART IN A NUMBER OF EVENTS AND LIMITED IN 1984 , T H E M USEU ,..·' COMMISSIONED A PROGR.J\;\1S throughOut the season, including the festive openings EDITIONS LI MITED EDITION SCULPTURE BY C lAES and insider's [Ours conducted by the exhibition curators. In PROJECT O LDENBURG [0 celebrate the inauguration Oero ber 1990, a group of members travelled co the T win Cities. of the Museum's sire on Broadway. Since where rhey toured exhib itions at The M innesota Museum of that time rhe M useum has produced one Art, T he W alker An Center, and The General Mill s Collecrjon sculpture each year in all edirion of forry. as weU as spectacular p rivate collections and anises' studios. Due to the su ccess of [he program and the ARTQUEST suppot[ and partici pation of such an is ts as ARTQ UEST 15 THE M USEU ,,"'\'S COLLECTORS ' FO RUM : a kn owledgeable group ranging fro m experienced cuH ec wrs [0 those who are sim pJy Bruce Nauman. Donal d Judd, R.j chard Arcschwager, Jenny Holze r, and interested in conremporary an and share a commitment co new and chall enging develo pmenrs in rhe ~i eld , N ancy D wyer, in 1990 rhe M useum produced nyo limited edi riollS In rhe fall . mem bers ofAnQuesr vis ited rhe conremporary American an co llection of Edward R Do \" :~. ) t , with Director M arcia HISTORY LESSONS by Dennis Adams and GIVE OR TAKE (HOW DO YOU FEEL T ucker. A second AnQuesr evenr was a visir in early November with Senior C uramr France Morin ro \Va.<; hington, D .C., where THIS MORNING?) by Lo uise Bo urgeois. T he 199 1 limited ed ition sculpture is members visi ted exhibitio ns at severaJ of the ciry's museums and galleries, includi ng the N ational Gal lery of An , the H irshhorn UNTITLED (FEMALE MANNEQUIN RIGHT HANDS) by Haim Steinbach. Though M useum anJ Scul prure Garden, and the W ashington Proj ecr (he Bourgeois edition is sold out, the Steinbach, Adams. and D\\}'er edirions fo r the Arts. T he day ended with a rour ofTrusree Roberr are available (0 mem bers in the Sustaining category and above. I..him Steinb.1ch. UnlJl/~d An Q ues r members traveled with M arcia Tucker to view (he: CHRISTIAN MARC LA Y MULTIPLE impressive colieerion of Ellyn and Saul Dennison. ArtiSls Christian In rhe fall of 1989, Christian M arday created Tape Fall, an insralla rion (or the exhibition Stra ng~ INSIDE I ART Komar and Melamid led a tour in March of Bayonne and Jersey M;uclay. Artraaon : Signs of Chaos ar the M useum using over 150 reels of tape prerecorded wi th the so und INSI DE/ART IS A GROUP OF YOUNGER ART ENT H UStASTS , who Sould Wllur C iry, N ew Jersey. T he group ended the season in May with a Pht.U) F,.,I $<-...-,,,,, of dripping water. As a com inuation of rh e installati on. the art ist has created BonLED WATER, a meer to view, d iscuss, and learn about contemporary an . The vis it, L.:d by C urator Gary Sangsrer, ro rhe studios in Brookl yn special multiple fo r the M useum. Marday has filled 150 boedes with tape from Tapr Fall, silk group bega n its flfdl season with a cocktail recepti on at Josh of several emerging 'Hrists. screened a text on the front of each botde, and sealed each one with cork and sealing wax scamped Bac r's new gallery space on Broome S trccr. Mem bers enjoyed wi th irs edition number. meeting [he M use um's Artists Adviso ry Board while also viewing Iecem work by Nancy D\'...yer. In December, Assis tam C uratOr Alice Yang led a group ofINSID E/ART memhers ro the Newa.rk Museum, where Beryl Wright, C urator, guided them on an insider's tour of exhibitions of 24 25 Tyronc M itchel l and Jack \X/hiner, and rhe galleries that had recendy been redesigned by archi{ec[ COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD M ichael Graves. Museum T rusree M anuel Gonzalez invited INSIDE/ART in February co view {he As PART O F ITS AUDlE~CE DEVELOPMENT PLAN [0 become more accessible [0 the broadesr possible audience, the Museum established a vast col1ecrion of the Chase Manhattan Bank Art Program, of which he is Execurive Director. Community Advisory Board which met for the fi rst lime in October 1990. Consisring of rwelvc arts and community leaders, the Performance arr was [he focus of all event in Ap ril , led by Curaror Laura T rippi and M ark Russell , Board provides guidance and perspective in helping me Museum to address a diverse constituency. Executive Director of P.S. 122. IN SIDE/ART members saw a perfo rmance by Ri chard Elovich. which was followed by a li vely discussion. The group marked rh e end of me season with (hei r CURRENT M EMBERS annual visit [0 anis[.s· studios. J an~ Bdlo. Association or H is panic Arts G regory J. ,\.I ills. Imernarional Agency ror .\iinori ty Art ists Affa irs T he M use um staff and rrustees extend their heartfelt appreciation to \1aren H ensler for her Da\·id D~i(ch~r, cultural activist/writer Uoyd O xendine, American Indian Community House J ~nny Dixon . Lower !\.-ianhattan Cultural Council lisa Sill s, Senator Manfred O hrens[ein·s office ti reless eHon s in orga ni zing events fo r INSIDE/ART. A list of current AnQucst and IN SIDE/ Richard Fields, Concerned Citizens for Broadwa) Polly Thompson, Am and Business Counci l ART participan rs is on page 35. Bob L e~. Asian Arts Institute T~rrence Tolbert, S~na[Q r Martin Connor·s Office Rita Le~. Community Board #:' 2 Ton)' Whilfleld. Office of Ihe Manhanan Borough President ;\uction Chair Josh Bacr busy ~r the Li ve: Auction . Vera G. lisE, Vi(e President of rh l" Boud. with fa mily and fril.'nd s. z o 5 ~ i Presidenr of the Ci Board of T rustets Henry Luce III ~ with leila Lucc. I ~ I !:... 1M Z Steph;;tn i;a ~kClennen. Dinner D:.nce Cha ir; Jam ie \kClennt'n. Board 1M M cm~c l ; .ll'!d [venlS Ch:ur l..l!llOl Skokr smil ing :1ol the success of Ihe even t. CO i'h.1M: c. ,~ ",. ~ ,\/. I ! t 1991 HONORARY COMMinEE BENEFIT PARTY Roben E. Armstrong AND Gail and Barry Berkus Leo Gstdli G.Jlery ART AUCTION Garth Clark Gallery Amy Dempsey Ri chard and Ei leen Eiur(;lct Eliza.bC'"th Enders Brad and Sunny Goldberg Lola and Allen Goldring DEALERS COMMlnEE DINNER DANCE DONORS TO THE RAFflE Manuel E. Gonzalez ACA Galleries Curr Marcus Gallery CO-CHAIRS Timothy Greenfield-Sanders Paul and Cooie Harper, Jr. Fernando Aleole-a GaJlery Metro Pict\l res Eileen EkstrdCl and Polaroid Corporat ion Maren and Guenther American Fine Arts, Co. Laurence M iller Gallery Lola Goldring Romeo Gigli Hensler Massimo Audidlo GaUery p·p·O·W Renate Shapiro Turon T ra\'el Norman Hirschi Josh Baer Gallery Pence Gallery Isaac Mizrahi Sharon and James Hoge V rej Baghoomian Gallery Petersburg Gallery AUCTIONEER Elizabeth S. Kujawski and Florence and Harvq IsadCs Berland Hall Gallery Poumastcrs Raben C. Woolley Thom:.as Zoufa!y Michd and ParTicia Jean Blum Helman Gallery Max Protclch Gallery Senior Vice Presidem. Sotheby's Sleven Joh nson and Mary Boone Gallery Andr~ Rosen Galler}' Sotheby's Soho T raining Center Waiter Sudol Damon Brandt Gallery Tony Shafrazi Gallery Beau Brummel Martin and Lucille Kantor Diane Brown G alleT)' Jack Shainman Gallery AUCTION CHAIR Brooklyn Academy of Music Paula Kassover Christine Burgin Gallery Hol ly Solomon Gallery Luhring Augustine Michel and Patricia Jea n Nicole Kl agsbru ll Faridch CadO[ Gallery Spcrone W cstv.'atcr GaHcry P~ ler Martins, Nev.' York Gdyle R. Ku rtz Leo Castelli Galle ry 5tl1x Gallery AUCTION CO-CHAIRS C ity Ballet Nanette L Laitman Li nda Cat hcart Galle ry 303 Gallery Clarissa Dalrymple Savoy Robert Lehrman C harl es Cowles Gallery Jack Tileon Gallery Louver Gallery Wolfman Gold & Good Co. Emily Fisher l andau T om C ugliani Gallery Simon \X' atson 13arolo Vivien Leone C DS Gallery Shoshan3 Wayne GaJl ery Rizzoli Corporation. Fleur Manning Bess Cutler Gallery Wessel O'Co nnor G allery PATRONS COMMinEE New York Stephania and Ja mes Dolan/ Maxwell Gallery Ealan Wingale Gallery Sponsor Tt1bl~s Barbara Smith McCle:nnen Ronald Feldman Wolff Gallery Henry Luce III Ehni Raymond J. McGuire Fine Arts, Inc. Ira Eisman and Laurence Miller fi ction/ nonfiction SPECIAL GUESTS Parron T" b/~s Carmen Miraglia Karen Niedzielski Germans Y;ln Eck Gallery Lim;ud Ed;rioll Projur J3), C hid[ N.Y. Open Center Barbard P«:k John Gibson Gallery Arrim Vera G. Lisl Ellen Goldberg T homas and Eileen Pulling John Good GaileI')' /984- / 99/ Penn), and Da\·id McCall Soho Wines & Spirits Roben & Lucy ReirLfeid Marian Goodman Gallery SOIheby's Sheri Robbins Jay Gorney Modern Art Clats O ldenburg Elaine Rosenthal G reenberg W ilson Gallery Bruce Nauman SpOT/sor 5~a rs Honoree Art hur A. Goldberg l'....,~ C.'!·rmu . \f '(~")f Parrick Savin Pat Hearn Gallery Donald Judd Mr . and Mrs. Howard Joanne and Paul Schnell Fred H otTman Galle ry Richard Anschwager Ganek Barbara and Eugene Rbona HoITman Gallery Jen ny H ol7.er 29 28 THIS YEAR THE NEW MUSEUM HONORS ARTJlLR A. GOLDBERG FOR HIS Schwartz Jamisonrrhomas Gallery Nancy Dv.'ycr Patron SMIS LOKGSTANDING COMMITMI'NT TO CONTE.~1PORARY ART AND HIS E:\OURI:-.JG Carol and Eric Schwanz Paul Kasmin Gallery Den nis Adams Madeleine Jnd Jay Bennett surrDRT OF T HE NEW Ml:SEUM. Marilyn and Herman Hal Ka.u-n Gallery Louise Bourgeois En Jnd Leslie Cooper Schwarnman June Kelly Gallery Haim Steinbach Ellyn and Saul Dennison \ Laura Skoler Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery Mr. and Mrs . Arthur Marcia Tucker Michael Klein, Inc. EVENTS CHAIR Fleischer Sperone Wesrwater Gallery Michael Kohn Gallery Laur:.a Skoler M imi S. and Richard M. ~ Rebecca Cooper Waldman Krygier/Landau Gallery Livingston Zabriskie Gallery Galerie Lelong EVENTS CO-CHAIRS William a.nd Ronnie Potier C hrislOpher U:on:.ard Galler), M:.anuei E. Gonzalez Mrs. Dorothy G. Sahn Liebermdn & Saul Gallery Stephania McClennen Renate an d Sidney Shapiro Amy Li pton Gallery Me. and Mrs. Jerry Siegel Louver Gallery Barbara Toll Luhring Augmtine ! G racie Mansion Gallery DONORS TO THE 1991 BENEFIT The Board ofTrusrees and the entire staff of The New Museum ofComemporary Art, NY extend thei r grarimde and thanks to the fo llowing individuals for their generosity in donating works fo r me Lve and Silent Benefit Auction and Sale. To the many artises in the communiry who have cominously supponed the Ml.lseum's activities we express our deepest appreciation. \ J $.:liVOl tore Ala Gallery Heide Fasnacht Richard Kuhlenschmidt Max Protetch Gallery, NY DINNER D Al"CE CUISINE BY BOARD OF OFF ICERS Gail Berkus Marlin Kantor Pauick Savin Fernando ..>\lco lea Gallery GrelChen Fausl Gall~ry Pruiu-Early Abigail Ki rsch Culinary TRUSTEES Henry LuC(' Ill. Pmidmt Saul Dennison Nanene L. Laitman Paul Schnell Brooke A1exander Gallery, NY Feature Gary Lang Jos~f Ramased~r Productions, bd. Vera G. List, Vic." Prnid~n! Richard Ekm2ct Robut Lehrman Carol Schwarn American Fine An s, Co. Ro nald Feldman Fine Ans, EII~n Lanyon Andrea Rosen Gall~ry Fi restone Wine courresy of Arthur Goldberg, TmJJur~r Ailen Goldring P~nny McCall H~rman Schwartzman Polly Apfelbllum In c. Liz Lamer Nicolas Rule Kate and Brooks Firestone Manuel E. Gonzalez James McCiennen Laura Skoler Dan Asher Peter Fend Annette Lemi~ux Christy Rupp and G a.il and Barry Berkus. Paul C. Harper, Jr. Raymond J. McGuire Marcia Tucker Massimo Audidlo GaUery fi aion/nonfi ction Zo~ Leonard Alison Saar Flowers by Russell MuscalO, Sharon King Hoge T homas L Pulling Josh Baer Gal lery Laura Fields David Levinthal Cheri Samba courtesy of Nanette L Vre; Baghoomian Gallery Martha Fleming & Roy & Dorothy Lichtenstein Sam Samore Lairman. Jayne H. 8aum Gallery Lyne Lapointe Lieberman & Saul Ga ll~ry Eva Schlegel Ericka Beckmw GUnther Forg Donald Lipsk.i S.. rah Seager P ARTY FAVORS COURTESY OF ford Beckman Adam FUss Amy Liplon Gallery And res SemOn Ellyn and Saul Denniso n. Berland Hall Gallery Galerie Lelong Robert Lobe Tony Shafra.z.i Gallery Kimball Augustus, S~curiry Sowon Kwon, Ubrary.JSptcio.l Proj~ctl Cindy Bernard Sally Gall Robbin Lockett Gallery Jack Shain man G alt~ry PREVIEW P ARTY COURTESY Of STAFF Richard Barr. VOlunlr" Coordinl1tor Dwayne Langston, S~cu ri ry Mary Beyt Germans van Eck Gallery Lorence Monk Gallery Jim Shaw Barocco Alimentari, Bouley Roben Blanchon, Public AJfoirs ASJiItant Lau ra AJmilfiofIJ Guillaume Bijl Jill Giegerich Lou\'er GaJlery Peter Shelton Restaurant, Dean & Deluca, u u. Virginia Bowen, PupllTtllorlAm'ullnt R~urar Simon Leung, Educarion Nayland Blake Nan Goldin AI Loving Vincent Shine and EI Teddy·s. Jeann~ Breitban, AllilTllnt. Curatorial Dqarrmml O pal Limon, Curatorial Adminimarille Auillam. 1991 Blum Helman Gallery. NY FeIix Gonzilez-Torres Luhring Au gustine Susan Silas Absolut Citron and Bombay Clare Brown, Rruptioniu Alice Melendez, Reuplionisl Jconifer Bolande John Good Gallery Ke n Lum Holly Solomon GaBery Sapphire courtesy of Susan Caban, Educlllion Curlllor C lare Mlcuda, AsJisranr w tilt Dirrrtor Bob Brain~ & Mark Dion Muian Goodman Gallery Frank Majore Solo Press, Inc. C arillon Import~rs Lid., Adelaide Camillo, Diunor ofPumning and Drllrlopmrnr, 1991 Fdicia Miles, Srcurity Tom Brokish Antony Gormley Gracie' M ansion GalJery N ancy Spero T eancek, NJ . Helen Carr, Limiud £diriom Coordinator France Morin, Smior Curalor Diane Brown Gallery Jay Gorney Modern Art Christian M arday Wolrgang Staehle An hand ling and stOrage for Andrea Clarke. Education Alrirranr Anne Naldrett, Inurn Coordillawr, 1991 CDS GaUery April Gornik Chris Martin Jessie. Srockholder allcrion works courtesy of Lyn n C randall, Tripi Coordinator, 1990 Caroline Newstead, Admiuions Sophie C alle Jane Hammond Pan), Manori Thomas Struth Q uaJi-T C re.a tions, Inc., ~ Susan C rowe, Gra nmuriur Mari.sol Ng, Drll(/opmmr Asliuam Erren'Carey Maren HasslOge.r C laudia Manko SIUX Gallery Radix International G roup, Joanne Delany, AdministraTivr AiliSlam. 1991 Barbara N iblock. Administrator Kevin Carter Nancy Haynes Allan McCollum 303 Gallery Paul Si pos. with additional Lisa Delmonico, AdmiSJiom Sara Pal mer, DirtcTtJr ofPublic AJfoin Leo C aslelli Gallery Pat Hearn G allC'ry John McCr a ck~n Jack Tilton GalJ~ ry supporr from Li nda Cathcart Gallery Anton Henning Metro Pictures Barbara T oll Fine Am J -Way Van Lines Division, J),OOi Duwadi, Illum Coodimttor, 1990 Debra Priestl y, Registrar Anco nene DeVito, DiUClor ofPlanning and Drvrlopmnll, 1990 Di~d r e Richards, Adminirtratille Arsistant, 1990 Sa int Clair Cemin Carol Hepper Laurence Miller GalJery Donald Traver Benito's Fin e Art Services, Sarah Edwards, Mrmbrrship and ContribUTions Coordinator Howard Robinson, Maintain" D ale' C hihuly Georg Herold Curtis Mitchell G unter Umberg Inc. Russdl F~rguson, LibrananlSprcial Pr(Jjrcu Edilor W.yne RoruTlan, Ga/JrryIAudio- VilJUtI CO(Jrdinator Larry C lark C anC'r Hodglcin Donald MofTw Susan Um~rb e rg Angclika Festa, ASJimuu ro til( Librarian C arol Rus k, Library Qtfalog~r Paula Cooper Gallery Candida Hofer Gerry Morehead Vinccn~ Viaplana SPECIAL. THANKS TO Nicholas G ial/ouras. Srcurity Aleya Saad, Sprcial EvrlHs CoordillaTor 30 John Coplans Fred Hoffman Gallery Matt Mullican Sokhi Wagner Sean Kelly and 10 Massimo 31 Phyllis Gilbert, Doullt and Muuum Tour CtJOrdinalOr C harles C owles Gallery Rhona Hoffman Gallery PanicL: Nagalanil Shoshana Wayne Gallery Audicllo. Jeffrey Bergen, Nondas Sable, Suurity Janct Gillespie, Bookkuprr Gary Sangster, Curator Meg C ranstOn Jacqueline H umphries Andr~ Tracey C aTrie Mae Weems Susan Brundage, C hristine Yosha Goldstei n, Educarion Tom C uglia ni Galle'ry Heather Hutchison James Nares William Wegman Burgin. W ourer Germ:ms Carlos Sa nt iago, Security Ren~ G r~en, Ed"cation Marga re! Seil~r . Publications Coordinator Jessica Diamond JamisonfThomas Gallery Jos('ph Nechvatal James Welling \'an Eck, Pat Hall, June Roberta Gr~n, Trips Coordinator. 1991 Abiga.i l Smith. AJJodau AdminirtrattJr David Diao Larry Johnson Manuel Ocampo Wessel O'Connor Gallery Ke lly, G raci~ Mansion, Julie { C har Hatch. AdmiSliom Lydia Dona Robin Kahn Claes O ldenburg and Fred W ilson Saul, Rachel Selekman, and Susan Stein , AdmissiomlBoolmorr Coordinotor Maren Hensler, CoJ/t(lOrl' Programs Laura Tri ppi, Curator Orshi Drozdik GC'rald K2mirak.i LOOsje van B rugg~n Robert Wilson Holly Solomon for their help { E II~n Holnman. Managing Dirtclor M.ucia Tucker. D;r(Cfor Dana D uff' Paul Kasmin Gallery O uanara Ea.lan Winga[~ Gallery with th~ rame' prizes. Elon Joseph, Srcurity Alma Villacorta, AdmiSJionJ Jeanne D unning June Kel ly Gallery p·p·Oa\V Robin Winters Andrew Kavanaugh, Srcurity Al phonse \VhitSen, David D upuis Michael Kessler Pacc1MacGili Gallery, N Y Karsten W itt ke StCll riry Patricia Kirshner, Dptra/jom Managrr Md vin Edwards Man in Kippenberger Laurie Parsons David Wojnarowia Alice Yang, Aninant Cural(Jr Zoya Kocur, High School Education Coordinaror Michael Zbyszynski, AdmifJiom Laura Emrick N icole Kl agsbrun Galler), The P~ppers Steve Wolfe Lisa Zywicki, Curarorial Adminilfrarillt Assiuam. 1990 Kate Ericson & Mel Ziegler M ichael Klein , Inc. Ellen Phelan Christopher Wool R053 Esman Gallery Stephen Prina Bing Wright LEADERSHIP PATRONS 8z GIFTS 5 1,000 TO $2,499 o S 1 00,000 AND OVER Ame-rican Express Company ;:II1II Vera G. List Anonymous CIt Thl:: Hl::nry LUCI:: Art M:Hters Ine:. Foundarion, Ine. AT&T a Madeleine and Jay iknnw .... Thl:: National Endowml::nl ::I: fo r ,he ArtS Lewis W. Bernard '" Nl::w York State Council Marianne- and Harvey z on the Arts Bernstein Eileen and Michael Cohen Shuon Lea Anderson Gin a Marie Dri.scell Yvonne: Koslow Glori.a Richards INTERNS i 550,000 TO 599,999 FOUNDERS Herbert Cutler Lucia Amoniades Jane Gaukhbcrg ;\hdoka Moriguchi Lissa Rosenthal ~ Jay Chia! 55,000 TO 59,999 Daily News Foundation. Inc. ELitabcth Broadlx-nt Michelle Gengaro C:lroline NewSlead Gigi Sharp c CIt City of New York Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. Lynne Darcy Laurie Buder H ilami JWa5<\ki Cathy Norris Steph:mie SYlep Deparlmenl of Chemical Bank Delegation Grnerale du Jod 8cckcr-Sabik M:uk Johnson Roben Perry Alida Vega C '" Cultural Affairs William N. C opley Quebec 5eonaidh Davenport Adam JoBes Lori Petitfi MariS3 Vi tiello ~ Allen and Lola Goldring Foundalion for Jocl and Zoe Dictrow Luis De Jesus Ben K2plan Lisa Pin Lydia Yee o Mr. and Mrs. Henry Con!emporary Perform.ance Dow j ones Foundation Lid .. Keene: Susan Pucrner Serge Ziegler ... n Luce: III Ans. Inc. Exxon Corporation o The Lila A. Walbcl:: • G~the House New York Sondra Gilman and (:(:Iso Reader's Digcsi Fund The Greenwall Foundation Gonulez·F.ula Beth Abate Teri D'Amico Y:l.smine Limage Sheri Robbins VOLUNTEERS ~ B.arbara Horowitz Michael and Susan Hort Air.. Abreu Oberdana DePasquale Lisa Lubch2nsky Carol Roman 525,000 TO 549,999 Martin and Lucille Kantor IBM Corpor.nion Abby Andrew5 H eidi Di2mond Schlorno M:mn C2roiyn Rooney ~'" 'V Canadian Consulate General Morgan GuaranlY Trust Robert Linton Dolores Barr Holly Flickinger Ch.:ules ~' I arsh Beth Rubin o Company of New Yo rk Richard and M imi Richard Barr. Coordtnlltor Thea Gartner Emilie Michad Cathy Rude Saul and Ell)'n Dennison Mihon and Sheila Fine Patrick and Fc)' Savill Livingston LiS2 bun:!. Claudine Gccd janinc Mill~af Marilyn Sachar ~ ;:II1II Arthur and Carol Goldberg Pa ul and Joanne Schnell Mr. and Mrs. Robert Looker j anct Blucstont' Andrea Goldschlager Claudia Mosco julie Smith -< The Jerome Foundation Laura Skoler IvlTV Networks j t'anne Borgman M.arg;uet H.an Jay Moss Elisa Spicier > Nanl::llc L. Lailfl13n Su.san Tcpper Mrs. Maurice T. M"oore j eanne 13reitbart Stacy Hochheiser Sabina Moss Janice Stallion Rolx:n Lehrman Richard Tunlt' H enry S. McNeil, Jr. B;l rbara BrC'LlI Lawrence Holzworth Ellen O 'Conneil Charlie SUa re7 ~ Penny and D:;wid McCall Susan Unu:rberg National We-stminstc:r Stt'phan Brodhl'im T erry Kelly Roberta O ffenhu tll;'r Ann T aberski James and Stephania j ulia .lind Loui.s Wass('rman Bank USA Caitlin Cahill Michelle: Kemp Eliulx:th Olshin Barbara Teitel McClennen Richard and utolc Rlf'kind Phyllis Carlin Frances Knapp Marny Omanoff Dale: Teitel Carol and Eric Schv.':afl7. Elaine- Roscnth.al Anna Chamlx:rlin j ennifer Landes Cynthia Oxenbcrg Denise: TiII~ THE M USFUM GRATEFl.'llY !lCKNO'IX'LFOCe, Jaek and Noreen Rounick Guy Chamberlin Catharine u.wton joseph Pilcher Jim Ullmann membership, res tric red, and unresuicrcd Th, And)' W"hol BENEFACTORS Foundalion for the Visual $2, SOO TO $4,999 j oseph £. SeagrJIll & Sons. Inc. VeroniGi Chow Cynthia Lcchan Lttna Pilcher D ilenc YamaguchL contributions fo r fisca l 1990 Uuly 1, 1989 j an S ... Hef Lisa Cicchetli Bette l.e\·y Radhika Rampcrsad :\.Iarguerite: Zamora-Cohn Arts, Inc. Arts and Busine.ss through fun, 30, 1990) an d fisca l 1991 to da le jana Sterbak Lis.! Rhodes Council, Inc. Uuly 1, 1990 through Demnb" 3 1, 1990). $10,000 TO $24,999 Consolidated Edison Walter J- Sudol and Steve n T he Museum aJso ex«:nds (hanks ro Gail and Barry Be-rkus Timolhy Greenfield-Sanders Johnson DOCENTS Abby Andrews Charles Marsh members and fri ends who have panicipared in Edward R. OOW/1C', Jr. M r. and Mrs. Samuel M r. and Mrs. John Webb Donnette Aliyah Rita Owen 32 the Benefit Pa rry and An Auc t ion and the Richard Ekstract Heyman 3 3 Phyllis Gilbert , Cotlrdl1uuor Claudia F. Giordano Paul C. and Cooir: I larpr:t. Jr. ThC' Japan Foundation Lim i(ed Ed ition Project. Robelta G reell Lila Shoshkes Nt'w York Council for the Raymond J. McGuire We are pleased to li sr our contrib u tors and Niki Ke:r chman Beuy Davis Humani ties The New York Times would corrections o r Gayle Kurtz Lisa R. Rhodes ap preci ate changes in Thomas L. Pulling Compan)' Foundation, Inc. Toby Kurthaml Annette Swiertbinski any listings. The Rockefelkr "'oundation Olympia & York Herman and ~hrilyn Philip Morr i.s Companies Inc. Schwart7.m.an DorOlh), Sahn Re-nate- and Sidney Shapiro Time Warn('r Inc. Rd>ccca Cooper Waldman Robert W. Wilson SPONSORS $500 TO $999 Nelson Blia and Cathc=rine Woodard Deborah Burtcrfidd and John Buck uo Casrelli Eileen Finicncr Mr. and Mrs. Seth Glickcn haus SUSTAINERS Mr. an d Mrs. Bradley $300 TO $499 Mr. and Mrs. Serh Abraham Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goldberg ARTQUEST Marian Goodman Josh Sacf Mnuchi n Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mr. and Mrs. Danid Warren S. Neidic.h Madeleine and Jay Benncn Gram Baldinger Karen Niedzielski Jane Anne Henson Joe' and Sue Berland Anhur G . Rosen Marianne and Harvey Deborah lrmas Isabel and Bill Bc:rlcy Ron and Leslie Rosenzweig Bernstein Eilttn and Michael Cohen Edward and Phyllis Jack E. Chachkes Hannelore and Rudolph Kwalwasscr Glenda Cohen Schulhof Joel and Zoe Dictrow Barbara and Richard S. La ne BC3( rice Coleman Jerome A. and Ruth Siegel Linda and Greg Fischbach Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Lcbworth Mr. and Mrs. Leslie: Cooper Patricia Specler Sondra G ilman and Cclso Susan Acumo Paula Kassover MaHhe..... and Diane Rosen Janet u hf and Rmh Vercd Margo Dolan and Pelt'r Horace H. Solomon NEIGHBORHOOD Gon7..alez·Falla INSIDE/ART Edward D. Andrews Roben Kaufman and Laura Paul and Joanne Schnell Marine Midland Bank Maxwell Masako 50mogye BUSINESS Allen and Lola Goldring Barbara Horowitz John Philip Bergan Schoen Joshua N. Sch .....artz Daniel Scheucr and Shdly Rose Dreyer Stefan $IUX MEMBERS Ka therine M . BrislOr Emilie Kheil-Michael Ira B. Shapiro uizman Joan Easton Susan Tandler Michael and Susan Hort $300 TO $500 Kerrie Bu iT rago Gayle KurtZ Donald L. Shuck Ro~rt T. Olander Suzanne and H oward Kornelia T amm Richard and Mimi LivingslOn 1100 Architect, P.c. Caren Golden Jonathan Levinson Jam ie Szoke M:uion Boulton Stroud Feld man Emily Todd Mr. and Mrs. H enry Lucc III Broadway Lumber Company Lyndsay Hahn David Marcus Stephanie Theodore Spencer Throckmorton Joan Flanigan Enw Viscusi James and Stephania Alan Gaynor & Company Michael Halle Jon and Susan Nagel Pamela A. T heodoredis Thurston and Laila Mr. and Mrs. A. John Weber McClennen Guilford Publicalions Inc. Barbara T. Hoffman Herben Nass Rebecca Cooper W.ald fll an Twigg-Smith Fleischer, Jr. Donald and AI.ison Weiss Elaine Rosenthal Jerry's Henry Neuman Silda Wall and Eliol Spit7.Cr Mr. and Mrs. Howard Su"phen Weinman Rcnale and Sidney Shapiro Ruth E. Horowi tz Provence Nina Pratt Belinda WaIlS Ganek Laura Skoler Maria Ewing Huffman Soho Service Co rpor:lIion Susan Jacoby Sheri Robbins Ros.a lyn Weinstein O Sc:l T S. Clasberg and Joseph Rokacz Marilyn C. Rose Mr. ;;md Mrs. Saul Goldfarb Mr. and Mrs. Neil Goldslein Jay Gorney Bem· H. Grccnblalt IN-KIND GIFTS Abby Andre..... s Helen and Leonard Carr Saundra Goldman/Diane Rita Owen Agnes Gund and AND SERVICES Art ill Amrrica The Columns Brown Gallery Potter C. Palmer Daniel Shapiro Artforum Costume Institute Library Roberta Green Public The,m:r Maxine H aYI Artfll'llIJ The £S late of Chris Cox T he Esla te of Stuart Q uali-T Creations, Inc. Rhona Hoffman Arn Daiwa hlSl itule of Research, Greenspan Ra dix International Group 34 35 Jon Hunon Donnene Atiyah Tol..l'0 Maren and Guenther Lisa R. Rhodes Ursula Kalish Josh Baer Bcny Davis Hensler Paul and Joanne Schnell Marcia G. King Barclays Bank PLe - Saint Dcan & DeLuca Gayle Kurn Annette Sch wed Lawrence and Carol Levin Ebbes Branch, Oxford, Saul and Ellyn Dennison Toby Kurzband Jack Shainman Sydney and Frances Lewis England Lynda Deppe Na.ne[!c L uilman Lila Shoshkes Dr. and Mrs. Ronald B. low Barocco Alimcnrari Edv.'ard R. Downc. Jr. LuC)' Li ppard Paul Sipos Fleur Manning Benito's Fine Art Services. EI Teddy's Lotus Dt:Velopmcnl 3- Way Van Lines Division Joyce and Robert Menschel Inc. Enterprise Press. Inc. Corpor.llion Veu \'e Cl icquot Bouley Restaur.ant Farideh Cadot Gallery Charles Marsh Viarc Publishing Chial/ Day/Mojo Phyllis G ilbcn Penny and Dayid l\kCall Vidl'o Rruirw Carillon Importers Ltd. Claudia. F. Giordano Carol and Paul Mcringoff Mrs. El hel Wachs An hur .and Carol Goldberg THE WILLIAM DONORS TO THE , Susan K. F rcedman and C Urt Marcus Paul and Joanne Schnell To THE B OARD OF D IRECfORS OF OLANDER WILLIAM OLANDER Richard J. Jacabs James and Stephania C arol and Eric Schy,'2rlZ The New Museum of Contemporary An MEMORIAL MEMORIAL FUND, AS OF Gerald and JoAnne McClennen Herman and Marilyn DECEMBER 31, 1990 Friedma.n Arnold l\>tesches and Jill Schwarnman FUND Peter Gala.ssi Cimcnt Robert and Joan Sepes~y Gary Garrels Metro Pictures Jack Shaioman Alice Abrams Barbara Gladstone Chuck Meyers Renate and Sidney Shapiro Gwen Akin Fdix GonzaJez-T orrcs and Clare Micuda Linda Hanley Sh.::arer Dorinda B. Aldrich Ross Laycock Nes[Qr Millan Cindy She rman Brooke Alexander Marian Goodman John L. Moore Howard and Judith 5ih-cr Lero>' and Mary Ann Alex and Allyso n Grey Susan Napack Bernice Simon WE HAVE AUDITED THE ACCOMPANYlNG BALANCE SHEET of The New M useum of ColHemporary Art as ofJune 30, 1990, and the related Anderson Lynn C umpt'n George Negroponte Charles J. Simon sraremems of suppOrt, reven ue, expenses, Glpital additions and changes in fu nd balances for the Doug Ashford Hans Haacke Jill Newmark Lowery S. Sims year then ended. T hese fi nancial st3tementS are the responsib ility of the Museum's management'. Julie Aule Fariba H ajahmadi Barbara Niblock Pauerson Sims Our responsibility is (Q express an opinion on these finan cial statements based on our audi r. Josh Baer Susan L. Halper Isabelle Olander Laura Skoler We c.onducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those Jamie and Joseph Baldinger Sieve Henry Pamela J. O lander Stuart and Judy Spence Bruce Barber Tom Hinson and Roben T. Olander Susan Stein standards r('quire that we plan and perform the audit [Q obtain reasonable a. .;~ ur al1,e ahllut Isabel and Bill Berley D iana T irde C laes O ldenburg and May Stevens and INDEPENDENT wherher the fi nanci al statemems are free of material rn iSS r3(ernenr. An audit incl udes examining, William A. Slazar Ellen H olnman and Coosje van Bruggen Rudolf B:uanik AUDITOR'S on a [est basis, evidence supponing the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An H arm Bouckaerr Roben Evans H arold Olcjarz Virginia H. St rull REPORT audit also includes assessing the accounti ng principles used and significanr es timates made by Brooklyn AIDS Task ForCe! Rose and Bernard H oro\·irz Sara Palmer Stefan StuX management, as wel1 as evaluating the overall fi nancial statement presentation. We believe that our Ellen Brooks Barbara Horowirz Tina Porter Terrie Sultan audir provides a reasonable basis fo r our opinion. Susan Cahan Jon Hurton Sheila Reid Stephen Symonds Helen and Lronard Carr Popsy and Bob Johnstone Anita and Burton Reiner Marjorie Talalay Tn our opinion, [he financial s[atemenrs re ferred to above presenr fa_irl y> in all material respects. The C hemical Health David Joseli t Larry Rinder Laura Trippi rh e fi nanci::t1 position of T he New Museum of Contemporary Arc as ofJu ne 30. 1990, and the D ivision, H ennepin James and Gayle Kincannon Bernard Rosen Marcia T ucker and resulrs of irs operarions and rhe changes in its fin ancial position for meyear rhen ended in County. Minnesota Kat}' Kline Rachel Rosenthal Dean McNeil conformity with generall y acc epted accounting principles. Charles Clough Thea K1iros Courtney and Sleven Ross Susan Unre: rbcrg Eileen and Michael Cohe:n Susan Kra ne: Erika Rothenberg D ianne Vande rlip William N. Copley G.yle .nd Huold Ku rrz Rosemary RO(Qn di John Walsh Anronelte DeVito Mary C. Kurrz Ellen M. Ruffin T oby W arner Jod and Zoe Dierrow NanetTe L Lailman Donald Russell and Lawrence Weiner 36 Judile dos Santos Ke\'in Larmon Helen Brunner T hea W eSlreich Nne H . Ekstrom Lawrence and Carol Levin Aleya Saad Mr. and M rs. H erb('f{ Ronald and Frayda Feldman Toby Ltwis Alison M. Saar W ittow -£d SeC' independC'nt :.J.ud iwr's report. SCC' independent audiwr'5 re pon . T he accompanying not~ arc an integral pan of these st1l(f~ m C' ms . The :.J.ccomp'l.nyi ng nOles :an: an integral pan o f lhe-sc s( a tC' m C' n t~. Nons TO fiNANCIAL STATEMENTS JU!\,E 30.1990 f\'D T E .. SUMMARY OF SIGNifiCANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES FIXED ASSETS The financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis. Current A CCUMULATED resuicted gifts and grants are recorded as support and r("Venue to the C OST DEI'REClATIO :">1 NET extent that expenses have been incurred for (he purpose specified by the donor or grantor during the period. Recognirion of expenses that Condominium $3,400,000 S 884,000 S2.516,000 satisfy donor restrictions res ults in recognition of equivalenr amounts Building improvements 590,064 146,075 443.989 of support or revenue in that period. Equipment 144 .297 106,243 38.054 Donated legal and volunreer services have been recorded as revenue and expenses on the basis of estimated values. 54,134,361 $1 ,136,318 S2.998,043 Fixed assets are capitalized at COSI. Depreciation is (ompmed on the straight-line method ove r th e es ti mated useful lives of the assets. In con formity with the practice followed hy many museums, and with generally accepted accounting principlt's . art objects purchased NOTES by the museum or donated to the museum are not included on the LITIGATION balance shcc l. An acti on was brought by an ind ividual with respect to a con rracror's lien , filed agai ns t both condominium parcels located ar 583-587 NOTE 2 Broadway, in the (otal amount of $445,000, an unspecified portio n of INVESTME NTS MARKIT which is ailleged to be due from the Muse um. Counsel and COST V ALUE ma nagement bel ieve th at the Museum has a meri torious defense [0 the act ion, namely. payment of all amounts allocable (0 the Museum 's Money market funds 563,122 563,122 prem ises. and the action is bei ng vigorously contested. The Museum U.S. Treasury bill 540,300 544.446 has filed a crossclailll agai nst 583-;87 Broadway Associ ates based Government bonds 299,034 291 ,050 upon an indemn ification agreement, whereby Associates agreed to Corporate bonds 25,308 32,445 indemnify the Museum against all such liens and obligations and, in Convertible bonds 121,419 121 ,255 addition, the M useum has filed a coumerclaim agai nst the individ ual GNMA 199,102 196,037 for malici ous abuse of the legal process in naming the Museum 35 a Eq uities defendant. SI,248,285 S 1, 248,355 NOTE6 NOTE] TAX EXEMPT STATUS 40 MORTGAGE RECEIVABLE The New Museum of Conremporary Art is exempt from fed eral A mortgage receivable of $300,000 is due from a limited partnership. income tax un der Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3), and is a related through part icipation of several board members. The mortgage publicly supported organization, as described in Section 509(a). was due in December 1987, and bears interest at 16.5%. Management has nOt accrued interest since (he inception of the note, dated December 29, 1982 . On July 14 ,1989. the limited partnership acknowledged to pay [he Museum 5490.500 in scnlement of ce rtai n debcs owed, including the S300,000 mortgage receivable and accrued interest. $250,000 was paid on July 14, 1989 and the limited partnership agreed to pay interest on the remaining indebtedness ($240.500) at the rate equal to rhe prime rate from July 14. 1989 until payment on or abour one year from July 14.1989, bU I in no e\'ent later than the date of closing on a cons Eruct ion loan. n L 11 -Ill L ~ n [i".ml L b' . - lI J' 1b.~nrQr*~~,;::,~~ ~I", J____41~'" = The auctions can wait Henry ! Stop and pick " I' the latest ARTnews . ~ ARTnews Readers have two great passions ••• Collecting Art. .. i ARTnews readers, with an average net worth of $1.4 million, are passio nate about '"i collecting works of art. In fact, 67% of our readers collect art, and have been doing SO for nearly 20 years. 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