Contemporary Galleries, second floor
November 21, 2007–July 28, 2008
During the 1970s, there was a shift in critical thinking about art when a range of divergent approaches and multiple mediums became the subject of attention. A restrictive view of modernism was replaced by the concept of "pluralism"—a term that took firm hold at that time. Such an open view remains relevant to the contemporary scene as we witness the lively interchange of various artistic practices.
This installation, part of an ongoing series devoted to MoMA's contemporary collection, examines three distinctive paths for art and includes paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, and media works.
One section is devoted to formal and conceptual ideas of abstraction, while another deals with thematic issues of memory and mutability. A third segment brings together art that provokes—from the outrageous to the humorous to the politically challenging.
These constellations of works are not meant to define strict categories, but rather to demonstrate contemporary art's vitality and the broad sense of possibility and potential it embraces.
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