Revisiting New York: 1962-64

FAIN: GI-278045-21

Jewish Museum (New York, NY 10128-0118)
Claudia Gould (Project Director: August 2020 to present)

Implementation of a temporary exhibition exploring the cultural, historical, and aesthetic shifts in American art from 1962–64.

The Jewish Museum will present the temporary exhibition “Revisiting New York: 1962-64” from July 22, 2022 to January 8, 2023. This large scale project, encompassing two floors of the Museum, will provide a comprehensive overview of the three-year period from 1962-64, a time that saw a radical shift in American art, history, and global culture. The show will critically examine the development of the New York art world against this backdrop, highlighting how artists across the cultural landscape interacted with the changing city around them and demonstrating how their work was inextricably tied to this broader context. To accompany the exhibition, the Museum will produce a robust schedule of related programming for students, families, visitors with disabilities, and the general public. A scholarly catalogue, co-published by Yale University Press, will lay the groundwork for future research on this topic, and an accompanying audio guide will further enrich exhibition content.

Associated Products

New York: 1962-1964 (Exhibition)
Title: New York: 1962-1964
Curator: Germano Celant (Studio Celant); Claudia Gould; Darsie Alexander; Sam Sackeroff; Kristina Parsons.
Abstract: “New York: 1962-1964” explores a pivotal three-year period in the history of art and culture in New York City, examining how artists living and working in New York responded to their rapidly changing world, through hundreds of artworks and objects.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/new-york-1962-1964

Prizes

Best Art of 2022
Date: 12/7/2022
Organization: The New York Times
Abstract: Still in recovery from Covid lockdown, art museums in 2022 tried hard to pull traffic through the door. This meant a season heavily weighted, on the marquee side, toward an Old Normal: familiar, low-risk fare. At the same time, even our big, conservative institutions have started to come to grips with the fact that they need to appeal to new, demographically diverse audiences if they’re going to have a future. And this impulse seems to lie behind some of the most stimulating shows of the year.

New York: 1962-1964 (Book)
Title: New York: 1962-1964
Author: Claudia Gould
Author: Michael Rock
Author: Germano Celant
Author: Christo
Author: Jim Dine
Author: Sam Sackeroff
Author: Emily Bauman
Author: Ninotchka D. Bennahum
Author: Jennifer G. Buonocore-Nedrelow
Author: Olivia Casa
Author: Laura Conconi
Author: J. English Cook
Author: Maria Corti
Author: Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann
Author: Joshua B. Guild
Author: Liz Hirsch
Author: Hiroko Ikegami
Author: Susan Murray
Author: Kristina Parsons
Author: Benjamin Serby
Author: Jennifer Sichel
Author: Robert Slifkin
Editor: Sam Sackeroff
Abstract: Modeled on the scale and format of Life magazine, one of the most widely read publications of the era, this lavishly illustrated oversized paperback traces a detailed itinerary of artists and curators, experimental exhibitions and museums, as well as historical and political events that transformed society during this explosive moment. [Due to ongoing supply chain issues and shipping delays, copies of the catalogue will not be available in the United States until September 2022.]
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://www.skira.net/en/books/new-york-1962-1964
Access Model: Printed exhibition catalogue available for purchase online and at the Jewish Museum’s shop in New York City
Publisher: Skira Editor (Italy) and the Jewish Museum (NYC)
Type: Scholarly Edition
ISBN: 885724768
Copy sent to NEH?: No

Prizes

Best Art Books of 2022
Date: 12/15/2022
Organization: The New York Times
Abstract: Holland Cotter, Jason Farago and Roberta Smith round up their favorite books, from museum catalogs of high-profile shows to photographs by Native artists to the treasures of Ukraine.

Alice Award Short List
Date: 10/24/2023
Organization: Furthermore
Abstract: In 2013, Joan K. Davidson, president of Furthermore, established the Alice award to honor her mother, Alice Manheim Kaplan. Alice loved and collected the illustrated book as a work of art in itself and an essential document of a civilized society. The $25,000 Alice award is given annually to a richly illustrated book that makes a valuable contribution to its field and demonstrates high standards of production. Books selected by the award jury for the Alice Short List each receive $5,000. The award is intended to buttress the kind of slow reading movement that recognizes and cherishes the lasting values of the well-made illustrated book, and the special sense of intimacy it affords. Fields considered include the fine arts and the natural and built environments and related public issues.

New York: 1962-1964 Digital Experience (Database/Archive/Digital Edition)
Title: New York: 1962-1964 Digital Experience
Author: The Jewish Museum
Abstract: The Museum produced a dynamic, accessible digital guide—including audio tours and videos—specifically for the exhibition, via the Bloomberg Connects app available for download on all smartphone devices, through free rental devices available at the Museum’s admissions desk, or via URL on any remote device for off-site access to engage a truly global audience. The guide will be archived online following the conclusion of the exhibition, ensuring its content—digital assets, object labels, and interpretive texts, among other materials—will remain available to future audiences in perpetuity.
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/new-york-1962-1964
Access Model: Open access via world wide web or device-agnostic mobile phone app

New York: 1962-1964 Exhibition Webpage (Web Resource)
Title: New York: 1962-1964 Exhibition Webpage
Author: The Jewish Museum
Abstract: Primary web-based information resource for the exhibition accessible from the Jewish Museum’s homepage
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/new-york-1962-1964

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