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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Museum of Modern Art New York"”.
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Rethinking the modern : imagining the future of the Museum of Modern Art, New York
The thesis seeks to explore the implications of the emergence of the digital media as a new art form on the museum space. The museum as an institution has faced some ideological and philosophical contradictions in recent times. Economically, heightened competition for dwindling funds has begun to …
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Sketches Count: The Mies Van Der Rohe’s Dirksen Courthouse Archive Redrawn
… in Chicago built in 1964 is arguably one of the most significant buildings in the history of judicial architecture in the United States and abroad because of its transformative role in the formulation of the conventions underlying contemporary courthouse design. Archived in the Mies van …
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An eye for vulgarity : how MoMA saw color through Wild Bill's lens
This thesis is an examination of the 1976 Museum of Modern Art exhibition of color photographs by William Eggleston-the second one-man show of color photography in the museum's history- with particular attention to the exhibition monograph, William Eggleston's Guide. From hundreds of slides, MoMA …
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The spatial and temporal diffusion of museums in New York City, 1910-2010
The aim of this dissertation is to understand and analyze the museum location decision, defined as where museum founders choose to establish or relocate their institution. The empirical case is the museum population of New York City from 1910-2010. In three substantive chapters, I explore this …
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Building a Continent: The Idea of Latin American Architecture in the Early Postwar
In January 1943, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) opened Brazil Builds. This exhibition has been widely credited as initiating the international appraisal and celebration of Latin America's modern architecture. Responsive to the war context and to the museum's engagement with the Office of …