Museum of Modern Art Acquires Controversial Jesus Video
The Museum of Modern Art has acquired "Fire in My Belly," the controversial video piece that was booted from the Smithsonian a few weeks ago.
Police Hunt $123m Paris Art Thieves
An intrepid masked thief, or thieves, broke into Paris' Museum of Modern Art yesterday and took five paintings by Picasso, Matisse, Braque, Modigliani and Leger, worth $123m. Officials admit, according to the BBC, that the alarm system was not working.
New Yorkers Are Too Immature for MoMa
Some visitors to Marina Abramovic's "The Artist is Present" exhibit, which features live nude models, have been kicked out of the Museum of Modern Art for groping. And some models are creeped out: "It can be a little sketchy." [NYP]
Club MoMA
Beginning in January, the Museum of Modern Art will morph into a club—with DJs spinning house music, "specialty cocktails," a $20 cover, and everything—on the first Thursday of each month. Please mind the artwork, clubgoers. Oh, and come early: This new nightspot is only open till 8:45pm. [NewYorkology]
Twisted Sisters: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen all dressed up for last night's tribute to director Tim Burton at the Museum of Modern Art.
Out With the Old
The junior committees at major cultural institutions around town are designed for younger—or youngish—people, right? Well, it seems some old-timers have been trying to slip by at the Museum of Modern Art, according to the WSJ's Speakeasy blog, and the museum isn't taking it anymore:
My, What Big Teeth You Have
[Anna Wintour's stare keeps Sienna Miller on message at a screening of The September Issue last night at the Museum of Modern Art. A bonus after the jump—the closest Vogue will ever get to food. Image via Getty]
Conversations You'll Miss at the MoMa Today
Several hundred people are expected to turn up at the MoMa at noon today to pay tribute to Eli Broad, the billionaire philanthropist who is being honored with the David Rockefeller Award. What will all the financiers (Steve Cohen), dealers (Larry Gagosian), and socialites (Mercedes Bass) be chatting about at the…
MoMA Art Assault
The Museum of Modern Art enjoys a love-hate relationship with its neighbors — sometimes quite heavy on the hate, it seems. More in the vein of gentle ribbing is this prank, implemented in conjunction with MoMA's setup work for a show by video artist Doug Aitken. While the museum ran projected test patterns on its…
