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Former name | Sidney Mishkin Gallery; Baruch College Art Gallery |
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| Established | 1983 |
| Location | 135 E 22nd St, New York, NY 10010 |
| Type | Art Museum |
| Website | weissman.baruch.cuny.edu/mishkin-gallery |
Mishkin Gallery is a university art museum affiliated with the Weissman School of Arts and SciencesatBaruch College, City University of New York, New York City, United States.[1] The museum was founded in 1983 as the Baruch College Art Gallery and renamed the Mishkin Gallery in 1991, for alumnus Sidney Mishkin (Baruch, '34),[2] and Alaina Claire Feldman is currently[when?] the director.[3][4] The museum presents historical and contemporary exhibitions emphasizing original scholarship, the understanding of modern and contemporary art, interdisciplinary cultural activity, and innovative artistic practices from around the world.[2] The museum has featured artists such as Franz Kline;[5] Lamin Fofana;[6] Marcel Sternberger;[7] Mercedes Matter;[8] Dorothea and Leo Rabkin;[9] Minerva Cuevas;[10][11][12] Juan Downey;[13] Thomas Child;[14] the New Blockheads;[15] Aura Rosenberg;[16][17] and Jorge Gonzalez Santos.[18]
The Baruch College Art Collection houses approximately 1,500 artworks, with an emphasis on 20th-century American painters, printmakers, photographers and sculptors, dating from 1924 to 2020. A subdivision of this collection consists of 360 works that are permanently displayed throughout the Baruch College Campus where students are immersed in the artwork firsthand;[19] and there are three student collection websites.[20][21][22]
Each exhibition is curated with the educational expansion of Baruch students in mind. The Mishkin Gallery provides student-geared programming such as class/student group tours, panel discussions, and workshops for each exhibition[23]
The museum produces exhibition publications and books to complement exhibitions. For instance, books such as "What is Psychedelic"[24] in connection with Aura Rosenberg's joint exhibition with Mishkin Gallery and Pioneer Works.
The Mishkin Gallery defines its community as a group of curious and creative students,[25] artists, scholars,[26] and art lovers, who are open to exploring various art practices, cultures,[18] environmental[27] and social constructs.[28]
