MoMA PS1 Greater New York 2015

Recurring every five years MoMA PS1's Greater New York had traditionally showcased the work of emerging artists living and working in the New York metropolitan area. In considering the “greater” aspect of its title — in terms of both geography and time — Greater New York 2015 begins with the moment of MoMA PS1 founding in 1976 as an alternative venue that took advantage of disused real estate within the margins of the city.

In conjunction with the exhibition MoMA PS1 published a series of readers that were released throughout the run of the show. 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. 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, and concludes with a round-table conversation with exhibition curators Peter Eleey, Douglas Crimp, Thomas J. Lax and Mia Locks.