Synopsis
MoMA Audio: Collection offers commentaries by dozens of curators, artists, critics, and conservators. To view images of these artworks, please visit the Online Collection at moma.org/collection. MoMA Audio is available free of charge courtesy of Bloomberg.
Episodes
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493 - Vija Celmins. Gun with Hand #1. 1964 (English)
08/03/2012 Duration: 01min(American, born Latvia, 1938) Oil on canvas. Gift of Edward R. Broida in honor of John Elderfield, 2005 Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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4030 - Collector Ben Heller on painter Barnett Newman (English)
10/06/2011 Duration: 53sAudio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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417 - Arshile Gorky. Summation. 1947 (English)
10/06/2011 Duration: 01minPencil, pastel, and charcoal on buff paper mounted on composition board, 6' 7 5/8" x 8' 5 3/4" (202.1 x 258.2 cm). Nina and Gordon Bunshaft Fund. © 2008 Estate of Arshile Gorky / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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536 - Marcel Duchamp. To Be Looked at (from the Other Side of the Glass) with One Eye, Close to, for Almost an Hour. Buenos Aires, 1918
01/04/2011 Duration: 01minOil, silver leaf, lead wire, and magnifying lens on glass (cracked), mounted between panes of glass in a standing metal frame, 20 1/8 x 16 1/4 x 1 1/2" (51 x 41.2 x 3.7 cm), on painted wood base, 1 7/8 x 17 7/8 x 4 1/2" (4.8 x 45.3 x 11.4 cm), Overall 22" (55.8 cm) high. Katherine S. Dreier Bequest. © 2010 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / Estate of Marcel Duchamp Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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483 - Arshile Gorky. Diary of a Seducer. 1945 (English)
10/03/2011 Duration: 01minAudio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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413 - Donald Judd. Untitled (Stack). 1967 (English)
10/02/2011 Duration: 01minLacquer on galvanized iron, Twelve units, each 9 x 40 x 31" (22.8 x 101.6 x 78.7 cm), installed vertically with 9" (22.8 cm) intervals. Helen Acheson Bequest (by exchange) and gift of Joseph Helman Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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411 - Andy Warhol. Gold Marilyn Monroe. 1962 (English)
10/02/2011 Duration: 01minSilkscreen ink on synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 6' 11 1/4" x 57" (211.4 x 144.7 cm). Gift of Philip Johnson. © 2005 Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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537 - Lyubov Popova. Painterly Architectronic. 1917
03/02/2011 Duration: 01minOil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 38 5/8" (80 x 98 cm). Philip Johnson Fund Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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532 - Henri Matisse. Study for “Luxe, calme et volupté.” 1904
03/02/2011 Duration: 01minOil on canvas, 12 7/8 x 16" (32.7 x 40.6 cm). Mrs. John Hay Whitney Bequest. © 2010 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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106 - Hector Guimard. Entrance Gate to Paris Subway (Métropolitain) Station. Paris, France. c. 1900 (English)
03/02/2011 Duration: 01minPainted cast iron, glazed lava, and glass, 13' 11" x 17' 10" x 32" (424.2 x 543.6 x 81.3 cm) Each vertical stanchion: 1040 lbs. Horizontal component: 460 lbs. Glazed lava sign: 100 lbs. Gift of Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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509 - Various sculptures by Constantin Brancusi (English)
03/02/2011 Duration: 01minBronze, 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 x 5 3/4" (14.6 x 21 x 14.6 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest. © 2005 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris One of a selection of sculptures shown Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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508 - Henri Matisse. The Moroccans. 1915 (English)
03/02/2011 Duration: 01minOil on canvas, 71 3/8" x 9' 2" (181.3 x 279.4 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Marx. © 2005 Succession H. Matisse, Paris / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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505 - Umberto Boccioni. Unique Forms of Continuity in Space. 1913
03/12/2010 Duration: 02minBronze, 43 7/8 x 34 7/8 x 15 3/4" (111.2 x 88.5 x 40 cm). Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide
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566 - Claude Monet. Agapanthus. 1914-26 (English)
03/12/2010 Duration: 01minFrench, 1840-1926 Oil on canvas. 6' 6" x 70 1/4" (198.2 x 178.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Sylvia Slifka in memory of Joseph Slifka Audio courtesy of Acoustiguide