The works featured in the exhibition date from 1865 to 1959 and are from the collection of Professor Leonard Norman Primiano of Cabrini College. Within Catholicism, ex-votos are votive objects offered in thanks for heavenly intercession with a misfortune such as an accident or illness. Historically, objects in Italy included metal ex-votos that took the shape of persons (e.g., a soldier, a swaddled infant), afflicted body parts, or hearts representing the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In addition, painted narrative tablets (tavolette), usually on wood, often depicted the dramatic moment of crisis for which intercession was requested. Ex-votos were an important part of the Italian-American religious practices in New York City in the first half of the twentieth century.
When: September 16, 2011 ... Go to event
Diego Rivera was the subject of MoMA’s second monographic exhibition (the first was Henri Matisse), which set new attendance records in its five-week run from December 22, 1931, to January 27, 1932. MoMA brought Rivera to New York six weeks before the exhibition’s opening and gave him studio space within the Museum, a strategy intended to solve the problem of how to present the work of this famous muralist when murals were by definition made and fixed on site. Working around the clock with two assistants, Rivera produced five “portable murals”—large blocks of frescoed plaster, slaked lime, and wood that feature bold images drawn from Mexican subject matter and address themes of revolution and class inequity. After the opening, to great publicity, Rivera added three more murals, now taking ... 
In celebration of Women’s History Month, renowned artist Andrea Arroyo presents the exhibit “Femenina,” featuring works that celebrate women’s strength and courage and honor the female body.
While commemorating the lives and stories of extraordinary historical figures (e.g. Malinche-Mexico, Cleopatra-Egypt,) Arroyo also celebrates the role of women in contemporary society, and seeks to bring attention to issues of gender discrimination and gender justice.
Ms. Arroyo is an award-winning, New York-based artist whose work is exhibited widely. Honors and Awards include: Award Artist, selected by President Bill Clinton, 21 Leaders for the 21st Century Award, Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts, Official Artist of the Latin Grammys, New York City Council Citation Award for Achievement in Art ... 
Holy River is a multimedia exhibition by the New York based artist Prune Nourry and curated by Tatyana Franck. The exhibition is the culmination of a three-year project on gender selection focused on India mirroring the Holy Daughters exhibition that took place in Paris in 2011 on the theme of milk, the theme of this show is water. It features a selection of sculptures, installations, photographs and videos inspired by a performance Prune created last year in Kolkata.
Conjoining with the diverse layers of Nourry’s art, performances throughout the exhibition will feature a special sensory experience in the artistic merging of dance curated by Simon Dove and performed by Preeti Vasudevan, sound by Mitchell Yoshida, smell by Olivier Delcour, and taste by Michael Hamilton.
When: May 12 – ... 
