The Art Collection of The New School offers students and faculty a rare opportunity to engage with art on a daily basis. The event of A Night of Philosophy at The New School opens up this experience to the greater community.

Start your night journey through the Art Collection of The New School at Alvin Johnson / J. M. Kaplan Hall Entrance and find the 64 art works on show in corridors, rooms, hallways, entrances, basements, elevator landings…

  1. Isamu Noguchi, Appalachian Spring Rocking Chair, 1944. Bronze, gift of the artist.
  2. Jose DeCreeft, Standing Female Figure, 1936. Carved Wood Sculpture on carved wood base.
  3. Dave Muller, Interpolations and Extraopolations, 2002-2003. Acrylic on paper. In 15 parts (12 installed). Commissioned by The New School.
  4. Camilo Egas, Ecuadorean Festival, 1932. Oil on canvas.
  5. Gonzalo Fonseca, Mosaic murals, 1959.
  6. Chais Gros, Acrobats Familiy of Five, 1951. Bronze. Gift of Mr and Mrs Harris Klein.
  7. Martin Puryear & Michael Van Valkenburgh, Vera List Courtyard, 1997, 3 seats and bench, atrium, courtyard design, landscaping.
  8. Berenice Abbott, Warehouse, Water and Dock Streets, Brooklyn, May 22, 1932. Gelatin silver print, 1984.
  9. Ibram Lassaw, Untitled (from “Peace Portfolio”), 1970. Silkscreen.
  10. Marisol Escobar, Untitled, 1978. Lithograph.
  11. Marisol Escobar, Untitled, 1978. Lithograph.
  12. Marisol Escobar, Untitled, 1978. Lithograph.
  13. Gene Davis, Untitled, c. 1969. Silkscreen. Gift of Carol Scwartz, 1991.
  14. John McCracken, Mandala, 1972. Screen print. Gift of Carol Scwartz, 1991.
  15. Sol LeWitt, Bands of Color, 2000. Linocut on paper. Gift of Vera List, 2000.
  16. Bridget Riley, Untitled (Fragment 7), 1965, Silkscreen on Plexiglas. Gift of Carol Scwartz, 1991.
  17. Sol LeWitt, Bands of Color, 2000. Linocut on paper. Gift of Vera List, 2000.
  18. Alexander Calder, Anxiety, nd. Lithograph. Gift of Edwin and Linda Fishbaine, 1992.
  19. Bruce Nauman, Partial Truth, 1997. Etching. Gift of Vera List, 1997.
  20. Lyle Ashton Harris, I Longed for Relationship, 1993. C-print.
  21. Rashid Johnson, Thurgood in the Hour of Chaos, from Exit Art portfolio “America America”, 2009. Photo lithograph. Gift of Exit Art, 2002.
  22. Lorna Simpson, IS, 1991. Toned gelatin silver print. Gift of Vera List, 1993.
  23. Lorna Simpson, Cure/Heal (from 10: Artist as Catalyst portfolio), 1992. Silkscreen. Gift of Vera List, 1993.
  24. Tony Whitfield, Adolphe Sale, 2012. Etching.
  25. Tony Whitfield, Adolphe Sizes Up His New Rival, Tom, 2012. Etching.
  26. Tony Whitfield, St. Claire Takes Possession of Tom, 2012. Etching.
  27. Odill Donald Odita, Authentic African, 1997. Four digitally manipulated photographs and vinyl lettering.
  28. David Goldblatt, Corner of Commissioner + Eloff Its, Boksburg, 1979. Gelatin silver print.
  29. David Goldblatt, When This is His We will Still Be Here, Sannieshof, 12/19/1989. Gelatin silver print.
  30. David Goldblatt, Farmer’s Son with His Nursmaid: Nietverdiend Marilo Bushveld, December, 1965.
  31. David Goldblatt, Corner of Commissioner + Eloff Its, Boksburg, 1979. Gelatin silver print.
  32. David Goldblatt, Commando Escorting Dr. Verwoerd to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of The National Party, De Wildt, October 1964. Gelatin silver press print.
  33. David Goldblatt, Madrigal Choir Rehearsal: Boksburg, 1980. Gelatin silver press print.
  34. Adrian Piper, Let’s Talk (from 10: Artist as Catalyst portfolio), 1992. Silkscreen. Gift of Vera List, 1993.
  35. Sol LeWitt, The Location of A Circle, 1975. Etching. Gift of Vera List, 1991.
  36. Ida Applebroog, Untitled, 1989. Lithograph, Gift of Vera List, 1990.
  37. Ann Hamilton, In the Time It Takes to Fly a Locust, 1987. Cibachrome. Gift of Vera List, 1995.
  38. Sam Taylor-Wood, Red Snow, 1997. Nine color silkscreen.
  39. Jeff Cowen, Transvestite, Meat Packing District, 1988. Gelatin silver print. Gift of Evan Tawill, 1996.
  40. John Ahearn, Claribel, 1990. Paint on plaster. Gift of Henry Hacker, 2003.
  41. Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Untitled, 1989. Silkscreen.
  42. Nancy Spero, Bomb and Victim, c. 1968. Gouache on paper. Gift of Barbara Gladstone, 1991.
  43. Willie Doherty, The Other Side, 1988. Gelatin silver print with text mounted on masonite.
  44. Enoc Perez, Ponce Inter-Continental Hotel, Ponce, Puerto Rico (from Exit Art portfolio “SEA”), 2011. Screenprint with acrylic and watercolor on Conventry Rag White, 320. Gift of Exit Art, 2012.
  45. Fred Wilson, X (from Exit Art portfolio “Tantra”), 2005. Digital c-print on Durantrans. Gift of Exit Art, 2012.
  46. Michael Rovner, Untitled (from Exit Art portfolio “Two O O One”), 2001.
  47. John Giorno, Untitled (from On the Bowery portfolio), 1971. Silkscreen. Gift of Vera List.
  48. James Luna, Half Indian-Half Mexican (triptych), 1991. Gelatin Silver prints.
  49. Matt Mullican, MIR Print Project (from the Vera List Anniversary Limited Edition Print), 2012. Rubbing
  50. Fred Tomaselli, July 5, 2012 (from the Vera List Anniversary Limited Edition Print portfolio), 2012. Digital print with silkscreen. Gift of Artspace, 2012.
  51. Paul Ramirez Jonas, Hello (from The Vera List Anniversary Limited Edition Print portfolio), 2012. CMYK photo silkscreen with an additional pass in red. Gift of Artspace, 2012.
  52. Fred Wilson, Untitled: Antilles (from The Vera List Anniversary Limited Edition Print portfolio), 2012. Pigment print on Hotspress Natural 300gsm. Gift of Artspace, 2012.
  53. Dan Graham, Fish Pond / Swimming Pool (from The Vera List Anniversary Limited Edition Print portfolio), 2012. Digital print. Gift of Arstpace, 2012.
  54. Sarah Morris, Total Lunar Eclipse (from The Vera List Anniversary Limited Edition Print portfolio), 2012. 16 color screenprint. Gift of Artspace, 2012.
  55. Peter Nagy, Osaka, 1989. Acrylic on canvas. Gift of Meyer Vaisman, 1992.
  56. William Wegman, Neo-Geo (Chundo & Bottino, 1993. Polaroid. Commissioned by The New School.
  57. Carrie Mae Weems, I beseech You, 1996. Chromogenic print. Gift of Vera List, 1997.
  58. Andreas Serrano, Piss Discus, 1988. Digital cibachrome.
  59. Nikki S. Lee, The Lesbian Project (1), 1997. Duraflex color print.
  60. Nikki S. Lee, The Hip Hop Project (13), 2001. Fujiflex print.
  61. Ben Fernandez, Countdown to Eternity, Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960’s. Fifteen gelatin silver prints, printed 1989. Gift of the artist, 1999.
  62. Emma Amo, Sold, 1994. Silk collagraph and photo-transfer.
  63. Joan Snyder, 33 Madrigals, (XXV), 2001. Lithograph, monotype, woodcut. Gift of Pat Steir, 2008.
  64. Emilio Rodriguez-Larrain, L’Homme est Sujet à Errer, 1964. Tempera on paper mounted on wallboard.