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Exhibition 2015
An exhibition room with large, two-dimensional artworks and sculptures hanging from the walls. On the exhibition floor is a sculpture of a dark blue, four-legged animal. The animal’s face is covered by a blue Tostitos chip bag.

2013-2015 Studio Program Exhibition

03.21.15 – 09.13.15
Exhibition 2015
An exhibition space with artworks on the perimeter walls. At the center of the space is a set of four-sided, white blinds raised to reveal a section of hardwood floor embedded into the exhibition floor.

After Midnight: Indian Moderns and Contemporary Indian Art

03.08.15 – 09.13.15
Exhibition 2014
A black and white photograph of a white male, magician. He is standing on a platform and dressed in a tailcoat. In one hand he has a magic stick pointing towards his other hand, holding a top hat. In the background is Queens and the pavilions for the New York Fairs.

Behind the Curtain: Collecting the New York Fairs

07.27.14 – 01.31.16
Exhibition 2015
An exposition poster of an illustration depicting a coastline made up of a cityscape and a collection of pavilions, separated by a freeway. Towering above the pavilions is a bridge connecting the two stretches of land, holding an inlet. In the water are a number of boats. In the bottom left corner is a rectangle with the date “1933”, “A Century of Progress”, and “Chicago” written in it.

Designing Eye: Exposition Posters from 1893 – 2000

03.25.15 – 02.28.16
Exhibition 2015
An exhibition room with white and gray walls. Starting on the left wall is a block of exhibition text, the featured artist’s name, followed by the show title; “Robert Seydel, The Eye in Matter”. Following the wall text is a series of framed and matted collages that wrap around three walls. On the exhibition floor are two white display cases.

Robert Seydel
The Eye in Matter

07.19.15 – 09.27.15
Collection
Roosevelt Island sits in the middle of the frame, with the Queensboro/Ed Kotch Bridge connecting Manhattan on the left and Queens on the right. Manhattan is densely populated with tall buildings, while this section of Queens has small housing buildings. In the back of the frame the Triboro Bridge and the Bronx are visible.

The Panorama of the City of New York

On Long-Term View
Collection
A 3D relief map of New York’s water system that was too large for the 1964 World's Fair. Now on permanent view the hilly terrain, the divets and rivers that the Catskills, Croton, and Delaware watersheds flow into are on display. Lights follow the path of aqueducts that lead to New York City.

The Relief Map of the New York City Water Supply System

On Long-Term View
Exhibition 2013
In the foreground is a table surface with recycled, yogurt containers filled with paint, paint brushes, and a pitcher of water. In the background, the artist David Kearns, has his back turned and is painting a mural made up of trees transitioning into fall colors. The mural features a black-haired dog walking amongst the trees and a city scape in the background. The paint style is blotchy and fuzzy with details not completely made out.

David Kearns
Travels with Seamus

01.18.13 – 06.13.18
Exhibition 2015
A two-story mural made up of collaged images from the natural environment, evoking mostly green and blue tones. Layered over these images is a thick, white crosshatch (x shape) pattern. Descending from the top right is a twisting flight of stairs. At the bottom is an empty museum floor.

Mickalene Thomas
Untitled

06.30.15 – 01.17.16
Collection
A dome like spherical model with curved lattice work on the roof and a horizontal wave like structure through the middle. Jutting out from the middle of the sphere are two walkways. The base of the sphere has grass, trees and three figurines walking around.

World’s Fair Collection

On Long-Term View

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