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Brigitte Hellgoth. Oasis no. 7, Documenta 5, Kassel, Germany. 1972. Gelatin silver print, 7 1/16 × 9 7/16" (18 × 23.9 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds

417: Transparency in Architecture and Beyond

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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

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Concert Hall project (Interior perspective). 1942. Graphite, cut-and-pasted photoreproduction, cut-and-pasted papers, cut-and-pasted painted paper, and gouache on gelatin silver photograph mounted on board, 29 1/2 x 62" (75 x 157.5 cm). Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of Mrs. Mary Callery. © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.

511: Architecture in the Age of Industry

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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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R. Buckminster Fuller. Geodesic Dome. 1952. Elastic cord and metal, h. 20 1/4" (51.4 cm), diam. 39" (99.1 cm). Model maker: Alan Borg, Joan Forrester, Ron Goodfellow, John Hampshire, T. C. Howard, Fred Taylor. Gift of the architect

417: Architecture Systems

Fall 2019–Fall 2021

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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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Berenice Abbott. Rockefeller Center. c. 1936. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 × 7 1/2" (24.1 × 19 cm). Anonymous gift. © 2019 Estate of Berenice Abbott

511: The Vertical City

Oct 21, 2019–Oct 12, 2020

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Clockwise, from top left: Dante Giacosa. 500f city car. Designed 1957 (this example 1968). Steel with fabric top, 52 × 52 × 116 7/8" (132.1 × 132.1 × 296.9 cm). Manufacturer: Fiat S.p.A., Turin, Italy. Gift of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Heritage; Lina Bo Bardi. Poltrona Bowl chair. 1951. Steel and fabric, 21 5/8 × 33 1/16 × 33 1/16" (55 × 84 × 84 cm). Committee on Architecture and Design Funds; Irwin Gershen, Gershen-Newark. Shrimp Cleaner. 1954. Plastic and metal, 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 3/4" (21.6 x 8.3 x 1.9 cm). Manufacturer: Plastic Dispensers Inc., Newark, NJ. Department purchase; Peter Schlumbohm. Chemex Coffee Maker. 1941. Pyrex glass, wood, and leather, 9 1/2 x 6 1/8" (24.2 x 15.5 cm). Manufacturer: Chemex Corp., New York, NY. Gift of Lewis & Conger

The Value of Good Design

Feb 10–Jun 15, 2019

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Frank Lloyd Wright. March Balloons. 1955. Drawing based on a c. 1926 design for Liberty magazine. Colored pencil on paper, 28 1/4 x 24 1/2" (71.8 x 62.2 cm). The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (The Museum of Modern Art | Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York)

Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive

Jun 12–Oct 1, 2017

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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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Yayoi Kusama (Japanese, born 1929). Accumulation No. 1. 1962. Sewn stuffed fabric, paint, and chair fringe, 37 x 39 x 43″ (94 x 99.1 x 109.2 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase

From the Collection: 1960–1969

Mar 26, 2016–Mar 19, 2017

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Frederick Kiesler. Endless House. Project 1950–60; model 1958. Gelatin silver print, 8 x 10" (25.4 x 20.3 cm). Department of Architecture and Design Study Center. Photo: George Barrows

Endless House: Intersections of Art and Architecture

Jun 27, 2015–Mar 6, 2016

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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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Charles Rennie Mackintosh (British, 1868–1928) and Margaret Macdonald (British, 1865–1933). Design for a Fireplace Wall, interior elevation of drawing room at 3 Lilybank Terrace, Glasgow. 1901. Pencil and watercolor on paper. 11 1/2 × 10 3/4″ (29.2 × 27.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Joseph H. Heil, by exchange, 2009

Shaping Modernity 1880–1980

Mar 28, 2012–Sep 8, 2013

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Convention Hall Project, Chicago, Illinois, interior perspective. 1954. Collage of cut-and-pasted reproductions, photograph, and paper on composition board, 33 × 48″ (83.8 × 121.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Mies van der Rohe Archive, gift of the architect

194X–9/11: American Architects and the City

Jul 1, 2011–Jan 2, 2012

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Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret ). “Ceci n’est pas l’architecture” drawing from Buenos Aires Lecture. 1929. Charcoal and crayon on paper, 39¾ × 25 9/16″ (101 × 65 cm). Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros

Building Collections: Recent Acquisitions of Architecture

Nov 10, 2010–May 30, 2011

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Roberto Burle Marx. Garden Design Saenz Peña Square, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Plan, 1948. Gouache on paper, 24 3/8 × 40″ (61.9 × 101.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Philip L. Goodwin

In Situ: Architecture and Landscape

Apr 8, 2009–Feb 22, 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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Paul Rudolph. Art and Architecture Building, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (partial exterior perspective). 1958. Ink on board, 30 x 40" (72.6 x 101.6 cm). The Museum of Modern Art. Gift of the architect

75 Years of Architecture at MoMA

Nov 16, 2007–Mar 31, 2008

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Installation view of OMA in Beijing. The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Jonathan Muzikar

OMA in Beijing: China Central Television Headquarters by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren

Nov 15, 2006–Mar 26, 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 & Design: North Gallery Rotation 2

Dec 14, 2005–Apr 6, 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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Architecture and Design Drawings: Rotation 2

Apr 20–Oct 31, 2005

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Architecture and Design Drawings: Inaugural Installation

Nov 20, 2004–Mar 21, 2005

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Renzo Piano | Renzo Piano Building Workshop, architect; Paul Nuttall | Ove Arup & Partners, engineer. London Bridge Tower, London, England. View from the street (computer-generated image). Design 2000–03; projected completion 2009. 1,016 feet (310 meters) high

Tall Buildings

Jul 16–Sep 27, 2004

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Jacques de la Villeglé. 122 rue du Temple. 1968. Torn and collaged painted and printed paper on linen, 62 5/8″ × 6' 10 3/4″ (159.2 × 210.3 cm). Gift of Joachim Aberbach (by exchange). © 2004 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris

Modern Means: Continuity and Change in Art, 1880 to Now

Apr 28–Aug 1, 2004

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Bismarck Monument, Bingen, Germany, perspective view of courtyard. 1910. Gouache on linen, 55 1/2 × 94 1/2″ (141 × 240 cm). Rob Beyer Purchase Fund, Edward Larrabee Barnes Purchase Fund, Marcel Breuer Purchase Fund, and Philip Johnson Purchase Fund. © 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn

Mies in Berlin

Jun 21–Sep 11, 2001

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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

Mies van der Rohe Centennial Exhibition

Feb 10–Apr 15, 1986

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Printed Art: A View of Two Decades

Feb 13–Apr 1, 1980

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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

Recent Acquisitions: Architecture and Design

Aug 4–Sep 30, 1979

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Transformations in Modern Architecture

Feb 21–Apr 24, 1979

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Furniture and Drawings

Mar 3–May 3, 1977

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Five Projects

Nov 8, 1974–Feb 23, 1975

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Architectural Models from the Collection

Feb 1–Sep 29, 1974

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Collage and the Photo-Image

Jul 11–Sep 11, 1973

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

The Artist as Adversary

Jul 1–Sep 27, 1971

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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection

Dec 1, 1970–Jan 31, 1971

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Preliminary Drawings

May 23–Aug 31, 1970

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Memorial

Aug 25–Oct 23, 1969

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Architecture of Museums

Sep 25–Nov 11, 1968

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The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York

Mies van der Rohe: Architectural Drawings from the Collection

Feb 2–Mar 23, 1966

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