MoMA PS1 presents the fourth iteration of Greater New York. Recurring
every five years, the exhibition has traditionally showcased the work of
emerging artists living and working in the New York metropolitan area.
Considering the "greater" aspect of its title in terms of both geography
and time, Greater New York. begins roughly with the moment when MoMA
PS1 was founded in 1976 as an alternative venue that took advantage of
disused real estate, reaching back to artists who engaged the margins of
the city.
In conjunction with the exhibition, MoMA PS1 is publishing a series of
readers that will be released throughout the run of the exhibition.
These short volumes revisit older histories of New York while also
inviting speculation about its future, highlighting certain works in the
exhibition and engaging a range of subjects including disco, performance
anxiety, real estate and newly unearthed historical documents. The
series features contributions from Fia Backström, Mark Beasley, Gregg
Bordowitz, Susan Cianciolo, Douglas Crimp, Catherine Damman, David
Grubbs, Angie Keefer, Aidan Koch, Glenn Ligon, Gordon Matta-Clark,
Claudia Rankine, Collier Schorr, and Sukhdev Sandhu, concluding with a
round-table conversation with exhibition curators Peter Eleey, Douglas
Crimp, Thomas J. Lax and Mia Locks. The series is edited by Jocelyn
Miller, Curatorial Associate, MoMA PS1.
