MoMA PS1

Queens

Address

MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101
United States

Hours of Operation

12–6 PM, Thursday through Monday, closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

MoMA PS1 is closed in recognition of the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day.

Sunday Sessions, a weekly live program on Sundays from October 5th through May 3rd.

ARTBOOK @ MoMA PS1 and M. Wells Dinette are open during regular gallery hours.

Introduction

MoMA PS1 is one of the largest art institutions in the United States dedicated solely to contemporary art. It is located in the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens, New York City. In addition to its exhibitions, the institution also organizes the International and National Projects series, the Warm Up summer music series, and the MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program with the Museum of Modern Art. It also ran WPS1, an Internet art radio station, from 2004 to 2009. MoMA PS1 has been affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art since January 2000 and, as of 2009, attracts about 150,000 visitors a year.

Kindred Affairs

While the relatively sedate borough of Queens doesn't immediately lend itself to the high-society atmosphere usually associated with the Toreador, the Degenerates nonetheless have a stake in the borough's affairs. P.S. 1 is a former public school converted into an art gallery, perfor­mance venue and studio space. During the summer, P.S. 1 hosts live music performances, DJs, festivals and other events designed to involve the community in the realm of artistic expression. The museum is also affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art (just two stops away by subway).

Toreador interest in the P.S.1 Museum focuses mainly on the community involvement aspect of the art center's mission. While a few effete Toreador embody the worst stereotypes of the clan, harping on this art darling or that socialite's obnoxious refusal to attend some show or an­ other, those on the forefront of the Camarilla's stabilization effort have a different reason for patronizing the arts. Quite simply, as the ebb and flow of mortal trends are vital to the Toreador unlife-style, the Degenerates in New York have bought into these mortal institutions from the ground floor. While individual Toreador may have their own personal agendas, most of them agree that political power rests with those who have the greatest collective power -a sort of Kindred version of the popular vote, by which a vocal contingent of undead can affect policy with sheer numbers. While the Toreador aren't the most numerous clan in New York, they can certainly be the most vociferous.

For this reason, the Toreador have made P.S. 1the epicenter of their cultural power base. Everyone has left their understood bailiwicks (such as the Museum of Modem Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art) alone and expects them to focus on the highly glamorous Man­hattan. By starting with the outer borough and moving into Manhattan, the Toreador may well stand unresisted, possibly assuming the greatest bloc of power in the whole city... if they can hold themselves together long enough to use it aptly.

Websites

http://momaps1.org/ {Official Site}

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MoMA_PS1