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Marcel Breuer. Chaise Longue. 1938. Molded and cutout plywood and upholstery, 32 1/2 x 55 1/2 x 23 5/8" (82.5 x 141 x 60 cm)

519: Bauhaus and Beyond

Ongoing

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Tina Modotti. Hands of Marionette Player. 1929. Gelatin silver print, 7 1/2 × 9 1/2" (19 × 24.1 cm). Anonymous gift

510: A Modern Media World

Nov 14, 2020–Mar 25, 2022

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Philip L. Goodwin, Edward Durell Stone. The Museum of Modern Art, New York City, New York. 1939. Wood, plastic, and linoleum, 16 × 24 × 39" (40.6 × 61 × 99.1 cm). Building Fund

519: Architecture for Modern Art

Fall 2019–Fall 2021

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Collection gallery

Richard Schadewell. Frankfurt (“Bauhaus”) telephone. 1929. Manufacturer: H. Fuld & Co. Telefon und Telegraphenwerke AG, Frankfurt. Bakelite, nickel-plated sheet brass and paint, 5 1/8 × 4 5/16 × 6 1/8" (13 × 11 × 15.5 cm). Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder

513: Design for Modern Life

Fall 2019–Summer 2021

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Valentina Kulagina (Russian, 1902–1907). Maquette for We Are Building (Stroim). 1929. Cut-and-pasted printed and painted paper, sandpaper, gouache, and pencil on paper, 22 5/8 × 14 1/4" (57.5 × 36.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Merrill C. Berman Collection. Acquired through the generosity of Alice and Tom Tisch, Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, David Booth, Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin, Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis, Jack Shear, the Patricia Bonfield Endowed Acquisition Fund for the Design Collection, Daniel and Jane Och, The Orentreich Family Foundation, Emily Rauh Pulitzer, The Modern Women’s Fund; and by exchange: Gift of Jean Dubuffet in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Colin, The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection, and the Richard S. Zeisler Bequest.

Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The Artist Reinvented

Dec 13, 2020–Apr 10, 2021

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Aurèlia Muñoz. Águila Beige (Brown Eagle). 1977. Macramé with hand-dyed sisal and jute yarn, 72 × 156 × 150" (182.9 × 396.2 × 381 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds. Digital image © 2019 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

Taking a Thread for a Walk

Oct 21, 2019–Jan 10, 2021

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Horacio Coppola. 4800 Avenida Díaz Vélez. 1936. Gelatin silver print, printed 1952, 16 3/4 x 23 1/2" (42.5 x 59.7 cm). Agnes Rindge Claflin Fund. © 2017 Galería Jorge Mara-La Ruche/ The Estate of Horacio Coppola

510: Machines, Mannequins, and Monsters

Fall 2019–Fall 2020

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Lilly Reich. Women’s Fashion Exhibition, Berlin, Germany. View of the Velvet and Silk Café. 1927. Gelatin silver print, 8 × 10″ (20.3 × 25.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect

How Should We Live? Propositions for the Modern Interior

Oct 1, 2016–Apr 23, 2017

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Hiroshi Ohchi. Radio. 1954. Silkscreen, 40 1/2 × 28 1/4″ (102.9 × 71.8 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the designer

Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye

Nov 15, 2014–Jan 18, 2016

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Willi Ruge (German, 1882–1961). Seconds before Landing, from the series I Photograph Myself during a Parachute Jump. 1931. Gelatin silver print, 8 1/16 × 5 9/16″ (20.4 × 14.1 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther

Modern Photographs from the Thomas Walther Collection, 1909–1949

Dec 13, 2014–Apr 19, 2015

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Luba Lukova. There Is No Death for the Songs. 1987. Silkscreen, 25 1/2 × 38″ (64.8 × 96.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the designer, 1998

Designing Modern Women 1890–1990

Oct 5, 2013–Oct 19, 2014

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Ralph Schraivogel. Archigram 1961–74 (Museum für Gestaltung). 1995. Silkscreen, 50⅜ × 35⅝″ (128 × 90.5 cm). Gift of the designer

Cut ’n’ Paste: From Architectural Assemblage to Collage City

Jul 10, 2013–Jan 5, 2014

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Painting and Sculpture Changes 2013

Jan 1–Dec 31, 2013

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Herbert Matter. Engelberg Trübsee, promotional poster for Engelberg, Switzerland. 1936. Two-color gravure, 40″ × 25¼″ (101.6 × 64.1 cm). Gift of the designer. © 2013 Alexander Matter

Hand Signals: Digits, Fists, and Talons

Apr 5–Sep 8, 2013

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El Lissitzky. Self-Portrait. 1924. Gelatin silver print, 3 × 3 3/8″ (7.6 × 8.5 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Thomas Walther Collection. Purchase. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

The Shaping of New Visions: Photography, Film, Photobook

Apr 16, 2012–Apr 21, 2013

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Ladislav Sutnar. Prototype for Build the Town Building Blocks. 1940–43. Painted wood, large block: 1 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4″ (4.4 × 7 × 7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Ctislav Sutnar and Radoslav Sutnar

Century of the Child: Growing by Design, 1900–2000

Jul 29–Nov 5, 2012

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Bruce Nauman. *Waxing Hot, from the portfolio Eleven Color Photographs. 1966–67/1970/2007. Inkjet print (originally chromogenic color print), 19 15/16 × 19 15/16″ (50.6 × 50.6 cm). Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Gerald S. Elliott Collection. © 2010 Bruce Nauman/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

The Original Copy: Photography of Sculpture, 1839 to Today

Aug 1–Nov 1, 2010

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Jan Tschichold. Die Frau ohne Namen. 1927. Offset lithograph, 48 3/4 × 34″ (123.8 × 86.4 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Peter Stone Poster Fund

The New Typography

Dec 23, 2009–Jul 25, 2010

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Oskar Schlemmer. Bauhaus Stairway. 1932. Oil on canvas. 63 7/8 × 45″ (162.3 × 114.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Philip Johnson. © 2009 Estate of Oskar Schlemmer, Munich/Germany

Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity

Nov 8, 2009–Jan 25, 2010

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Photography Collection: Rotation 4

Dec 15, 2006–Jul 16, 2007

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Architecture & Design Drawings: Rotation 3

Apr 29–Oct 23, 2006

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Architecture and Design: Inaugural Installation

Nov 20, 2004–Nov 7, 2005

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Jean (Hans) Arp. Two Heads. 1929. Painted wood relief, 47 1/4 × 39 1/4″ (120 × 99.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2000 ARS, N.Y./VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Making Choices

Mar 16–Sep 26, 2000

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Pablo Picasso. The Charnel House. Paris, 1944–45. Oil and charcoal on canvas, 6′ 6 5/8″ × 8′ 2 1/2″ (199.8 × 250.1 cm). Mrs. Sam A. Lewisohn Bequest (by exchange), and Mrs. Marya Bernard Fund in memory of her husband Dr. Bernard Bernard, and anonymous funds. © 2016 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Art of the Forties

Feb 24–Apr 30, 1991

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

The Modern Poster

Jun 6–Sep 6, 1988

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Self Portrait: The Photographer's Persona, 1840–1985

Nov 7, 1985–Jan 7, 1986

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Marcel Breuer: Furniture and Interiors

Jul 22–Sep 15, 1981

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Art of the Twenties

Nov 14, 1979–Jan 22, 1980

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Herbert Bayer: Photographic Works

Oct 31, 1977–Jan 29, 1978

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

The Graphic Revolution: 1915–1935

Aug 5–Oct 31, 1977

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Photography for Collectors

Mar 16–Jun 20, 1976

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Posters from the Collection

Mar 26–May 19, 1976

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Photo Eye of the 20s

Jun 4–Sep 8, 1970

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879–1967

Jan 25–Mar 10, 1968

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Jun 26–Nov 22, 1967

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Drawings from the Museum Collection

Oct 31, 1966–May 8, 1967

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Greetings!

Mar 1–May 8, 1966

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The Photographic Poster

Sep 7–Nov 30, 1964

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

60 Modern Drawings: Recent Acquisitions

Aug 6–Sep 29, 1963

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Lettering by Hand

Nov 6, 1962–Jan 6, 1963

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Recent Acquisitions

Dec 21, 1960–Feb 5, 1961

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Recent Drawings U.S.A.

Apr 25–Aug 5, 1956

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Good Design: 5th Anniversary

Feb 8–Mar 20, 1955

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Three Modern Styles

Jul 11–Sep 5, 1950

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Modern Art in Your Life

Oct 5–Dec 4, 1949

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Polio Poster Competition

Oct 31–Nov 20, 1949

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Art in Progress: 15th Anniversary Exhibitions: Design for Use

May 24–Oct 22, 1944

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Art in Progress: 15th Anniversary Exhibitions: Posters

May 24–Sep 17, 1944

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