The New Museum Of Contemporary Art was founded in 1977 by Marcia Tucker. Prior to founding the New Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucker was the Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Early exhibits were held offsite until a building was found to house them. In 1977, the Museum presented its first exhibit entitled "Early Works by Five Contemporary Artists." The exhibit revisited the early careers of artists such as Elizabeth Murray, Dorothea Rockburne, Ron Gorchov, Joel Shapiro, and Dennis Oppenheim. Curators Susan Logan, Allan Schwartzman, and Tucker herself organized the event. When Tucker stepped down as curator of the museum, Lisa Phillips took over. The new curatorial staff includes Benjamin Godsill, Amy Mackie, Eungie Joo, Richard Flood, Lauren Cornell, Massimiliano Gioni, Laura Hoptman, and Jarrett Gregory.
It is the only museum in New York City that exclusively presents contemporary art from all over the world, instead of in the New York area. Within a five year time period, the New Museum has exhibited artists from such countries as Turkey, Argentina, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain, Cameroon, Poland, Bulgaria, Cuba, China, Colombia, Brazil, South Africa and Chile, just to name a few. The New Museum of Contemporary Art has also obtained art from other countries as well.
Exhibits in the New Museum of Contemporary Art consist of works from artists that aren't very widely known. Before they received widespread public recognition, important figures such as Paul McCarthy, William Kentridge, Andrea Zittel, Ana Mendieta, and David Wojnarowicz. The museum formed an affiliation with Rhizome in 2003. Rhizome is a leading online platform for new global media art.
In 2005, the museum, along with hundreds of other New York City arts and social service institutions, received part of a $20 million dollar grant from the Carnegie Corporation. This was possible through a donation by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The museum moved to a new location on 235 Bowery in December 2007. The new facility was designed by Sejima and Nishizawa/SANAA, a Tokyo based firm. The New York based firm Gensler was also a part of the design process. Together, the two firms greatly expanded the New Museum's space. This enables artists to have more room to display their exhibits. Conde Nast Traveler declared the building one of the architectural seven wonders in March 2008.
The museum is opened on Wednesday from 12 p.m. to six p.m., on Thursdays and Fridays from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., and on Saturdays and Sundays from 12 p.m. to six p.m. It is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and on select holidays. The seventh floor, which contains the sky room, offers panoramic views on weekends only.
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