In April 2009, the New Museum inaugurates an ongoing series of major triennials devoted to presenting works by early-career artists from around the world, and providing an important platform for a new generation of artists who shape the current discourse of contemporary art.

The first in the series, The Generational Triennial: Younger Than Jesus, contextualizes the different artistic approaches of a generation of artists born after 1976, and identifies emergent stylistic trends.