NYC: MoMA Walkthrough - Part 1 | Woven Histories Exhibit | Hilma af Klint | Sculpture Garden

Museum of Modern Art Walkthrough in New York City Part 1 — early access during Members Morning, before the museum opens to the public. We explore two exhibitions, modern abstraction, textiles, take a quiet walk through the sculpture garden, and finish with lunch and views from the Terrace Café (6th floor).

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🧵 Woven Histories: Textiles and Modern Abstraction

This major exhibition rethinks the role of textiles in 20th-century abstraction, bringing together works that have long been underrepresented in the canon of modern art. Featuring artists such as Anni Albers, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Rosemarie Trockel, and Sheila Hicks, Woven Histories highlights how weaving, stitching, and fiber arts intersected with movements like Constructivism, Minimalism, and feminist art practices. It’s a beautifully curated show that challenges hierarchies between "craft" and "fine art" — and it's one of the most visually and conceptually rich exhibitions at MoMA this summer. (Closes 9/13/25)

🌸 Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers

This focused exhibition presents the pioneering Swedish mystic and abstract painter Hilma af Klint through her symbolic flower studies and esoteric philosophy. The show includes rarely seen works from her spiritual notebooks alongside her floral motifs, drawing connections between the visible natural world and hidden spiritual structures. It’s a meditative, intimate look at her lesser-known work that feels both historical and deeply personal. (Closes 9/27/25)

🌳 Sculpture Garden + Lunch at Terrace Café

We also took a calm moment in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, then headed upstairs for lunch at Terrace Café on the sixth floor — a bright space with sweeping views of Midtown. The Cuban sandwich hit the spot, get one when you visit. (Ongoing)

00:00 – Intro & MoMA Members Morning arrival
00:19 – Woven Histories exhibition
08:22 – Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers
10:23 – Sculpture Garden walk
12:17 – Terrace Café lunch
13:54 – Outro & what's coming in Part 2

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