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Francis Als

THE MODERN
PROCESSION
On View
Jun 23, 2002 Jun 24, 2002

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 About the Exhibition
T
he Modern Procession, organized by artist Francis Als (b.1959, Antwerp, Belgium) and
presented by the Public Art Fund in collaboration with The Museum of Modern Art, is
modeled after a traditional ritual procession. Beginning in front of MoMA at 53rd Street and
Fifth Avenue at 9am, the procession parades through midtown Manhattan, crosses the
Queensboro Bridge into Long Island City, marches along Queens Boulevard, and ends at the door
of MoMA QNS (33rd Street at Queens Boulevard). Both festive and ceremonial, the procession
makes the museum's historic transition both visible and public, linking the two boroughs in a
spectacular and memorable way.

A 12-member Peruvian brass band, Banda de Santa Cecilia, sets the pace for the procession. More
than 150 uniformed participants carry reproductions of MoMA's most famous worksPablo
Picassos Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Marcel Duchamps Bicycle Wheel, and Alberto Giacomettis
Standing Womanon handheld wooden carriages. The presence of these reproductions pays
homage to the history of MoMA while celebrating the cultural and economic potential of bringing
art into the streets. Artist Kiki Smith serves as a representative of contemporary art. Carried by
fellow participants, Smith leads the spectacular procession, which also includes banners, dogs, and
scattered rose petals.

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 Location
Museum of Modern Art
Procession from MoMA Midtown to
MoMA QNS

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