Exhibitions

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An Expressionist in Paris: The Paintings of Chaim Soutine

April 26 - August 16, 1998

This first major presentation of Chaim Soutine in New York in nearly fifty years brings together some of the artist’s most extraordinary works, showcasing his energetic, lively brushwork and bold use of color.

My America: Art from the Jewish Museum Collection, 1900-1955

March 26 - July 25, 2004

Works by such prominent artists as Ilse Bing, Morris Louis, Elie Nadelman, Ben Shahn, and Alfred Stieglitz, among others, illuminate the intersection of American art and Jewish-American history in the first half of the 20th century.

Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976

May 4 - September 21, 2008

…postwar art, revealing the cultural and intellectual framework of Abstract Expressionism, the movements that followed it, and popular culture’s fascination with the art and artists of the period.

From the Margins: Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis, 1945 – 1952

September 12, 2014 - February 1, 2015

…exhibition offers a revealing parallel view of two key Abstract Expressionists. Lee Krasner and Norman Lewis, a woman and an African American, each experimented with approaches that joined abstraction and cultural specificity. Their work similarly brims with gesture, image, and incident, yet was often overlooked by critics in their time.

The Sculpture of Louise Nevelson: Constructing a Legend

May 5 - September 16, 2007

Louise Nevelson, a towering figure in 20th-century American art, continues to inspire artists today through her pioneering installations and sculptures made of found wood. This exhibition, the first major survey of Nevelson’s work since 1980, includes 66 sculptures, works on paper, and two room-size masterworks.

Joan Snyder: A Painting Survey, 1969-2005

August 12 - October 23, 2005

Over 30 of Joan Snyder’s major works are presented in the most comprehensive museum survey of this influential artist’s paintings to date. This exhibition incorporates groundbreaking 1970s “stroke paintings” and subsequent works expressing Snyder’s political and social concerns and personal associations.

After “The Wild”: Contemporary Art from The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Collection

March 24 - October 1, 2023

After “The Wild”: Contemporary Art from The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Collection highlights works by 47 intergenerational and internationally-based artists made between 1963 – 2023.