Unfinished Conversations at MOMA

Jonathas de Andrade (Brazilian, born 1982). The Uprising (O Levante). 2013. Video (color, sound), 8 min. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Pedro Barbosa and Patricia Moraes, Luis Augusto Teixeira de Freitas, Mr. and Mrs. John Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Klimt, and Roberto Lima, 2016. © 2017 Jonathas de Andrade

MOMA announced Unfinished Conversations in mid-January, and there’s not long left to wait to get a sneak peak - the press preview is scheduled for March 14th. 

Unfinished Conversations: New Work from the Collection brings together more than a dozen artists showcasing the work made in the past decade, a recent addition to MOMA’s collection. The exhibition is set to be an incarnation of different themes, intertwined together: from social protest to the effect of history on the formation of identity. Some intellectual heavy-lifting involved, but then again, when did art ask easy questions? 

The title of the exhibition is inspired by John Akomfrah’s video installation in 2012. Aside from his works, Unfinished Conversations also includes works by Jonathas de Andrade, Anna Boghiguian, Paul Chan, Simon Denny, Kara Walker and other artists. 

Anna Boghiguian (Egyptian, born 1946). Untitled. 2011. Twelve drawings: gouache and pencil on paper each approx: 15 3/4 × 11 3/4″ (40 × 29.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century, 2016. © 2017 Anna Boghiguian.

在MOMA的Unfinished Conversation

MOMA 在一月中旬宣布了 Unfinished Conversation（未完成对话）。现在剩下没多少时间就可以先睹为快了 - 记者预览发布会安排在3月14日举行。

Unfinished Conversation：这一系列的新作品汇集了超过十位艺术家，展示过去十年的作品，是 MOMA 系列最新的添加。此次展览是不同主题的化身，交织在一起：从社会抗议到历史对身份形成的作用。其中包括一些才智举重，然而再次，艺术何时提过简单的问题?

展览的标题由 John Akomfrah 2012 年的录像装置激发灵感。除了他的作品，Unfinished Conversation 也包括 Jonathas de Andrade，Anna Boghiguian，Paul Chan，Simon Denny，Kara Walker 以及其他艺术家的作品。

John Akomfrah (British, born 1957) . The Unfinished Conversation. 2012. Three-channel video (color, sound). 45 min. The Contemporary Arts Council of the Museum of Modern Art, The Friends of Education of The Museum of Modern Art, and through the generosity of Bilge Ogut and Haro Cumbusyan, 2016. © 2017 John Akomfrah.

Paul Chan (American, born Hong Kong 1973). The body of Oh Marys (truetype font). 2009. Ink on paper with shoes and expanding foam. 84 x 54″ (213.4 x 137.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased with funds provided by Maja Oeri and Hans Bodenmann, 2009. © 2017 Paul Chan

Simon Denny (New Zealander, born 1982). Modded Server-Rack Display with Some Interpretations of David Darchicourt Designs for NSA Defense Intelligence. 2015. UV prints on Revostage platforms, powder-coated 19″ server racks, Cisco Systems WS-C2948G switches, LAN cables, Bachmann power strips, HP Proliant 380DL G5 servers, steel trays, plexiglass and aluminum model, Maisto Humvee 1:18 model car, vinyl and plexiglass letters on plexiglass, prints on cardboard puzzle and laminated cardboard box, Picard steel tool box, screwdrivers, hammer, painting brush, wrench, socket wrench, bits, saw, UV prints on plexiglass, Tamiya 1:48 U.S. Modern 4×4 Utility Vehicle w/Grenade Launcher model cars and figures, CNC/routed MDF, VisiJet PXL Color Bond 3D print, UV print on Aludibond, Fisso stainless steel spacers, anodized aluminum panel, embossed gilded brass medallion, laser-cut plexiglass letters, powder-coated steel and aluminium components, UV print on sandblasted laminated safety glass, and LED strips
100 3/16 × 118 1/8 × 39 3/8″ (254.5 × 300 × 100 cm). Acquired through the generosity of the Committee on Painting and Sculpture and The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art. © 2017 Simon Denny

Kara Walker (American, born 1969). 40 Acres of Mules. 2015. Charcoal on three sheets of paper. Overall 105 × 216″ (264.2 × 548.7 cm. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the generosity of Candace King Weir, Agnes Gund, and Jerry I. Speyer and Katherine Farley, 2016. © 2017 Kara Walker