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Highlighting furniture, electronics, symbols, and information
design, the exhibition traces how innovation and imaginative
problem-solving redefine interactions and industries. Some
ROBERT FRANK’S featured objects, like the Apple Macintosh 128K, Sony
SCRAPBOOK FOOTAGE Walkman, and Post-it Notes, revolutionized everyday life, while
others, such as Tejo Remy’s You Can’t Lay Down Your Memory
and Gabriel Fontana’s Multiform, challenge conventions and
inspire new ways of engaging with the world.
MoMA presents Pirouette: Turning Points in Design, an
Through case studies such as Milton Glaser’s I Love NY logo,
exhibition exploring design as a transformative force
born from a scrap of paper yet shaping the city’s identity,
shaping human behavior, creativity, and culture. This
alongside Ed Hawkins’s climate visualizations and Christien
collection, spanning the 20th century to today, features over
Meinderstma’s flax research, Pirouette illustrates how
100 groundbreaking objects, from universally recognized
design adapts to challenges and steers societal change.
icons to lesser-known experimental pieces that influenced
design thinking.
Installation view, Robert Frank’s Scrapbook Footage, by Alex Bingham
and Laura Israel, on view at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, from
September 15, 2024, through March 2025. Photo by Emile Askey © 2024 The
Museum of Modern Art, New York
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