These Are the Artists in MoMA PS1's Greater New York Show

"Taking over the museum's transformed school building starting April 16, the cross-borough survey will celebrate MoMA PS1's 50th anniversary with a bevy of site-specific installations, new commissions, and rarely seen work by 53 artists and collectives living and working across New York City. A complete list of participants is included at the end of this article. This year, Greater New York will coincide with the Whitney Biennial for the first time in the show's history."

"According to MoMA PS1's press release, the exhibition will pay special attention to modes of resistance and survival amid the exponential integration of surveillance technology throughout the city, as well as the precarious state of an economy pushed to the brink. The artist lineup leans toward sculpture and installation work, interspersed with new and time-based media and contemporary painting.Shaping the city's next generation of contemporary artists, three native New Yorkers are among the youngest included in the exhibition: Coumba Samba, Piero Penizzotto, and Taína Cruz."

"A tight schedule of artist performances will accompany the exhibition between May and June. In an email to Hyperallergic, Cruz, whose work will also be featured in the Whitney Biennial, said that being included in Greater New York "feels deeply personal, because this is home." "My parents are New Yorkers, and my sister and I grew up on these streets, learning the city's demands and what it means to belong here," Cruz continued. She noted that"

MoMA PS1 will present the sixth Greater New York survey beginning April 16 in its transformed school building, marking the museum's 50th anniversary. The exhibition assembles 53 artists and collectives living and working across New York City, featuring site-specific installations, new commissions, and rarely seen works. Programming emphasizes sculpture and installation alongside new and time-based media and contemporary painting. The exhibition addresses modes of resistance and survival amid expanding surveillance technologies and a precarious economy. The survey coincides with the Whitney Biennial for the first time and includes performances from May through June. Three young native New Yorkers included are Coumba Samba, Piero Penizzotto, and Taína Cruz. Inclusion is described as deeply personal, tied to growing up on city streets and learning what it means to belong.

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