About this Event
Join us for our November Open House, a free, all-ages day of programs and activities inspired by our new exhibitions. Be among the first to experience these exciting shows and join us for family workshops, artist talks, a sound bath, a makers market, and our 50th-anniversary stoop sale.
The event celebrates the opening of , a landmark exhibition examining the legacy of abstraction by Black artists in the US from 1969 to today. Legendary artists Howardena Pindell and James Little—who all also participated in PS1’s (1980)—join The Agnes Gund Director Connie Butler for a lively conversation on their practices.
Inspired by , a family workshop invites participants of all ages to build small window-objects from remembered places. Marking , cultural theorist Marco Pecorari discusses the recent history of the fashion exhibition followed by a conversation with critic Matthew Linde and Assistant Curator Kari Rittenbach.
Kick off your morning with yoga, sound baths, and movement for all ages with Healspace, Long Island City’s integrated health and wellness space. Plus, check out a Makers Mart with artists from The Fortune Society, and check out deals on PS1 publications at our 50th Anniversary Stoop Sale.
Celebrate with us all day long. All free programs are drop-in unless otherwise noted.
3:30 p.m.
Connie Butler, The Agnes Gund Director, moderates a panel with Hard Art artists Howardena Pindell, James Little, and Maren Hassinger, who all took part in PS1’s Afro-American Abstraction (1980). The exhibition underscored a shared aesthetic among the artists, characterized by “a bold physicality, rhythmical vitality, and textural richness, as well as a tendency to use linear, geometrical imagery, and high-energy color.” Revisit this landmark exhibition through a conversation that explores these artists’ legacies on the occasion of PS1's 50th Anniversary.
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
All ages
Building a small window-object from a remembered place, using drawing, collage, translucent paper, and collected urban textures. The workshop invites artists to explore the window as a frame and a witness to changes outside. It ends with a collective installation, as participants walk by flashlight through a temporary street made of participants’ windows.
Details: RSVP required, walk-in available after start of workshop, space permitting
Timed entries: 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m.
The Fortune Society’s Makers Market
11 a.m.– 4 p.m.This Makers Market features one-of-a-kind handmade goods, artwork, publications, jewelry, and crafts created by Fortune Artists. Each purchase supports creativity, opportunity, and artistic expression.
50th Anniversary Stoop Sale
10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
MoMA PS1’s 50th anniversary stoop sale features publications from across the past five decades. From zines to comic books to a broad selection of exhibition catalogues, rare publications will be made available to the public for a limited time and at special, discounted prices. All titles are $5, $10, and $15.
2–2:45 p.m.
Cultural theorist Marco Pecorari discusses the significance of museum exhibitions and presentations for late-twentieth-century fashion designers, highlighting the early experimentation supported by PS1’s program in the 1980s. Following his talk, Pecorari will be joined in conversation by fashion critic Matthew Linde and exhibition curator Kari Rittenbach.
Marco Pecorari is Associate Professor in Fashion Studies and Associate Dean for Liberal Arts and Research at The New School Parsons Paris where he directs the MA in Fashion Studies. His research focuses on the politics of archives and museums, exploring the intersections of critical theory, fashion media, performance and heritage. He is the editor of Fashion in Theory: Historicization, Subjectivity and Practice (Manchester University Press, 2025), author of Fashion Remains: Rethinking Fashion Ephemera in the Archive (Bloomsbury, 2021), and curator of Ephemeral Matters: Into the Fashion Archive, National Museum of Norway, Oslo (2024).
Matthew Linde is a fashion exhibition-maker and critic based in New York City. He teaches at Parsons' MFA Fashion Design and Society program and holds a Ph.D. from RMIT University. He has organized over 30 international exhibitions dedicated to vanguard fashion practice.
10:15–11 a.m.
Open to all levels, including beginners.
This gentle, accessible yoga flow and breathwork session will release tension and open the body, followed by a restorative sound bath as singing-bowl tones and vibrations guide participants into deep relaxation. No yoga experience needed.
RSVP required; bring your own mat
11:15 a.m.–12 p.m.
Open to all ages, bodies, and abilities
Healspace leads an intergenerational Joyflow® session, a music-driven movement practice rooted in joy, freedom, and connection. Set to a curated soundtrack, the session moves from breath and gentle movement into free, non-choreographed dance, inviting children, parents, grandparents, and caregivers to play and connect together.
RSVP required; please bring your own mat.
Event venue & nearby stays
MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens, United States
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