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“Fruits…love
to have their portraits painted. They sit there and apologize for
changing color.” —Paul Cézanne
This poetic observation reflects Cézanne’s lifelong
pursuit: to capture the sensations of life through line and color. Even
familiar subjects like apples are transformed by Cézanne’s innovative
techniques, which changed painting forever and helped lay the
groundwork for the modern art movements of the early 20th century.
Modern art got a mixed reception when it arrived in the
US, but one
woman’s foresight and fierce support of artists
like Cézanne helped open more eyes to these new ways of seeing: “They
have something to say worth saying and claim…the freedom to express it
in their own way,” Lillie P. Bliss declared.
Bliss’s vision and dedication led her to become one of
MoMA’s founders, and her generosity helped to secure a permanent home
for Vincent van Gogh’s The
Starry Night, among many others. Now’s your
chance to see some of these masterworks in one room, in the exhibition Lillie
P. Bliss and the Birth of the Modern.
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Now every week!
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UNIQLO
Friday Nights
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5:30–8:30 p.m.
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MoMA is the best place to hang out and see art
on Friday nights. Bring your friends—New York State residents get
free admission—and enjoy all our exhibitions, shopping, dining, and
more. Kick off the weekend with us!
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→ See art after
dark
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To Save and Project 2025
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Through Jan 30
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Our annual International Festival of Film
Preservation continues with a rich selection of newly restored
treasures from archives around the world, including the original
1918 version of Charlie Chaplin’s Shoulder
Arms.
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→ Get reel
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MoMA
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
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MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
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© 2025 The
Museum of Modern Art
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Images, from top: Paul Cézanne. Still Life
with Apples. 1895–98. Oil on canvas. Lillie P. Bliss Collection.
Photo: Alycia Kravitz; Andy Warhol. Untitled from Flowers. 1970. Six
from a portfolio of 10 screenprints. Factory Additions, New York.
Aetna Silkscreen Products, Inc., New York and, Du-Art Displays, New
York. Edition: 250. Gift of David Whitney. © 2025 Andy Warhol
Foundation for the Visual Arts/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New
York. Photo: Alycia Kravitz; Amedeo Modigliani. Anna Zborowska (detail).
1917. Oil on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lillie P.
Bliss Collection; Henri Matisse. Interior with
a Violin Case (detail). Nice, winter 1918–19. Oil
on canvas. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Lillie P. Bliss
Collection. © 2025 Succession H. Matisse/Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York; Shoulder Arms. 1918. USA.
Directed by Charles Chaplin. The Museum of Modern Art Film Stills
Archive; Ed Hawkins. Warming Stripes 1850–2023 (detail).
2018-ongoing. © Ed Hawkins
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