Kerry James Marshall, Untitled (policeman), acrylic on PVC panel with plexiglass frame, 2015 (Museum of Modern Art, Gift of Mimi Haas in honor of Marie-Josée Kravis. © Kerry James Marshall. Courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York)
GRIEF AND GRIEVANCE: ART AND MOURNING
New Museum
235 Bowery at Prince St.
Special online events free with RSVP
Exhibition runs through June 6, $12-$18
www.newmuseum.org
The New Museum exhibition “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America” is an extraordinary collection of nearly one hundred works by thirty-seven artists taking on racism and violence in Black communities. The show was conceived by Nigerian curator Okwui Enwezor prior to the coronavirus crisis and the BLM protests and scheduled to open around the time of the presidential election, but it was delayed because of the pandemic lockdown and Enwezor’s death in March 2019 at the age of fifty-five. Completed by Naomi Beckwith, Massimiliano Gioni, Glenn Ligon, and Mark Nash, the exhibit includes new and older painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation by such artists as Terry Adkins, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Garrett Bradley, Theaster Gates, Arthur Jafa, Rashid Johnson, Simone Leigh, Kerry James Marshall, Julie Mehretu, Lorna Simpson, Hank Willis Thomas, Kara Walker, Nari Ward, and Carrie Mae Weems exploring how we deal with loss.
In conjunction with the exhibit, the New Museum is hosting weekly live online conversations and virtual tours, featuring an all-star lineup of participating artists. All programs are free with advance RSVP; click on each title for more information.
Tuesday, March 2, 5:00
Melvin Edwards in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni
Wednesday, March 3, 4:00
Virtual Tour: “Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in America”
Friday, March 12, 7:00
LaToya Ruby Frazier in Conversation with Margot Norton
Thursday, March 18, 4:00
Kerry James Marshall in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni
Tuesday March 23, 4:00
Dawoud Bey in Conversation with Gary Carrion-Murayari
Thursday, April 1, 7:00
Adam Pendleton in Conversation with Andrew An Westover
Thursday, April 8, 7:00
Hank Willis Thomas in Conversation with Margot Norton
Rashid Johnson, Antoine’s Organ, black steel, grow lights, plants, wood, shea butter, books, monitors, rugs, piano, 2016 (photo by Dario Lasagni)
Thursday, April 15, 7:00
Rashid Johnson in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni
Thursday, April 29, 2:00
Jennie C. Jones in Conversation with Gary Carrion-Murayari
Monday, May 3, 2:00
Tiona Nekkia McClodden in Conversation with Margot Norton
Thursday May 13, 7:00
Okwui Okpokwasili in Conversation with Massimiliano Gioni
Thursday May 20, 4:00
Howardena Pindell in Conversation with Margot Norton
Tuesday, June 1, 4:00
Sable Elyse Smith in Conversation with Margot Norton
Thursday, June 3, 7:00
Tyshawn Sorey in Conversation with Gary Carrion-Murayari