Installation view, 2013-2015 Queens Museum Studio Program Exhibition. From left: on wall, Caitlin Keogh; on floor, Galeria Perdida; far end of gallery, Juan Betancurth. Photo by Hai Zhang.
After Midnight: Indian Modernism to Contemporary India, 1947/1997
On view March 8 to June 28, 2015
The era following India’s 1947 independence was marked by the emergence of Indian modern art led by the Progressive Artists’ Group and their extended friends. A half-century later, the year 1997 signaled the beginning of a new phase with a sudden visibility gained by Indian artists in a newly globalized contemporary art world. After Midnight: Indian Modernism to Contemporary India, 1947/1997presents the juxtaposition of these two historical periods in Indian art for the first time, examining the modernists from 1947 through the 1970s, and the contemporary from 1997 to the present. Shifting zeitgeists in India’s cultural production are explored, and how these artistic practices regard and contest a geo-political consciousness of the nation through the veins of modernization and globalization are revealed. Curated by Dr. Arshiya Lokhandwala.
2013-2015 Queens Museum Studio Program Exhibition
On view March 22 to June 28, 2015
Marking the second year of its Studio Program, the Queens Museum presents an exhibition featuring the works of twelve artists, who, working singly and in partnerships, have occupied studios at the Queens Museum during 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Artists include Nobutaka Aozaki, Juan Betancurth, Onyedika Chuke, Mike Kenney, Caitlin Keogh, galería perdida, Jewyo Rhii, Bunny Rogers & Filip Olszewski, Caroline Woolard & Lika Volkova, and Brian Zegeer. Participating Social Practice Queens artists include Sol Aramendi, Seth Aylmer, Scott Braun, Barrie Cline, Gina Minielli, Nicky Mourino, and Francisco Karmelic.
Behind the Curtain: Collecting the New York Fairs
On view through Oct 18, 2015
Over a fourteen month period, Behind the Curtain: Collecting the New York Fairs will reveal little known artifacts and souvenirs drawn from national and regional private collections, as well as the museum’s own.
Designing Eye Exposition Posters from 1893–2000
On view through Oct 18, 2015
On loan from the collection of Erik & Betsy Gordon to celebrate the anniversaries of the New York World’s Fairs, this exhibition features twenty-two rare exposition posters from a period of over one hundred years and spanning several continents
