What Makes it Modern?
Alexia Rossetti Monday, March 1, 2010 at 12:25PM MOMA, the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, has recently opened their Architecture and Design Galleries, and is currently showing the exhibit, Shaping Modernity, 1880-1990.
The exhibit examines the iconic objects that helped shape the modern age starting with the Art Nouveau age in 1880s up to 1990. On our cover is a 1964 chaise lounge from Olivier Mourgue. The Djinn Chaise is made of foam, steel, and nylon. The Djinn is named after the supernatural genie in Islamic culture.
Also in the exhibit is a Bauhaus object from the famous school in Germany. Marianne Brandt designed her teapot from nickel silver and ebony in 1924, but its geometric proportions still look fresh and current.
Over 300 works of art will be part of the ongoing display at the MOMA.
Olivier Mourgue Djinn chaise
Marianne Brandt teapot
Reader Comments (4)
Thanks for the info. I'm very interested in seeing these work of arts. They look very good in my opinion and I really like them. It's fascinating, really, to see what human mind can create (in the most elementary way). Great post.
Thanks for the tip. I hope this exhibit comes to the SF MOMA! I'm curious to see what other iconic designs they will include in the collection...
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