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Stephanie Chernikowski. Sonic Youth. 1983. Black-and-white photograph, 11 x 17" (27.9 x 43.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art Library. Gift of the artist
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June 10, 2009 – Nov 30, 2009
Mondays (10:30am–5:30pm)
Wednesdays–Thursdays (10:30am–5:30pm)
Fridays (10:30am–8pm)
Saturdays–Sundays (10:30am–5:30pm)
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Museum admission: adults $20; seniors $16; students $12; members and children under 16 are free. Admission is free for all visitors on Friday nights from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
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This exhibition is accompanied by the Looking at Music: Side 2 film series.
In the mid-1970s, right on the heels of Conceptual art and Minimalism, many visual artists turned to making raw, hard-edged work that addressed urban blight and bad economies. With an ear set to punk, these artists worked in the netherworld between music and media, often forming their own short-lived bands. Their rough, do-it-yourself projects pushed the envelope of interdisciplinary experimentation, which soon spread to underground venues from New York to London, Düsseldorf, and Krakow. This exhibition features music videos, super-8 films, drawings, photographs, and zines from MoMA's collection that explore the melding of music, media, and visual art in the final decades leading up to the twenty-first century.
