









Arthur Jafa turns MoMA's collection on its head with "Less Is Morbid," his "counter death wish" to the minimalist mantra. Nearly 100 works by Basquiat, Rothko, and others collapse binaries like sparse/dense and atomic/cosmological, proposing coexistence over order.
Contemporary art
Thought-provoking
Black artists
Queer perspectives
Tips
🎨research specific works before you go
⏰arrive early to beat crowds at popular pieces
⏳plan at least 3 hours, easy to spend a full day
Friday, June 12, 1:00 AM
Artist’s Choice: Arthur Jafa–Less Is Morbid
June 12 at 1am
+23Midtown East










Arthur Jafa turns MoMA's collection on its head with "Less Is Morbid," his "counter death wish" to the minimalist mantra. Nearly 100 works by Basquiat, Rothko, and others collapse binaries like sparse/dense and atomic/cosmological, proposing coexistence over order.
Contemporary art
Thought-provoking
Black artists
Queer perspectives
Tips
🎨research specific works before you go
⏰arrive early to beat crowds at popular pieces
⏳plan at least 3 hours, easy to spend a full day
Friday, June 12, 1:00 AM
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