NYAB Venue - The New Museum of Contemporary Art

The New Museum of Contemporary Art (The New Museum)

Museum in The Lower East Side area

The New Museum building is a home for contemporary art and an incubator for new ideas, as well as an architectural contribution to New York’s urban landscape. Sejima and Nishizawa, who received the commission in 2002, have described the building as their response to the history and powerful personalities of both the New Museum and its storied site. “The Bowery was very gritty when we first visited it,” they have said. “We were a bit shocked, but we were also impressed that a contemporary art museum wanted to be there.”

“In the end, the Bowery and the New Museum have a lot in common. Both have a history of being very accepting, open, embracing of every idiosyncrasy in an unprejudiced manner. When we learned about the history of the New Museum we were flabbergasted by its attitude, which is very political, fearless, and very tough. The New Museum is a combination of elegant and urban. We were determined to make a building that felt like that.”

Current or Upcoming Events

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  "Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection" Exhibition
  Closes in 80 days

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  "Museum as Hub: Be(com)ing Dutch at a Distance" Series
  Closes in 104 days

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  "The Headless Conference" Talk
  Tomorrow only!

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  "Imperfect as they are" Video Art and Home Movie Night
  Tomorrow only!

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