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Member Preview of Steve McQueen

Thursday, September 19, 2024, 6–8 pm
Dia Chelsea

Event detailsThursday, September 19, 20246–8 pm For all members. Join or renew today. New Dia members receive 15% off annual memberships and a complimentary Dia tote through September 19. Redeem online with code McQueen15. Dia Chelsea537 West 22nd StreetNew York, New York Members are invited to experience Dia’s newest exhibition by artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen before it opens to the public. Become a member or renew your membership today and receive an invitation to the exclusive preview and opening reception of Steve McQueen at Dia Chelsea. We encourage members to join us, explore the space, and browse our bookshop which will be open until 8 pm. Steve McQueen at Dia Chelsea is complemented by a concurrent exhibition at Dia Beacon, co-commissioned with Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel, on view through April 14, 2025. Taken together, the exhibitions reveal the breadth of McQueen’s practice and the through lines that run between his pictorial and more abstract works. Spaces are limited; RSVP at 212 293 5520 or rsvp@diaart.org.

Dia Talks

A Conversation with Steve McQueen and Donna De Salvo

Friday, September 20, 2024, 6 pm
Dia Chelsea

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Event details Friday, September 20, 2024 6 pm Dia Chelsea 537 West 22nd StreetNew York, New York Free. Spaces are limited; register here. On the opening evening of Steve McQueen at Dia Chelsea and in conjunction with the release of Steve McQueen: Bass—a new publication dedicated to the artist’s commission for Dia Beacon—McQueen discusses the conceptual connections between the concurrent projects and how they relate to, but also expand, his artistic practice. Donna De Salvo, Dia’s senior adjunct curator, special projects, joins the artist in conversation. Steve McQueen was born in London in 1969. Surveys of his work have been held at the Art Institute of Chicago and Laurenz Foundation, Schaulager Basel (2012–13); Tate Modern, London (2020); and Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan (2022). Recent solo presentations include those at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2016); the Art Institute of Chicago (2017); Museum of Modern Art,New York (2017); Pérez Art Museum, Miami (2017); Whitworth Art Gallery,Manchester (2017); Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (2017–18); Tate Britain,London (2019–21); and Serpentine Gallery, London (2023). McQueen has participated in Documenta X (1997) and XI (2002), as well as the Venice Biennale (2003, 2007, 2013, and 2015), representing Great Britain in 2009. He isthe recipient of numerous awards, including the Turner Prize (1999); W. E. B. DuBois Medal, Harvard University (2014); and Johannes Vermeer Award (2016). He was declared Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2002, Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2011, and Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order in 2020. McQueen directed the feature films Hunger (2008), Shame (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2014), and Widows (2018); as well as the series Small Axe (2020), an anthology of five films shown on the BBC and Amazon; and Uprising (2021), a three-part documentary series for the BBC. His documentary Occupied City (2023) is based on the book Atlas van een bezette stad: Amsterdam 1940-1945 (Atlas of an Occupied City: Amsterdam 1940–1945, 2019) by Bianca Stigter. McQueen won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for Hunger in 2008 and an Oscar for Best Motion Picture for 12 Years a Slave in 2014. McQueen lives in Amsterdam and London.

Learning Program

Play Sets: Max Neuhaus

Saturday, September 21, 2024, 10:30 am
Dia Beacon

Play Sets

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Event detailsSaturday, September 21, 202410:30–11:15 am Dia Beacon3 Beekman StreetBeacon, New York Free. Spaces are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Explore the galleries through in-depth engagements with a single artist or artwork. Each program includes hands-on exercises that invite participants to see, think, and imagine in new ways. On September 21, Dia educators will focus on the work of Max Neuhaus. Recommended for families with children ages five and up. All families participating in the Play Sets program receive free admission to Dia Beacon for the day. For more information, please contact learning@diaart.org.

Dia Talks

Paul Pfeiffer on Bruce Nauman

Thursday, September 26, 2024, 6:30 pm
Dia Chelsea

Artists on Artists Lecture Series

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Event details Thursday, September 26, 2024 6:30 pm Dia Chelsea 537 West 22nd Street New York, New York Free. Spaces are limited; register for the event here. Paul Pfeiffer was born in Honolulu in 1966. In his work across video, sculpture, and photography he explores how mass media shapes perception and consciousness. Recent solo exhibitions include Red Green Blue, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York (2022–23); Still Life, International Center of Photography and MTA Arts & Design, New York (2023); Prologue to the Story of the Birth of Freedom, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2023–24), traveling to Guggenheim Bilbao (2024–25); and Revelation 21, carlier gebauer, Berlin (2024). Recent group exhibitions include those at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta (2022); Toronto Biennial of Art (2022); and Palazzo Grassi, Venice (2024). Pfeiffer lives in New York.

Learning Program

Fieldwork at the The Lightning Field: A Community Conversation with Matilde Guidelli-Guidi

Saturday, September 28, 2024, 1 pm
Dia Chelsea

Dia Teens

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Event details Saturday, September 28, 2024 1 pm Dia Chelsea Library 535 West 22nd Street New York, New York Free. Seating is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. As part of Dia’s ongoing commitment to elevating the voices, ideas, and contributions of young people, Fieldwork invites participants in our youth and young-adult programs to expand and deepen their relationship with the foundation through the research, ideation, and actualization of self-determined projects related to Dia sites. In 2024, Fieldwork engaged Walter De Maria’s The Lightning Field (1977), with five participants traveling to New Mexico to conduct experiential research. Fieldwork participants share their experience and learning in conversation with curator Matilde Guidelli-Guidi. Following the conversation, all are invited to a reception to engage with the participants and their work directly. Refreshments are provided. Matilde Guidelli-Guidi is a curator and co–department head at Dia Art Foundation. She is the curatorial liaison for Walter De Maria’s The Lightning Field (1977) in New Mexico. Fieldwork participants Archie Caride, Civic Pedagogies Fellowship, 2023–24 Elliot Kleinman, Civic Pedagogies Fellowship, 2023–24 Trisha Painuli, Dia Teens, 2023–present Melanie Pérez Lázaro, Dia Teens Apprentice, 2023–24 Noah Sablan, Civic Pedagogies Fellowship, 2023–24 Special thanks to Dia’s New Mexico staff, Holt/Smithson Foundation, and SITE SANTA FE. About Fieldwork Fieldwork invites young people participating in Dia’s apprenticeship, fellowship, and teen programs to propose and develop original projects that critically engage with Dia’s sites and their related environments and communities. Fieldwork projects stem from participants’ creative, intellectual, and professional interests, as well as their existing relationship with Dia. Throughout a year-long process, participants receive one-on-one mentorship from Dia staff and are supported in learning from and collaborating directly with staff and organizational partners. A small number of projects are selected annually by a panel of Dia staff and community partners to be realized through travel to sites and public presentations of their work and findings.

Learning Program

Saturday Studio at Newburgh Farmers’ Market

Saturday, September 28, 2024, 10 am–1 pm
Offsite

Saturday Studio

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Event detailsSaturday, September 28, 202410 am–1 pm Newburgh Farmers’ Market Safe Harbors Green 97 Broadway Newburgh, New York Free. No registration required. Join Dia artist educators at Newburgh Farmers’ Market for a drop-in art-making workshop with friends, family, and neighbors, offered in partnership with Common Ground Farm. The Newburgh Farmers’ Market’s mission is to feed and engage with the Newburgh community, support local farms and businesses, and create a more just food system. Common Ground is a nonprofit community farm that works hard to ensure food and educational access to everyone in our community. To learn more about their work, visit commongroundfarm.org. Common Ground runs on the generous support of its community. If you are able, please consider making a donation. For more information, please contact learning@diaart.org.

Learning Program

Play Sets: Donald Judd

Saturday, September 28, 2024, 10:30 am
Dia Beacon

Play Sets

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Event detailsSaturday, September 28, 202410:30–11:15 am Dia Beacon3 Beekman StreetBeacon, New York Free. Spaces are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Explore the galleries through in-depth engagements with a single artist or artwork. Each program includes hands-on exercises that invite participants to see, think, and imagine in new ways. On September 28, Dia educators will focus on the work of Donald Judd. Recommended for families with children ages five and up. All families participating in the Play Sets program receive free admission to Dia Beacon for the day. For more information, please contact learning@diaart.org.

Special Event

Hudson Valley Free Day

Sunday, September 29, 2024, 10 am–5 pm
Dia Beacon

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Event detailsSunday, September 29, 202410 am–5 pm Dia Beacon3 BeekmanBeacon, New York Hudson Valley residents receive free admission to Dia Beacon on the last Sunday of each month. The Hudson Valley encompasses the following counties: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Sullivan, Ulster, Washington, and Westchester. To get tickets for Hudson Valley Free Day please fill out our Free Admission Request. Hudson Valley Free Days at Dia Beacon are made possible by Charlie Pohlad.

Learning Program

Play Sets: Larry Bell

Sunday, September 29, 2024, 10:30 am
Dia Beacon

Play Sets

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Event detailsSunday, September 29, 202410:30–11:15 am Dia Beacon3 Beekman StreetBeacon, New York Free. Spaces are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Explore the galleries through in-depth engagements with a single artist or artwork. Each program includes hands-on exercises that invite participants to see, think, and imagine in new ways. On September 29, Dia educators will focus on the work of Larry Bell. Recommended for families with children ages five and up. All families participating in the Play Sets program receive free admission to Dia Beacon for the day. For more information, please contact learning@diaart.org.

Learning Program

Play Sets: Lucas Samaras

Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10:30 am
Dia Beacon

Play Sets

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Event detailsSaturday, October 5, 202410:30–11:15 am Dia Beacon3 Beekman StreetBeacon, New York Free. Spaces are limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Explore the galleries through in-depth engagements with a single artist or artwork. Each program includes hands-on exercises that invite participants to see, think, and imagine in new ways. On October 5, Dia educators will focus on the work of Lucas Samaras. Recommended for families with children ages five and up. All families participating in the Play Sets program receive free admission to Dia Beacon for the day. For more information, please contact learning@diaart.org.

Learning Program

Saturday Studio at Dia Beacon

Saturday, October 12, 2024, 10:30 am
Dia Beacon

Saturday Studio

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Event detailsSaturday, October 12, 202410:30 am–12 pm Dia Beacon Learning Lab3 Beekman StreetBeacon, New York Free. Spaces are limited; registration opens Friday, October 4, at 9 am. Join a practicing artist for a workshop of art-making, material experimentation, and play at Dia Beacon. Designed for all ages, Saturday Studio is a family-friendly program that is most suitable for children ages five and up. Saturday Studio begins promptly at 10:30 am at Dia Beacon. For more information, please contact learning@diaart.org.

Performance

NIC Kay: The last gasp of the angry YT man

Saturday, October 12, 2024, 5:30 pm
Dia Chelsea

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Event detailsSaturday, October 12, 20245:30 pm Dia Chelsea537 West 22nd StreetNew York, New York Free. RSVP required; registration opens on Monday, September 16. NIC Kay: The last gasp of the angry YT man examines the rage and resistance of white men in the face of shifting American societal norms. The artist continues their exploration and development of the work during a two-week summer residency in Dia Chelsea’s talk space, as part of the Kitchen’s multiyear partnership with Dia Art Foundation. NIC Kay is a performer, dancer, conceptual choreographer, and all-around artist who uses creative movement, performing-arts history, and performance-art theory to explore relationality and yearning. They are a 2024 Artist-in-Residence at the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in Cazenovia, New York. NIC Kay’s works have been performed at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Toronto; Encuentro 2019, Mexico City; Indianapolis Museum of Art; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London; Kampnagel, Hamburg; Portland Institute of Contemporary Art, Oregon; and Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Zurich, among others. They have exhibited at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, as well as at Gallery 400 and Woman Made Gallery in Chicago. NIC Kay’s dedication to their craft is evident in their numerous artist residencies including those at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York (2018); Pioneer Works, Brooklyn (2018); Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (2018–19); and Center for Book Arts, New York (2020–21). Their talent has been recognized through various fellowships including Movement Research Van Lier Artist of Color Fellowship (2017–18); Dance and Process, the Kitchen (2018); Dancing While Black, Angela’s Pulse (2018); and Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography Forward Dialogues (2018). They published their first book, Cotton Dreams, with Candor Arts in 2020. NIC Kay is a graduate of Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, with an MFA in sculpture. NIC Kay: The last gasp of the angry white man is commissioned by the Kitchen and organized by Matthew Lyons, curator, and Angelique Rosales Salgado, curatorial assistant, the Kitchen.The performance at Dia Chelsea is co-presented with Dia Art Foundation and organized by Matthew Lyons, curator, the Kitchen; Angelique Rosales Salgado, curatorial assistant, the Kitchen; and Stephen Kwok, curator of public engagement, Dia Art Foundation.

Dia Talks

Alan Michelson on Robert Smithson

Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 6:30 pm
Dia Chelsea

Artists on Artists Lecture Series

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Event details Wednesday, October 16, 2024 6:30 pm Dia Chelsea 537 West 22nd Street New York, New York Free. Spaces are limited; registration opens Wednesday, October 2. Alan Michelson was born in Buffalo in 1953. A Mohawk member of Six Nations of the Grand River, Michelson works in a range of media and with materials sourced from both indigenous and Western cultures to create site-specific works that draw on repressed histories. Recent solo exhibitions include Historicity, Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford, Ontario (2018); Wolf Nation, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2019); and Prophetstown, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, New York (2024). Recent group exhibitions include those at MoMA PS1, Queens (2021); Tate Modern, London (2022); and the 14th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2023). Michelson lives in New York.

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