:: October Blog ::
:: MOMA (Revisited) ::
We recently revisited an oldie but goody, the Architecture and Design exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art (New York) - this one is definitely worth a second look.
From its inception, the collection has been built on the recognition that architecture and design are allied and interdependent arts, so that synthesis has been a founding premise of the collection. Including 28,000 works ranging from large-scale design objects to works on paper and architectural models, the Museum’s diverse Architecture and Design collection surveys major figures and movements from the mid-nineteenth century to the present.
Misti (Ferdinand Miflienz)
(French, 1865-1923)
"Américan Crescent Cycles" (1900)
Isamu Noguchi
(American, 1904-1988)
"Radio Nurse Speaker" (1937)
Starting with the reform ideology established by the Arts and Crafts movement, the collection covers major movements of the twentieth century and contemporary issues. The architecture collection documents buildings through models, drawings, and photographs, and includes the Mies van der Rohe Archive. The design collection comprises thousands of objects, ranging from appliances, furniture, and tableware to tools, textiles, sports cars—even a helicopter. The graphic design collection includes noteworthy examples of typography, posters, and other combinations of text and image.
Herbert Bayer
(American, born Austria. 1900-1985)
"Our Allies Need Eggs" (1942)
Gerrit Rietveld
(Dutch, 1888-1964)
"Hanging Lamp" (1920)
