Art Calendar
March
MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
36-01 35th Ave., Astoria
718-777-6888
“The Jim Henson Exhibition”
On view permanently
This permanent exhibit allows viewers to learn about
Jim Henson’s work in film and television and its
impact on culture. Featuring objects throughout his
career it shows how he and his team brought worlds
to the public including The Muppet Show, Sesame
Street and The Dark Crystal. Its 300 objects are
curated by Barbara Miller, the museum's curator of
the collection and exhibitions and is organized by the
Museum of the Moving Image along with Henson’s
family. The exhibition is free with admission to the
museum.
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AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM:
SELF-TAUGHT GENIUS GALLERY
47-29 32nd Pl., LIC
212-595-9533
“Signature Styles: Friendship, Album, and
Fundraising Quilts”
On view through June 21, 2020
This appointment only exhibition gives viewers the
opportunity to look at quilts. Quilts tell a story as a
whole piece, but also square by square. Quilts can
tell a story of communities by showing a record but
also the relationships within the record. This exhibit is
curated by Emelie Gevalt.
THE ISAMU NOGUCHI FOUNDATION
AND GARDEN MUSEUM
9-01 33rd Rd., LIC
718-204-7088
“The Sculptor and the Ashtray”
On view through Aug. 23, 2020
The ashtray is an object that is at the center of a
social ritual as the radio and the barbeque are. “The
Sculpture and the Ashtray” was inspired by a 1944
article that chronicled Noguchi’s efforts to design the
perfect ashtray. This exhibition has patent applications
of Noguchi’s second concept of the ashtray, a modular
design for industrial manufacture. It also has letters
between him and a friend, prototypes two mockup
layouts among other pieces to view that relate to this
work.
Isamu Noguchi, Ashtray Prototypes
The Noguchi Museum Archives. ©INFGM / ARS
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