Virtual Classes & Schedule
Want the comfort of your home while learning about contemporary art? I continue to have a regular schedule of virtual classes, held over Zoom.
These classes offer an overview of what is happening in contemporary art today and allow the freedom to discover new artists and dialogue about what artists are doing and why their work is essential in the context of global culture today. Established and emerging artists are given equal attention as we “visit” galleries, collections, and museums—focusing on the vast diversity of art created and exhibited in the New York Metropolitan area.
If you are interested in a customized virtual class, please see the custom tours page.
To see a list of recorded past virtual classes available for purchase click here.
Virtual classes offered this fall:
Amy Sherald, American Sublime
September 11th
Amy Sherald’s paintings convey interiority, prioritizing the subjects’ own peace and self-realization over outward display, so distinct from most portraiture (think of John Singer Sargent’s Madame X) Sherald renders in vibrant color the “wonder of what it is to be a Black American.” Contemplative and Technicolor!
Inventing the Modern
October 16th
How did Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Lawrence’s Great Migration, and Modigliani’s Head get to MoMA? Thank Lillie Bliss, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and Mary Quinn Sullivan. When modern art was met with derision and ridicule these passionate collectors assembled works by many artists including Paul Cézanne, Pablo Picasso, Odilon Redon and then proceeded to help found the Museum of Modern Art.
Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers
November 20th
Rashid Johnson’s solo exhibition at the Guggenheim showcases his role as a scholar and mediator of Black popular culture, and a creative force in contemporary art. 90 black-soap paintings, spray-painted text works, large-scale sculptures, and videos fill the entire rotunda. At the top is Sanguine, a monumental work with an embedded piano readied for musical performances—one of which we will hear part of.
Contemporary Spring Exhibitions
December 4th
As we do every season: we will take an insider’s look at the exciting shows of the Spring season and see what new artists are being featured. Chelsea, the Lower East Side, TriBeCa, Long Island City—who knows (yet) where we will go!
Virtual Classes Schedule & Prices:
Four Thursdays, 11 - 12:30 pm
September 11, October 16, November 20, December 4
4 classes: $140
Individual: $40