Understanding, Looking At, Making Abstract Art

This lesson plan approaches the theme of abstraction in contemporary art by looking at a selection of artworks in the New Museum’s Triennial exhibition “The Generational: Younger Than Jesus.”

Exploring the New Museum Building

SANAA’s work is luminous and deceptively simple, sophisticated in its treatment of complex building details and fluid, nonhierarchical space. Find out more about the architecture of the New Museum and the architects who designed the building.

The Generational: Younger Than Jesus

For “Younger Than Jesus,” the first edition of “The Generational,” the New Museum’s new signature triennial, fifty artists from twenty-five countries will be presented.

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Teacher Professional Development

The next Teacher Professional Development will be in September!
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Mission

The New Museum’s mission is to promote New Art and New Ideas. The Global Classroom (G:Class) utilizes the Museum as a resource to enhance learning and engage high school students through the exploration of contemporary art connecting to local, global, and cultural issues that affect their lives.

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