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THE NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART IS A NON-PROFIT INSTITUTION COMMITTED TO AN ONGOING INVESTIGA­ TION OF WHAT ART IS AND THE ROLES ART PLAYS IN SOCIETY. THE MUSEUM FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON WORK MADE WITHIN THE PAST TEN YEARS BY LIVING ARTISTS. BY PRESENTING EXPERIMENTAL WORK, THE MUSEUM AIMS TO PROVIDE A PUBLIC FORUM FOR EXPRESSING DIVERSE POINTS OF VIEW AND ENCOURAGING MEANINGFUL INTERAC· TIONS WITH WORKS OF ART.

THE BO ARD OF TRUSTEES: Henry Luce 111, President; Penny McCall, Vice President; Dieter Bogner, Saul Dennison, Allen A. Goldring, Manuel E. Gonzalez, Sharon King Hoge, Toby Devan Lewis, James C. A. McClennen, Raymond J. McGuire, Eileen Norton, Steven M. Pesner, Carole Rifkind, Patrick Savin, Paul T. Schnell, Herman Schwartzman, Robert J. Shiffler, Laura Skoler, Marcia Tucker, Director; Laila Twigg-Smith; Vera G. List, Trustee Emeritus.

THE ARTISTS ADVISORY BO ARD: Doug Ashford, Julie Ault, Judith Barry, Nayland Blake, Tony Cokes, Ji~mie Durham, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Amy Hauft, Mary Heilmann, Mary Kelly, Byron Kim, Yolanda M. Lopez, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, Pep6n Osorio, Catalina Parra, Judith Shea, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Carmelita Tropicana, Nari Ward, Fred Wilson, Mel Ziegler.

Th e New Museum Views is produced by the Public Relations department. Design: Mary Ellen Carroll. Volume 1, Number 10 © 1996 The New Museum of Contemporary Art. Works are arranged in domestic environments such as a living room and a dining room where visitors are encouraged to make themselves

at home and listen to a special selection of C ~ ;:;: folk music, both live and recorded. On sched­ ro 0. Ul uled Saturdays inside the Museum's ::::r 0 (D Wi n_dow on Broadway, visitors can have !}:-- I-'­ their nails, hands, and hair (0 (0 0 designed by body practitioners.

The fully-illustrated exhibition cata­ logue includes a critical and historical essay by Marcia Tucker, biographies written by artists, and a bibliography.

The catalogue and presentation of A Labor of Love are made possible by grants and donations from The Rockefeller ARTISTS Foundation, The Penny McCall Foundation, The Peter Norton Chelo Amezcua Family Foundation, Stephen and Pamela Hootkin, Arcorp, Imogene Jessie Goodshot Arquero Inc., and the New York State Council on the Arts. The New CD "O Museum is supported, in part, with funds from the New York Alan Belcher ::::r ~ State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of 0 Robert Brady (') Cultural Affairs, the Jerome Foundation, and from the co 0. Darren Brown Museum's Director's Council, members, and friends. A por­ ~ a labor of love "O >< Bette Burgoyne tion of the Museum's general operating funds for this fiscal Ill January 20-April 14, 1996 £. year has been provided through a generous grant from the CD Larry Calkins Fifty contemporary American artists create 0 ::J"' Institute of Museum Services, a Federal Agency. ~ Rene David Chamizo works drawn from folk, craft, and fine art tra­ • Dale Chihuly ditions that convey visual pleasure with a crit­ Pier Consagra i ca I edge. Organized by Director Marcia William Copley (Cply) Tucker, A Labor of Love features over 100 Jacob El Hanani works including beading, glassblowing, paint­ • Tom Emerson ing, woodcarving, embroidery, dollmaking and Dianna Frid drawing. Artists from different cultural per­ t I Carmen Lomas Garza spectives combine inventive processes and Chuck Genco materials that imbue familiar objects in Nole Giulini everyday life with social and political signifi­ Michael Harms cance in personal, nondidactic ways. Bessie Harvey

Mary Heilmann A Labor of Love calls into question accepted Oliver Herring boundaries of craft, "outsider," folk, and fine James Hill art while confronting topical issues in society Manuel Pardo • Parlor, 1995 • oil on linen. Indira Freitas Johnson such as racial and cultural identity, feminism, Jane Kaufman gender and sexuality, domesticity, religion, Larry Krone and technological innovation. For example, Paul Laffoley Liza Lou's five-year construction of a full-size Dinh Q. Le kitchen where every square inch is covered Charles LeDray with colorful beads pays tribute to "women's Liza Lou work" with poignancy, humor, and irony. Michael Lucero

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Josiah McElheny ;:s::: C colliding worlds ;;,::­ Sana Musasama C A series of di scussion s organized for A Labor of Love by The New Museum of Contemporary Art in < Richard T. Notkin ~ co llaboration with t e American Craft Museum. Ill 2. Manuel Pardo (D DISTINCTIONS AND BEYOND TIED TO TRADITION Elaine Reichek Monday, January 29, 1996 Thursday, February 1, 1996 Faith Ringgold 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. A.G. Ri zzoli at the American Craft Museum, 40 West 53rd St. at The New Museum of Contemporary Art Diego Romero Artists, critics, and museum professionals explore Artists and cultural critics investigate how class Richard Rt,Jle the complex interrelationships among folk, craft, issues as well as racial and ethnic traditions are

Alison Saar and fine art discourses. Presenters include April distinguished among folk, craft, "outsider," and Kingsley, curator, American Craft Museum. Free fine art. Presenters include Joanne Cubbs , curator Kevin B. Sampson with Museum admission. of folk art at the High Museum; Michael p (O Beverly Semmes (0 Cummings, artist and quilt maker; Harryett e (Jl Judith Shea Mullen, cultural critic and professor of English at Q_ Kazumi Tanaka UCLA; Joanna 0sburn-Bigfeather, curator of fine art -:::Ill (D Kukuli Velarde and director of the American Indian Community ::J Ill 3 Margaret Wharton House Gallery/Museum. Tickets $7 general, $5 (D students, seniors, members. Tickets sold in (JO­ Robin Winters O advance at the Admission Desk during Museum 0. Willie Wayne Young hours; no reservation or ticket orders by phone. Daisy Youngblood 3' Q. fall 1996 exhibition ~- ro'"Tl alt.youth.media ;::;: enOJ The Fall 1996 exhibition, alt.youth.media, L... 0 :::r brings together projects produced by and ::::ien 0 about youth in the U.S. and internationally. ::::i Video, film, digital media, CD-ROM, computer inte·ractive programs, Internet-based pro­ jects, and alternative print publications will be presented. Combining artistic and educa­ tional practices and elements drawn from pop culture, these works reveal youth per­ spectives today on topics such as communi­ Liza Lou • Kitchen, 1991-95 (detail) • beads, plaster, wood and other materials. ty, love, sexuality, gangs, family, school envi­ ronment, racism, and violence. By integrating workshops the disparate aesthetic and cultural percep­ DOLL WORKSHOPS EDUCATORS ' WORKSHOPS tions adolescents and young adults thrive FOR ADULTS March 9, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., on, alt.youth.media aims to move beyond Saturdays, February 10 and 24, 1996 at The New Museum narrow representations of youth prevalent in 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. March 31, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., mainstream media and society. The at The New Museum of Contemporary Art at the Jewish Museum, 1109 5th Ave. Educational Video Center and a team of For A Labor of Love, multimedia artists Lisa April 21, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Bradley and Larry Krone conduct workshops at The New Museum youth advisors will organize a selection of demonstrating how craft-oriented skills and tradi­ During winter and spring 1996, The New Museum video projects for the exhibition. tions can be applied. Workshop participants are offers a series of educators' workshops on devel­ Presentations and workshops involving requested to bring in small objects for doll making. oping innovative methods of teaching about con­ media artists and youth producers will take Dolls made in the workshops will be displayed in temporary art within and across a range of disci­ place in the galleries throughout the exhibi­ the gallery and, when the exhibition ends, donated plines. Curator of Education Brian Goldfarb and tion providing a critical forum for engaging to children in hospitals through social service orga­ teachers from the Museum's High School Art nizations. Free with Museum admission. For reser­ Program facilitate the workshops with a selection with a range of audiences about attitudes vations, call 212.219.1222. of artists from A Labor of Love. Free with Museum concerning youth. alt.youth.media is orga­ admission. Call the Education Department for a nized by the Museum's Education depart­ complete schedule, 212.219.1222. ment. Groups and individuals may submit works for consideration. The deadline for submissions is February 1, 1996. For entry forms and information call 212.219.1222.

artist talk corporeal crafts In coordination with the exhibition the Museum Artist Liza Lou talks about her beaded Kitchen. WINDOW ON BROADWAY will hold a day-long symposium entitled Media Saturday, January 20, 1996 A series of body crafts performed for (and on) 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. willing visitors. Free. Generations: Age, Agency and Technology. The free with Museum admission symposium includes screenings, panels, and NAIL ART workshops addressing the relationship by Nails & Design by Gee Gee & Co., Inc. between approaches to media and genera­ Saturday, January 20, 1996 tional differences. Date to be announced. 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

RAZOR HAIRCUTS by Astor Place Hairstylists Saturday, February 17, 1996 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Image from the interactive computer project Sex Get Serious, part of The New Museum's Day Without Art program, December 1, 1995. Focusing on perceptions of sex and AIDS, Sex Get Serious is created by young people in partnership with Jubilee Arts and Sandwell Hea lth Authority in the U.K .. Th e project is a sample of works on cultural issues feature d in the upco ming alt.youth.media exhibition.

Chuck Genco • Influence Generator/Transmuter, 1987-92 • Oak, brass, glass, computer, electrical and mechanical parts • Photo credit: Gregg Martin through May 5. The downtown team of Carla Chammas of CRG Art, Tom Jones, formerly of Fawbush Gallery, and Friedrich Petzel of the Friedrich Petzel Gallery are chairing the Auction 3 with support from Dan Cameron and Maureen Sullivan of The New Museum. Christopher Burge, Chairman of Christie's America, will be C the auctioneer. Senior Curator Dan Cameron gets a roya l we lcome from Trustee Manuel Gonzalez at the Temporarily Possessed CJ) A SPECIAL APPEAL FROM opening. Photo: Suzette Bross. BOARD PRESIDENT .,_ENRY LUCE Ill The New Museum has set a goal to raise through employers' matches and wants others $385,000 in the Annual Giving Campaign this (D to join in building the Museum's future. If your year. In today's decreased funding climate for employer offers the Dollar for Doll ar program, the arts, individual patronage is especially cal l the Development Office, 212.219.1222. encouraging. Your financial contribution helps C keep the Museum's doors open wide and exhi­ CHAMPION SUPPORTERS bitions and programs alive. Participating in All gifts to The New Museum of Contemporary donor programs can increase your tax deduc­ Art express support for the institution's mis­ tion contributions and can often double or sion and committed programming. As 1996 triple your gift. Please consider making a gift in begins, the Museum wants to acknowledge 3 honor of a friend, mentor, or artist whose work financial and donated services from individual you admire, or perhaps in memory of a loved patrons and artists who helped realize a vari­ one. If you want to offer an honorarium, a ety of programs this year: Arthur and Carol memorial, or prefer other planned giving Goldberg for hosting the Artist Salon featuring options, please call Jessica Myers Carlin, the Robert Co lescott and Dan Cameron; Mark < Museum's Major Gifts Officer, 212.219.1222. • Aaron, Steve Ganeless, Belinda Watts, and Thank you for your continued support of The Christie's for organizing The New Group Mock New Museum of Contemporary Art. Auction and Taittinger Champagne, Labatts, Terra Ch ips, Campari, Before & Afters and WELCOME NEW BOARD TRUSTEES Dewars for their generous contributions to this The New Museum welcomes Toby Devan Lewis event; Artists Ann Agee, Chuck Agro, Margaret and Steven M. Pesner. Ms. Lewis is Curator of Curtis, Maria Elena Gonzalez, Jenny Holzer, Corporate Art for Progressive Corporation in Portia Munson, Roxy Paine, Liliana Porter, Amy Cleveland, Ohio. Established in 1974, Sillman, and Jeff Way for creating extraordi­ Progressive's collection encompasses work in nary wrapping papers, Nenad Gozic for screen all media by nationally and internationally printing the papers, Harbor Printing for the invi­ known artists and local and emerging Ohio Artist Mary Kel ly (right) talks with Museum members and tations, Christo and Jeanne-Claude for donat­ artists. A Board member of the Cleveland artists including Loring McAlpin of Gran Fury, Phyllis and ing posters, and finally Kate's Paperie and Ed Kwallwasser, and Curator of Education Brian Goldfarb Center for the Arts, Ms. Lewis is an original during a Members' breakfast tour of Temporarily Onieals for making the holiday fundraiser "It's Possessed. Photo: Maureen Sul livan member of The New Museum's Director's A Wrap!" a success. Council. Steven M. Pesner is an attorney and art collector. A partner at Akin, Gump, THE NEW MUSEUM Straus, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., Mr. Pesner GOES TO WASHINGTON has served on a number of boards of publicly To celebrate American art, the First Ladies' held companies. Garden of the White House has been the set­ ting for an impressive national sculpture exhi­ bition on view through Spring 1996. Director Marcia Tucker has been invited to organize the last of the four-part series, focusing on the Northeast. Installed in April, each of the ten outdoor sculpture works chosen from regional Artist Kim Jones (a .k.a. Mudman) in front of his work at the Temporarily Possessed opening. Photo: Suzette Bross. museums will be situated in the Garden adja­ cent to the main entrance of the White House. A catalogue will be produced with an introduc­ The New Museum of Contemporary Art thanks tion by Hillary Rodham Clinton, an essay by Curator Gerardo Mosquera and Senior Curator Dan the following foundations and corporations for Cameron talk with Deputy Director Susan Cahan and the Tucker, and photographs of each sculpture. audience at Meet the New Curators event. recent gifts: the Howard Gilman Foundation Photo: Maureen Sullivan The exhibition project, conceived by Mrs. and the Foundation for Contemporary Clinton and developed by J. Carter Brown, Performance Art, Inc. for Temporarily Director Emeritus of the National Gallery of MUSE U M MATCH MAKING Possessed; The Annenberg Foundation and Art, is sponsored by the American Association Does your place of employment match gifts to the Cowles Charitable Trust for education pro­ of Museum Directors. charitable organizations? If so, The New grams; American Express, R. H. Macy & Co. , Museum wants to be your 501 (c) 3 match of and Phillip Morris Companies, Inc. for renewed SAVE THIS DAT E choice. Company employers who match support; and Thorn Communications, Inc. for The New Museum's 19th Benefit Gala and employees' gifts to the Museum provide a criti­ providing on-line services. Also, the Museum Auction will be May 5, 1996. Auction preview c a I source of support. The New Museum gratefully acknowledges a bequest from the week for artworks is scheduled from April 27 thanks members who already contribute Estate of Charles J. Simon. TheNewMuseum • O F CO NTEMPORARY 1ews JANUARY 1 Monday New Year's Day, Museum offices closed < a 15 Monday Martin Luther King Day, Museum offices closed r -· C 19 Friday A Labor of Love Artist and Patron Preview Opening, ~ 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 20 Saturday A Labor of Love opens to the public, 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. o Artist Talk: Liza Lou talks about her beaded Kitchen, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. o Corporeal Crafts: Nail Art by Nails & Design by Gee Gee & Co., Inc., 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. o A Labor of Love Members Opening, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. m 29 Monday Panel: Distinctions and Beyond at the American Craft Museum, 40 W. 53rd, 6:30 p.m. o FEBRUARY THE CURRICULUM RESOURCE GUIDE 1 Thursday Panel: Tied to Tradition at The New Museum, for teachers is available now! Contemporary 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. o $ Art and Multicultural Education presents Deadline for alt.youth.media entries. works by over fifty artists and contains 10 Saturday Doll Workshop, 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. o 13 Tuesday Members' Tour of A Labor of Love with Marcia Tucker and lesson plans, artists' statements, and Valentine Treats , 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. m original methods for interdisciplinary teach­ "Love Labour Lost and Found" music concert by the Art Mob, ing of contemporary art from multicultural 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. m perspectives. Fully illustrated. 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Exp. Date GROUP VISITS Gallery talks for visiting groups HIGH SCHOOL ART PROGRAM The High School stimulate active inquiry about issues in contempo­ Art Program initiated in 1984, is a New York City­ rary art and culture through close examination of wide collaborative arts enrichment program for Signature r the Museum's exhibitions. Trained docents con­ public and alternative high school students empha­ duct talks appropriate to each visiting group. Group sizing an interdisciplinary, multicultural approach to Name visits are available for adult and school groups the exploration of contemporary art. The semester­ from grades 7 through 12. long program aims to integrate the study of art Address within existing curricula and to draw meaningful INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Museum internships are connections between the work of contemporary designed to provide hands-on training in arts man­ artists and students' life experience. One of the City State Zip agement and give qualified college, graduate stu­ few museum arts education programs specifically dents, and professional individuals a comprehen­ designed to serve the culturally diverse public high Phone sive overview of museum operations. Internships school population, the High School Art Program Please send completed form with are available on a trimester basis in various provides an opportunity for students to come in payment to: contact with multi-racial internationally exhibiting departments. Applications for the Summer 1996 Attn: Bookstore cycle are due April 15, 1996. artists/educators and for on-site teachers to devel­ The New Museum op skills that will sustain the philosophy and expe­ 583 Broadway For more information, on these Ongoing Programs rience behind the program . New York, NY 10012 call 212.219.1222.

Larry Krone • Identical Twin Tooth Dolls (Janet), 1995 • wisdom teeth, enamel paint, sterling silver, silk, glass beads • photo: Larry Krone.