Exhibition
Ghosts in the Machine
07/18/12-09/30/12
Families · Exhibition-Related
First Saturdays for Families: NEW Optics
Cover Image:
“Ghosts in the Machine,” 2012. Exhibition view: New Museum. Photo: Benoit Pailley
Investigate “Ghosts in the Machine”—the New Museum’s latest exhibition that explores the relationship between humans, art, and machines—during New Museum First Saturdays for Families. Focus on the artwork of Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely who use repeated shapes, lines, and minimal colors to create detailed paintings that generate the illusion of depth and movement on a flat surface. Discover how to create your own optical artwork using simple shapes and patterns with New Museum educators in the Sky Room.
New Museum First Saturdays for Families are free of charge. This program is designed and recommended for families with children aged between four and fifteen years and includes free New Museum admission for up to two adults per family. Children under eighteen are always admitted free. No preregistration is required. Space is limited and tickets are given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Your entire party must be present; tickets will not be given to partial parties.
Sponsors
Lead Sponsor
Funding for “Ghosts in the Machine” is provided by the David Bermant Foundation.
Additional support is provided by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V.
New Museum First Saturdays for Families are made possible, in part, by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts.
Additional generous support provided by the TD Charitable Foundation.
Endowment support is provided by the Keith Haring Foundation School and Youth Programs Fund, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Skadden, Arps Education Programs Fund, and the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fund for Education Programs at the New Museum.
Education and public programs are made possible by a generous grant from Goldman Sachs Gives at the recommendation of Hermine & David B. Heller.
