The Museum of Modern Art on West 53rd Street in New York City presents several notable end-of-year exhibitions that are well worth a visit. Jackson Pollock: A Collection Survey, 1934–1954 (Nov. 22, 2015–March 13, 2016) brings together roughly 50 paintings, drawings and prints from MoMA’s collection. Among the highlights is the monumental One: Number 31, 1950 (1950), often considered one of Pollock’s most important works. The survey emphasizes the range of Pollock’s practice, including rarely seen engravings, lithographs, screenprints and drawings that illuminate his development from early experiments to his mature, signature style.
Experimental filmmaker Ernie Gehr, frequently associated with the structural film movement of the 1970s, is featured in Ernie Gehr: Carnival of Shadows (Nov. 21, 2015–April 30, 2016). This multi-screen video installation explores Gehr’s interest in abstraction, texture and visual rhythm, offering an immersive encounter with works that emphasize process and perception. The installation highlights Gehr’s influential approach to film as a sculptural and temporal medium.
Also on view through Feb. 15, 2016, Joaquin Torres-Garcia: The Arcadian Modern presents a comprehensive retrospective of the Uruguayan modernist painter and sculptor. The exhibition traces Torres-Garcia’s career through a chronological display of drawings, paintings, objects, sculptures, original artist notebooks and rare publications, revealing the development of his distinctive visual language and his efforts to reconcile modernism with regional identity.
These exhibitions collectively showcase a diverse set of approaches to modern and experimental art—painting, printmaking, sculpture and film—providing visitors with multiple perspectives on twentieth-century innovation. Whether you are interested in the scale and energy of Pollock’s canvases, the formal rigor of Gehr’s moving-image experiments, or Torres-Garcia’s synthesis of international and Latin American modernist ideas, MoMA’s end-of-year offerings deliver rich and thoughtful encounters with influential artists.