The Museum of Modern Art

On this day 90 years ago, the very first Vincent van Gogh exhibition opened at MoMA! 🎨 Over 123,000 people attended the exhibition, including first lady Eleanor Roosevelt who visited during the second day of the show’s run. The exhibition showcased over 90 works by the Dutch artist, most of which had never been seen in the U.S. at the time. Among the works shown was “The Olive Trees,” which entered MoMA’s collection in 1998. The painting depicts the blazing heat of a Mediterranean afternoon where the ground is dry and cracked, the olive trees seem to twist and turn in the heat, and the low hills of the Alpilles roll gently beneath a pale blue sky under mist-like clouds. After van Gogh voluntarily entered an asylum in the south of France in the spring of 1889, he wrote to his brother, Theo: "I did a landscape with olive trees and also a new study of a starry sky." 🌳 See “The Olive Trees” on view now in our fifth floor galleries. — 🖼️ [1] Vincent van Gogh. “The Olive Trees.” Saint Rémy, June-July 1889. Mrs. John Hay Whitney Bequest [2-5] Installation view of the exhibition "Vincent van Gogh.” November 4, 1935–January 5, 1936. Photographic Archive. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photograph by Beaumont Newhall

💻 Join us virtually for a symposium to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Meet Me at MoMA! Meet Me at MoMA provides a forum for dialogue through looking at art for visitors with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. On November 18 and 19, tune in to hear from practitioners developing initiatives to make art accessible for people with dementia and their care partners. The livestream portion of this event is free to the public, and we welcome practitioners with a wide range of experience, from those just beginning this work to those with established programming. Register now → mo.ma/3JhKgbi – Photo: Jason Lindberg

In 1965, Ruth Asawa accepted an invitation to become an artist in residence at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, where she delved into the complex printmaking process and produced a broad-ranging portfolio. 📖 Read more about how lithography expanded Asawa’s multidisciplinary practice in “Ruth Asawa: The Tamarind Prints" → mo.ma/3JrvIWP 🎟️ Plan your visit! “Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective” is on view now. This exhibition is sponsored by UNIQLO, MoMA's partner of #ArtforAll.

Ahead of the Studio Museum in Harlem's re-opening next week, we’re taking a moment to look back at some highlights from the partnership between MoMA, MoMA PS1, and the Studio Museum ✨ In 2019, we entered into a multi-year exhibition and programming collaboration while the new Studio Museum building was under construction. In addition to the ongoing curatorial fellowship program between MoMA and the Studio Museum, MoMA hosted “Studio Museum at MoMA: The Elaine Dannheisser Projects Series.” The series of exhibitions highlighted the works of artists including Michael Armitage, Kahlil Robert Irving, Ming Smith, and Tadáskía. In Queens, MoMA PS1 hosted the Studio Museum’s “Artists-in-Residence” exhibitions from 2019 to 2024, highlighting the work of 19 artists from the Studio Museum’s foundational residency program. Congratulations to the entire Studio Museum team on the re-opening of the museum—we’re so excited to see your next chapter unfold. — [1] Installation view of the exhibition “Tadáskía,” May 24, 2024 - October 14, 2024. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Jonathan Dorado. Digital Image © 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. [2] Malcolm Peacock. “Five of them were hers and she carved shelters with windows into the backs of their skulls.” 2024. Installation view of “Pass Carry Hold: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2023–24,” on view at MoMA PS1 from September 26, 2024, through February 10, 2025. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kris Graves [3] Installation view of the exhibition “Projects 110: Michael Armitage,” October 21, 2019 - January 20, 2020. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Digital Image © 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Noah Kalina. [4] Qualeasha Wood. Installation view of “It's time for me to go: Studio Museum Artists in Residence 2021-22,” on view at MoMA PS1 from November 17, 2022, through February 27, 2023. Courtesy MoMA PS1. Photo: Kris Graves

The first in-depth survey to focus on artist Stephen Prina’s long engagement with music and performance continues at MoMA! “Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise” unfolds across multiple locations in the Museum, showcasing the artist’s singular and irreverent approach to installations, films, and performances. 🎶 “The Way He Always Wanted It II, Movement 4” (2008) and “A Lick and a Promise” (2025) ⏰ Thu, Nov 6 and Sat, Nov 8, 7:00 p.m. ➡️ A marimba/vibraphone duet followed by a composition for 16 musicians and voice, featuring Stephen Prina in the vocal role. 📣 Live world premiere of both compositions! 🎶 Sonic Dan (1994) ⏰ Thu, Nov 13, and Sat, Nov 15, 7:00 p.m. ➡️ This composition alternates the songs of Steely Dan and Sonic Youth alongside a recording of Anton Webern’s complete string quartets. Learn more and book tickets now → mo.ma/prina — 📷 Mike Kelley, Anita Pace, Stephen Prina. Beat of the Traps. 1992. Performed September 18, 2025 in conjunction with the exhibition Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Performers: Abbott Alexander and Stephen Prina. Photo: Maria Baranova. Digital Image © 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York

Forget witches and broomsticks—nothing says Halloween quite like the mysterious stare of a black cat in your studio! 🐈⬛ For three years, artist André Kertész printed his images of interiors, artist studios, and portraits on everyday postcard paper. He valued the paper for its warm tones, sturdy support, and affordability, making it a practical way for him to print and share his work. 📣 Discover extraordinary photographs that offer encounters across time and geography in “Time Travelers: Photographs from the Gayle Greenhill Collection,” opening October 31 → mo.ma/46yNDDL — André Kertész. “The Studio Cat.” 1926–27. The Gayle Greenhill Collection. Gift of Robert F. Greenhill. © 2025 Estate of André Kertész

What films are you rooting for during the 2025 Oscar season? Each year, our team combs through major studio releases and the top film festivals in the world, selecting influential, innovative films made in the past 12 months that we believe will stand the test of time. See the MoMA Department of Film’s selections in this year's edition of our annual #MoMAContenders series beginning November 6, with a screening of Dead Man’s Wire followed by a conversation with director Gus Van Sant. Check out the rest of the top picks screening at MoMA this November → mo.ma/contenders2025 ⚖️ November 8: La grazia  🐝 November 18: Bugonia 🌃 November 19: Blue Moon 🎸 November 21: Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere 🏛️ November 28: The Phoenician Scheme 🔥 November 30: Sinners Film at MoMA is made possible by CHANEL. — [1] “La grazia.” 2025. Italy. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Courtesy MUBI [2] “Bugonia.” 2025. Ireland/UK/Canada/South Korea/USA. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Courtesy Focus Features [3] “Blue Moon.” 2025. USA/Ireland. Directed by Richard Linklater. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics [4] “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.” 2025. USA. Directed by Scott Cooper. Courtesy 20th Century Studios [5] “The Phoenician Scheme.” 2025. USA/Germany. Directed by Wes Anderson. Courtesy Focus Features [6] “Sinners.” 2025. USA. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Courtesy Warner Brothers

Take a close look at “Christina’s World” through a conservation photographer’s eye 🔍 For the first time in almost 30 years, conservators at MoMA brought artist Andrew Wyeth’s beloved painting into the lab for close study, using today’s digital imaging tools to see it in more detail than ever before. Using high-magnification photography, raking light, and Infrared photography and reflectography, these tools offered a new window into Wyeth’s technique and process. They discovered adjustments to horizon lines and architectural alterations to the house and shed, suggesting that Wyeth may have altered the composition as it was being painted. 📖 Discover more of what’s been hiding beneath the paint all along on #MoMAMagazine → mo.ma/47chwsk — 🖼️ Andrew Wyeth. Christina’s World. 1948. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase

What are the stakes of connection? Sabelo Mlangeni’s series of photographs, on view now as part of “New Photography 2025,” surveys wedding ceremonies and marital festivities across South Africa over the course of seventeen years. These compositions mine the psychological and spiritual stakes of connection through depictions of celebration. For Mlangeni, these images magnify “the systems that we live in (and against).” 📷 “New Photography 2025: Lines of Belonging” is on view through January 17, 2026.  🎟️ Plan your visit → mo.ma/newphotography2025 — All photos by Sabelo Mlangeni. Judith and Wm. Brian Little Fund © 2025 Sabelo Mlangeni. [1] “Izimbali ne Nendandatho, Collie Magagula and Jomo Mhlanga.” 2011. [2] “Skhumbuzo and Sakhile Dlongolo at Heyshope Dam, Driefontein.” 2016. [3] “Enkonzeni Yokufaka Indandatho, Mama Khoza.” December 26, 2020. [4] “Impelezi Enkulu Nestolomisi, Sizakele, Nomusa.” 2003.

Ruth Asawa’s use of negative space as a compositional element became a hallmark of her abstract sculpture—one of many aspects of her multifaceted practice. “I am able to take a wire and go into the air and define the air without stealing it from anyone. A line can enclose and define space while letting the air remain air. You can see right through most of my sculpture,” she once said. 📣 Open now: “Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective” features some 300 artworks, offering numerous points of entry into her art. 🎟️ Plan your visit → mo.ma/asawa This exhibition is sponsored by UNIQLO, MoMA's partner of #ArtforAll. — 🖼️ Installation view of “Ruth Asawa: A Retrospective” on view at The Museum of Modern Art from October 19, 2025, through February 7, 2026. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Digital Image © 2025 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo by Jonathan Dorado. All artwork © 2025 Ruth Asawa Lanier, Inc., Courtesy David Zwirner.