Current Exhibits at MoMA

Life Dances On exhibit celebrates six decades of the artist’s (Robert Frank) experimentation across photography, film, and books. 

Marking the centennial of Frank’s birth, this MoMA exhibition showcases over 200 works, including never-before-seen materials, offering a fresh perspective on his legacy of capturing the world in motion and his enduring dialogue with art and life.

Dates: Till 11 January, 2025

Floor: Floor 3 (The Edward Steichen Galleries)

Nour Mobarak’s Dafne Phono reimagines the world’s first opera through 15 singing mycelium sculptures, blending avant-garde sound, language, and nature. 

This ambitious installation explores cycles of life, death, and memory, drawing analogies between linguistic structures and biological processes while connecting ancient myths to contemporary themes.

Dates: Till 12 January, 2025

Floor: Floor 4 (The Marie-Josee and Henry Kravis Studio)

A Journey Through Perspectives by Thomas Schütte showcases the breadth of his career, from intimate watercolors to monumental sculptures and architectural models. 

This comprehensive exhibition explores his innovative storytelling and critical engagement with history, revitalizing artistic traditions for contemporary relevance.

Dates: Till 18 January, 2025

Floor: Floor 6 (The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Center for Special Exhibitions)

Christian Marclay’s The Clock exhibit is a 24-hour cinematic masterpiece that synchronizes thousands of film clips with real-time moments, blurring the line between fiction and reality. 

This immersive montage not only celebrates cinema’s history but also offers a poignant reflection on time’s unfolding presence in our daily lives.

Dates: Till 17 February, 2025

Floor: Floor 2 (212)

The Vital Signs exhibit explores the fluidity of identity and self, featuring over 100 works by women and gender-expansive artists. 

Highlighting themes of transformation, abstraction, and connection, the exhibition reimagines celebrated works and introduces new perspectives on the body, individuality, and shared humanity.

Dates: Till 22 February, 2025

Floor: Floor 3 (The Robert B. Menschel Galleries)

Lillie P. Bliss and the Birth of the Modern celebrates the legacy of Lillie P. Bliss, a co-founder of MoMA and an early advocate for modern art. 

The exhibition, featuring 40 works from her visionary collection, highlights her profound impact on the museum’s history and modern art’s evolution in the United States.

Dates: Till 29 March, 2025

Floor: Floor 2 (The Paul J. Sachs Galleries)

Robert Frank’s Scrapbook Footage offers an intimate look at the artist’s life through previously unseen film fragments spanning 1970 to 2006. 

This installation, created in collaboration with Frank’s longtime editor and art director, reveals candid moments with family, friends, and collaborators, showcasing his unique, introspective gaze across cities and landscapes.

Dates: Till Spring, 2025 (Exact dates to be announced)

Floor: Floor T2/T1 (The Debra and Leon Black Family Film Center)

Designer’s Choice exhibit challenges traditional notions of design by reimagining history through the lens of makers often excluded from museums. 

Drawing inspiration from artists of color and leveraging AI, Teague invites everyone to rethink design’s power dynamics, highlighting collaboration and improvisation as keys to creative innovation.

Dates: Till 11 May, 2025

Floor: Floor 1

This exhibit at MoMA explores the intersection of code and art through vibrant, real-time animations created for the internet. 

Presented on a massive 25-foot (7.26-meter) screen, his works invite you into a digital landscape where the boundary between the screen and physical space dissolves, reflecting his vision of a world where art is universally accessible and immersive.

Dates: Till Spring, 2025 (Dates to be announced)

Floor: Floor 1 (The Agnes Gund Garden Lobby)

The Figures and Forms exhibit brings together 20th and 21st-century sculptures that abstract the human form, set against the serene backdrop of MoMA’s Sculpture Garden. 

Highlighting works like Simone Leigh’s towering Sentinel and Lynda Benglis’s Double Fountain, the installation explores the intersection of nature, architecture, and art in a dynamic outdoor gallery.

Dates: Till Spring, 2025 (Dates to be announced)

Floor: Floor 1 (Sculpture Garden)

Otobong Nkanga is a powerful, immersive installation that explores the turbulent rhythms of nature and society. 

Featuring a monumental tapestry, sculptures, and a sound work based on the artist’s voice, the work reflects on the beauty and degradation of the natural world and confronts themes of resource extraction, war, and technological upheaval.

Dates: Till 8 June, 2025

Floor: Floor 2 (The Donald and Catherine Marron Family Atrium)

The Sound Machines exhibit explores the evolving world of sound through the lens of new technologies, where seven artists create immersive experiences that bridge the realms of sound, technology, and art. 

Drawing from the history of modern sound art, the exhibition features works that redefine how we perceive and interact with sound—from generative AI to blockchain technologies.

Dates: Ongoing