MoMA PS1
arts center, New York City, New York, United States
Also known as: Institute for Art and Urban Resources, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center(Show More)
MoMA PS1, not-for-profit contemporary art centre, affiliated with the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), located in a former primary school in Long Island City, Queens, New York. When Alanna Heiss founded the Institute for Art and Urban Resources (IAUR; PS1ās original name) in 1971, its primary function was to convert unused and dilapidated buildings in New York City into studio and exhibition spaces for artists. One such space was the Clocktower Gallery, which Heiss founded...