*This is a virtual event on Facebook Live*
Children learn with local artists as they lead informal projects on Facebook LIVE. Hands-on exercises relate to works you might remember from visiting the Modern's galleries or are introduced to here and can look forward to visiting in the future. Projects are designed with household materials in mind.
Jyoti Ahmed will lead the May 2 session.
*This is a virtual event on Facebook Live*
Adults at all skill levels learn with local artists who lead informal activities in response to selected works from the Modern's permanent collection. Investigate and respond to works of art from the Modern's galleries from the comfort of your own home. This is a LIVE virtual event, and each session is uniquely designed so there is something new awaiting you- just tune in with a sketchbook and pencils.
Artist Andrea Tosten will lead the May 9 session.
Admission is free.
In the wake of the U.S. economic crisis, the widening gap between the rich and the poor has gained unprecedented public awareness. Our narrator and guide, UC Berkeley professor and noted economic policy expert Robert Reich, helps us understand how the extreme inequality we are now facing has roots in economic and policy changes that began over 30 years ago. Punctuated by moments that allow us to know Reich personally, we also see his unwavering passion to return our society to one in which the American dream is possible for everyone.
PG, 99 minutes
For the 16th consecutive year, Shorts HD and Magnolia Pictures present the Oscar-Nominated Short Films. With all three categories offered—Animated, Live Action, and Documentary—this is your annual chance to predict the winners (and have the edge in your Oscar pool)! Don’t miss this perennial hit with audiences around the country and world. The Academy Awards take place Sunday, April 25.
I am sending-
my warmest greetings to the sun,
and to the tender rivers that streamed in my veins,
and the raining clouds that forever carried- my endless dreams-
to the other side.
—excerpt from “I Will Greet the Sun Again” by Forugh Farrokhzad
For this special Tuesday Evenings with the Modern online presentation, artist Leidy Churchman is in conversation with art critic, writer, and musician Johanna Fateman as they consider Churchman’s work featured in the Modern’s FOCUS: Leidy Churchman, on view January 22–March 21, 2021.
A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent (Sigourney Weaver) of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.
R; 101 minutes
