Private MoMA Film Department Tour


Item Number: 154

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $1,000

Online Close: Feb 13, 2022 11:59 PM EST

Bid History: 1 bid - Item Sold!

Description

A film-loving twist on one of our most popular auction items! A private tour for 4 to the MoMA Film Department with The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, Rajendra Roy. The tour includes admission to the museum.


 


About Rajendra Roy:


In 2007, Rajendra Roy joined The Museum of Modern Art as The Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, a role in which he leads the Museum’s year-round initiatives to exhibit and preserve works from its collection of about 27,000 titles. In collaboration with colleagues at MoMA and partner institutions, he has organized exhibitions including Bruce LaBruce (2015), Wim Wenders (2015), The Weimar Touch (2013), The Berlin School: Films from the Berliner Schule (2013), Tim Burton (2011), and Mike Nichols (2009). For the Museum’s imprint, Mr. Roy authored (with Anke Leweke) The Berlin School: Films from the Berliner Schule (2013).


Mr. Roy is a member of the selection committee for New Directors/New Films, presented annually with the Film Society of Lincoln Center. He has also served on numerous juries and selection committees for organizations such as the Sundance Film Festival, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, South by Southwest (SXSW) and the Gotham Independent Film Awards. In addition, he has nominated individuals or works to be recognized by the Rockefeller Foundation, the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, and the New York State Council on the Arts, and has curated programs and lectured at events worldwide.

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