Review Panel Assesses New MoMA Expansion and Public Art Installations in New York

A review panel has evaluated the newly expanded Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York. Located at 11 West 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, the institution recently underwent significant renovations. Concurrently, Kehinde Wiley's monumental sculpture 'Rumors of War' was installed through the Times Square Arts program. This public artwork occupies Broadway Plaza between 46th and 47th streets. In Brooklyn, artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed debuted a sound and art installation. Her work draws from the Muslims in Brooklyn oral histories collection held by the Brooklyn Historical Society. That institution is situated at 128 Pierrepont Street in Brooklyn Heights. The panel's assessment, published on artcritical.com in October 2019, considered these concurrent cultural developments across the city. Wiley's equestrian statue presents a contemporary counter-narrative to traditional Confederate monuments. Rasheed's piece engages directly with community archives and personal narratives.