Opening Night Party for Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art

For the exhibition Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA has reunited five portable murals—freestanding frescoes with bold images commemorating events in Mexican history—that were made for a 1931 monographic exhibition of the artist's work. The exhibition will also feature three eight-foot working drawings, a prototype “portable”� mural that was made by Rivera in 1930, as well as smaller working drawings, watercolors, and prints by Rivera. Comprising works from MoMA’s collection and loans from private and public collections in the United States and Mexico, Diego Rivera: Murals for The Museum of Modern Art is organized by Leah Dickerman, Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art. MoMA is the exhibition’s sole venue. The exhibition is on view from November 13, 2011, to May 14, 2012.