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Neuberger Museum of Art: November Calendar of Events
From curatorial conversations to family workshops, there are a variety of events for all ages at the Neuberger Museum of Art in November.
Photo Caption: Michael Disfarmer [Earl Lang, The Meyer Studio, Heber Springs, Ark., 083545], c. 1935. Gelatin silver print, 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches. Neuberger Museum of Art, New York.
Wednesday, November 5
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4:30 pm, Masha Gessen: Russian Power, Russian Dissent
Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen, the author of The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin, and Words Will Break Cement: The Passion of Pussy Riot, will discuss contemporary issues in Russia. Held at the Music Conservatory Recital Hall, refreshments at the Neuberger Museum following lecture.
6:30 pm, New Media Lecture
The New Media Lecture is co-curated by the Neuberger Museum of Art and the New Media Board of Study, School of Film and Media Studies, Purchase College.
Neu First Wednesdays are designed by Purchase College students to provide lively social, creative and intellectual engagement with works of art for their fellow students and the wider community. Refreshments and admission are free.
Saturday, November 8, 1 – 4 pm
Family Second Saturdays: Portraiture
When Mike Disfarmer photographed the people who came into his Arkansas studio, he created a portrait that told a story. Make your own portrait, imagine a story to go with it, and share it with your family.
Art experiences for the whole family, with conversations and hands-on workshops. Workshops for kids, tots to ten, accompanied by an adult. Free admission for all program participants. For more information about Family Second Saturdays and other education programs, call 914.251.6113
Sunday, November 9, 1 - 3 pm
Becoming Disfarmer: Public Open House
Public opening of the Becoming Disfarmer exhibition. Free.
Sunday, November 9, 3 pm (following the opening reception)
Becoming Disfarmer, a Curatorial Conversation
Join curator Chelsea Spengemann in a conversation about how Mike Disfarmer’s commercial studio photographs, made between 1914 and 1950 in Heber Springs, Arkansas, were revalued and recast as art twice, in 1974 and again in 2004. Panelists Hava Gurevich, Executive Director of the Disfarmer Project; Peter Miller, conservator of Disfarmer’s negatives; and Tanya Sheehan, contributor to the exhibition catalogue and Associate Professor of Art at Colby College, bring widely varying perspectives. Their conversation will complicate the meaning of Disfarmer’s portraits and locate them as objects from the past with resonance in a present, critical moment of thinking about photography.
Wednesday, November 12, 5:30 pm
CLUSTER: Urban Planning, Pedagogy and Activism in Post-Revolution Cairo
Supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation, Omar Nagati and Beth Stryker of CLUSTER (Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research), an organization created in the wake of Egypt’s 2011 revolution to establish a critical space for urban discourse, and platform for art and design initiatives, share their work and projects. Located in Cairo, CLUSTER explores the shifting dynamics of urban space, culture and democracy in post-revolution Cairo through symposia, design workshops, exhibitions in downtown Cairo passageways, and pubic programs. Their conversation will be moderated by Hakan Topal, Assistant Professor of New Media and Art+Design at Purchase College.
Tuesday, November 18, 11 am
Collecting Art in Russia
Natalia Kolodzei has, with her mother, Tatiana, amassed one of the most extensive collections of Nonconformist and contemporary Russian art in the world. Join Natalia in a conversation about the history of collecting art in Russia.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Becoming Disfarmer - November 9, 2014 through March 22, 2015
Ongoing Exhibitions:
Key Frames: Contemporary Artists’ Animation – through January 11, 2015
This Leads to Fire: Selections from the Kolodzei Art Foundation Collection – through January 11, 2015
When Modern Was Contemporary: The Roy R. Neuberger Collection – through December 24, 2014
It’s Beautiful, It’s Crazy – through November 30, 2014
The Neuberger Museum of Art is located on the Purchase College campus at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase. 914-251-6100. www.neuberger.org.
Museum Hours
Tuesday through Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm
Closed Mondays and major holidays
Group tours by appointment only on Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 am to 12 noon
For persons with special needs, designated parking is available at the south end of the Museum building. Call ahead for wheelchair accommodations.
Admission
$5.00 General Public
$3.00 Seniors
Free admission for Museum members, children 12 and under, and Purchase College students, faculty, and staff.
