Art & Cinema in a Time of Turmoil: 1962 - 1964 at Jewish Museum, Film Forum, & Lincoln Center

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Published on Monday, 18 July 2022 14:19

Written by Brad Balfour

Andy Warhol, Film still from Empire, 1964.16 mm film transferred to video (black and white, silent), 8 hrs. 5 min. at 16 fps. The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, © The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA, a museum of Carnegie Institute. All rights reserved.

The Jewish Museum is partnering with Film at Lincoln Center and The Film Forum as part of its New York: 1962 - 1964 exhibition. The Jewish Museum (1109 5th Ave &, E 92nd St) will feature work from Andy Warhol, Diane Arbus, Lee Bontecou, Chryssa, Merce Cunningham, Jim Dine, Martha Edelheit, Melvin Edwards, Dan Flavin, Lee Friedlander, Nancy Grossman, and many more as part of it’s exhibition looking at a time when New York artists were reflecting on a pivotal moment in world history shaped by the Cold War, Civil Rights, and rapidly expanding consumerism. The exhibiton runs from July 22, 2022 to January 8, 2023.

At The Film Forum “1962…1963…1964” running July 22 to August 11 highlights 35 Hollywood classics,during a moment in movie history that saw the last gasps of the Hollywood studio system, including the best work of filmmakers Stanley Kubrick, David Lean, Federico Fellini and many others.

Featured films include: 

• A Hard Day's Night
• Dr. Strangelove
• Lawrence of Arabia
• 8½
• Jules and Jim
• The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
• Cape Fear
• Knife in the Water
• Contempt
• Cleopatra
• Diary of a Chambermaid

And more!

Acting as the other side of the cinematic coin is New York, 1962–1964: Underground and Experimental Cinema at Film at Lincoln Center. Running July 29 to August 4, this series looks at the rise of alternative, challenging, and queer cinema from the likes of  Kenneth Anger, Shirley Clarke, the Kuchar Brothers, Marie Menken, Jonas Mekas, Carolee Schneemann, Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, and others. 

To learn more, go to: https://thejewishmuseum.org/

New York: 1962 - 1964
July 22 - January 8, 2023

The Jewish Museum
1109 5th Ave &, E 92nd St
New York, 10128

1962…1963…1964
July 22 - August 11, 2022

The Film Forum
209 W Houston Street
New York, NY 10014

New York, 1962–1964: Underground and Experimental Cinema
July 29 - August 4, 2022

Film at Lincoln Center Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center
144 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023

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