The Jewish Museum
The first exhibition (and monograph!) of Argentine conceptual and performance artist Marta Minujín’s work stateside is on view in Marta Minujín: Arte! Arte! Arte! at the Jewish Museum from November 17 through March of next year. Minujín, who was born to a Russian-Jewish family in Buenos Aires in 1943, is known a vibrant career spent not just in her home country but also New York City, Paris, and more—the work will reflect such breadth with works of soft sculpture, vintage film footage, large-scale painting, and more. Expect bountiful color, personality, and humor.
Already on is Mood of the moment: Gaby Aghion and the house of Chloé, a joyful exploration of the fashion house founder’s work. Featured are some 150 garments from Chloé’s 70-year history, as well as never-before-seen sketches and drawings. That Aghion hired Karl Lagerfeld in 1964 makes the spread a fine complement to the Costume Institute’s recently-closed piece on that late designer, and work from Lagerfeld as well as others influenced by Aghion (Stella McCartney, Phoebe Philo) also feature.
Museum of the Moving Image
The Jim Henson Exhibition is an ongoing tribute to its namesake’s work on shows like The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and more. Be sure to say hello to Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Elmo, Big Bird, and all of their friends (47 puppets are included in a collection of some 300 total artifacts). David Levine’s Dissolution, meanwhile, is a new and immersive “jewel-box” sculpture, a “digital zoetrope” displaying a hologram visible from any angle. It’s the past—contextualized by MoMI’s fabulous permanent exhibit about the history of the moving image—as well as the future, a 20-minute film contrasting analog with digital that’s worth seeing for yourself.
