Don't miss the amazing exhibition about the history of tv at the Jewish museum

An exhibition that The New Yorker calls "illuminating" and The New York Times calls "revealing and entertaining."
The museum in 5th av and 93 St is free on Saturday!
Revolution of the Eye: Modern Art
and the Birth of American Television
Through September 27, 2015

The first exhibition to explore how avant-garde art influenced and shaped the look and content of network television in its formative years, from the late 1940s to the mid-1970s. During this period, the pioneers of American television — many of whom were young, Jewish, and aesthetically adventurous — adopted modernism as a source of inspiration. Revolution of the Eye considers how the dynamic new medium paralleled and embraced cutting-edge art and design.

Read our interview with curator Maurice Berger, the exhibition's organizer, on the Jewish Museum blog!
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Four Exhibitions
Opening September 25


The Power of Pictures:
Early Soviet Photography, Early Soviet Film
Through February 7, 2016

Covering the period from the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution through the 1930s, this exhibition explores how early modernist photography influenced a new Soviet style while energizing and expanding the nature of the medium — and how photography, film, and poster art were later harnessed to disseminate Communist ideology. The Power of Pictures revisits this moment in history when artists acted as engines of social change and radical political engagement, so that art and politics went hand in hand.

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Becoming Jewish:
Warhol's Liz and Marilyn
Through February 7, 2016

This intimate exhibition examines the religious awakenings of Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe through photographs, documents, and ephemera alongside Andy Warhol’s iconic portraits of the actresses. Becoming Jewish draws parallels between the actresses’ identities as Jewish women and Warhol’s exploration of celebrity through his image-making.

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Masterpieces & Curiosities:
Alfred Stieglitz's The Steerage
Through February 14, 2016

The Steerage is often seen as the quintessential image of American immigration. Through vintage ephemera and contemporary artwork, this exhibition explores how The Steerage came to be so iconic, yet so misunderstood, and why it continues to resonate deeply — especially with Jewish Americans today.