MoMA The Museum of Modern Art

🎷 Discover how a uniquely modern American art form found a home at a uniquely modern American museum. MoMA has presented live jazz performances for over 60 years: from the towering figures of the 1960s and early ’70s, to one magical summer in 1985, to the arrival of new generations in the 1990s and 2000s. Uncover this rich, surprising, history in our newest podcast. 🎧 Listen to all three episodes of Jazz in the Garden wherever you get your podcasts.  — Master tenor saxophonist Theodore Walter “Sonny” Rollins performs solo in the Sculpture Garden of The Museum of Modern Art as part of Summergarden, July 19, 1985. Photo: Lona Foote. Museum-Related Photographs, 161. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Thank you to everyone who participated in #MoMAPhotoClub : Furry Focus — we loved what you created! 🐾 From paws and claws to scales and feathers, creatures of all kinds have inspired artists and kept them company in the studio. The latest photography challenge was all about animals. Stay tuned on our channels for more photography challenges! — 📸 @erdemvaroll 📍 Istanbul, Turkey 📸 @mustafaseven 📍 Samandağ, Turkey 📸 @habibsfoto 📍 Lebanon 📸 @volgayildiz 📍 Istanbul, Turkey 📸 @l.k.j 📍 Brooklyn, New York 📸 @ganiilhan 📍 Mersin, Turkey 📸 @72sekund 📍 Trondheim, Norway 📸 @tekena24 📍 Georgia, United States 📸 @rogeralanlee

Free tickets, just for the five boroughs! MoMA is open late the first Friday of every month for art, drinks, music, and memories! New York City residents get free admission courtesy of UNIQLO, but everyone can enjoy an evening out in our galleries. Join us for the next UNIQLO NYC Nights on July 5. 🎟 Link in bio for tickets. @uniqlousa is MoMA’s partner of #ArtForAll . — !Entradas gratuitas para los cinco distritos! El MoMA abre hasta tarde el primer viernes de cada mes para disfrutar del arte, las bebidas, la música y los recuerdos. Los residentes de Nueva York tienen entrada gratuita por cortesía de UNIQLO. Recuerda que todo el mundo puede disfrutar de una velada en nuestras galerías. Únete a nosotros el 5 de julio, en la próxima UNIQLO NYC Nights. 🎟 Enlace en la bio para entradas. @uniqlousa es socio del MoMA en #ArtForAll . — [1] 🖼️ Iran do Espirito Santo. “Deposition I.” 2008. Gift of Lucille and Ron Neeley. © 200_ Iran do Espírito Santo 📸 @linkeykiki [2] 🖼️ Mike Kelley. “Deodorized Central Mass with Satellites.” 1991/1999. Partial gift of Peter M. Brant, courtesy the Brant Foundation, Inc. and gift of The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection (by exchange), Mary Sisler Bequest (by exchange), Mr. and Mrs. Eli Wallach (by exchange), The Jill and Peter Kraus Endowed Fund for Contemporary Acquisitions, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz, Mimi Haas, Ninah and Michael Lynne, and Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann 📸 @khmrtnz

“All these queer ancestors lived and contributed and we are the recipients of the gift of their life and their expression. I felt by making these shrines, it would make a statement that these people were important and they’ve changed art, and give them some respect.” — Agosto Machado Downtown New York has hosted generations of underground cultural communities, providing a vibrant home for drag queens, theater performers, filmmakers, and outcasts. Over five decades, artist and queer liberation activist Agosto Machado collected a large personal archive of art, ephemera, and mementos from these communities to create shrines, initially assembled as private acts of remembrance in his East Village apartment.  Many of the objects in this shrine symbolize the losses Machado experienced due to violence against the queer community and the AIDS crisis. This work was created to celebrate and commemorate the people who influenced his life and help their memory live on.  Experience Machado’s practice of remembrance over the years in these archival snapshots, and see “Shrine” on view now in our second floor galleries. — [1] Agosto Machado. “Shrine (White).” 2022. Acquired through the generosity of Scott Lorinsky. © 2024 Agosto Machado. Courtesy of the artist [2-3] Michael Hardwood. “Agosto Machado, The Forbidden City.” 1992. Courtesy Gordon Robichaux, NY [4] Michael Hardwood. “Agosto Machado, The Forbidden City.” 2021. Courtesy Gordon Robichaux, NY

Long before Instagram and TikTok, artists revolutionized the world through video. 📺 — [1] Alex Bag, Patterson Beckwith. “Cash from Chaos/Unicorns and Rainbows.” 1994-97. Gift of Jill and Peter Kraus. © 2024 Alex Bag and Patterson Beckwith [2] Shigeko Kubota in Piazza San Marco, Venice, 1972. © 2024 Estate of Shigeko Kubota. Courtesy the Shigeko Kubota Video Art Foundation [3] Frank Gillette, Ira Schneider. “Wipe Cycle.” 1969/2022. © 2024 Frank Gillette and Ira Schneider Artworks Company LLC. Acquired through the generosity of Maja Oeri. [4] Joan Jonas. “Left Side Right Side.” 1972. Purchase. © 2024 Joan Jonas. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York [5] Richard Serra with Carlota Schoolman. “Television Delivers People.” 1973. Acquired through the generosity of Barbara Pine. © 2024 Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [6] Harun Farocki, Andrei Ujică. “Videograms of a Revolution.” 1992. Given anonymously in honor of Anna Marie Shapiro. © 2024 Harun Farocki Filmproduktion [7] Dara Birnbaum. “Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman.” 1978-79. Committee on Media Funds. © 2024 Dara Birnbaum. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York [8] Nam June Paik. “Global Groove.” 1973. Gift of the John D. Rockefeller III Foundation. © 2024 Nam June Paik. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York [9] Howardena Pindell. “Free, White and 21.” 1980. Gift of Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine G. Farley, Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro, and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis. © 2024 Howardena Pindell. Courtesy of the artist and The Kitchen, New York [10] Sondra Perry. “Double Quadruple Etcetera Etcetera I & II.” 2013. Acquired through the generosity of Lonti Ebers, Sarah Arison, The Lumpkin-Boccuzzi Family Collection, and The Modern Women’s Fund. © 2024 Sondra Perry. Courtesy of the artist [11] Ian Cheng. “Emissary Forks at Perfection.” 2015-16. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. © 2024 Ian Cheng. Courtesy of the artist [12] Camille Henrot. “Grosse Fatigue” (excerpt). 2013. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. © 2024 ADAGP Camille Henrot. Courtesy the artist, Silex Films, and Kamel Mennour, Paris

When was the last time you thought about your teenage self? For a lot of us, our teenage years were an uncomfortable time with confusing thoughts, big emotions, and awkwardness.  In our newest podcast, hear from artists, educators, and members of our MoMA Teens program about the ways art helped them discover and embrace their identity as queer people. 🎧 Listen to “How Art is Helping Teens Find Their True Selves” wherever you get your podcasts. 📱 Looking for community and activities for teens? Follow @momateens to stay up to date on events at MoMA.  MoMA Audio is supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies (@bloombergdotorg ).  The Adobe Foundation (@adobe ) is proud to support equity, learning, and creativity at MoMA. — [1] Andreas Siekmann. “Platz der Teenies, Square of Teenagers.” 1998. The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift. © 2024 Andreas Siekmann [2] Christian Holstad. “Blue Boys Don’t Need Drugs with Voulkos.” 2003. The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift. © 2024 Christian Holstad

📢 Announcement! Only two weeks left to see Joan Jonas at MoMA. 🌙 Dive into the artist’s daring and original 50-year career in “Good Night Good Morning” through July 6. ☀️ Don’t miss rare presentations of “Mirror Piece I & II” in our Sculpture Garden and Atrium this week. Link in bio to learn more and plan your visit. This exhibition is made possible by Hyundai Card (@hyundaicard ).

“I do like to think that portraiture literally creates a history of one’s community…Community is collective humanity. It’s also where you feel more at home, or you develop a sense of family—especially if your own family might not have been a safe place for you to be in.” — Catherine Opie Artist Catherine Opie made pictures in gay, lesbian, and transgender leather-culture circles in Los Angeles during the 1990s. “My work comes out of incredible love and dialogue with people who share my queer identity with me and what it meant at that time in our lives,” Opie says.  📖  On #MoMAMagazine , Opie reflects on portraiture, community, and queer liberation. Link in bio to read more. — All works by Catherine Opie. © 2024 Catherine Opie, courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul [1] “Dyke.” 1993. Committee on Photography Fund and gift of Agnes Gund [2] “Angela Scheirl.” 1993. Gift of Helen Kornblum in honor of Roxana Marcoci [3] “Mike and Sky.” 1993. Gift of Joel Wachs in honor of David Dechman and Michel Mercure

🦀 Haunting melodies and sentimental dreams? We must be in Cancer season!  This astrological sign is all about deep emotions, intuition, and a strong connection to the past. Just like the dreamy quality of this pop art piece by Roy Lichtenstein, Cancer season invites you to embrace your inner nostalgia, reflect on cherished moments, and let your feelings guide you. 🌙✨  — Roy Lichtenstein. “Reverie” from “11 Pop Artists, Volume II.” 1965, published 1966. Gift of Original Editions © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

“It is incumbent upon me to resist.” — LaToya Ruby Frazier Born in 1982 in the steel manufacturing town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, LaToya Ruby Frazier has used photography, text, moving images, and performance to revive and preserve forgotten stories of labor, gender, and race in the postindustrial era. See “Monuments of Solidarity,” an exhibition of the artist-activist’s work, on view now at MoMA.

Don’t miss our free MoMA Pride Celebration next week! 🏳️‍🌈  Join us on Wednesday for… 🕺 A night of dancing with DJ sets 🖼️ Tours of queer art and LGBTQ+ artists in our galleries 🖌️ Creative art making activities 🔮 Astrology and tarot readings  … and more!  🗓️ June 26 from 6:30 – 10 p.m. 🎟️ Link in bio for tickets 🤳 Don’t miss our new Instagram Story filter for Pride Month! Head to the effects tab on our profile to get snapping. — 🖼️ [1] Elizabeth Murray. “Dis Pair.” fall 1989 - winter 1990. Gift of Marcia Riklis, Arthur Fleischer, Jr., and Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro; Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund; and purchase. © 2024 Estate of Elizabeth Murray / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York [2] Leandro Katz. “Lunar Sentence II.” 1978-79. Latin American and Caribbean Fund. © 2024 Leandro Katz 📸 Alycia Kravis

☀️ Here comes the sun, happy first day of summer! ☀️ Today is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. In New York City we’re expecting 15 hours and 5 minutes of daylight — and hopefully a beautiful sunset to kick off the new season.  Artist Andy Warhol made the prints for his series “Sunset” by using three screens: one to apply the background bands of color, one for the sun itself, and one with a single-color dot pattern. He inked the screens in various color combinations and printed them in different placements to create 632 unique screenprints. — All works by Andy Warhol from the portfolio “Sunset.” © 2024 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Used with permission of @warholfoundation #warholfoundation