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exhibition :: modernism: designing a new world :: 1914-1939 corcoran gallery of art :: washington, dc :: march 17 - july 29, 2007 the largest + most comprehensive exhibition on the subject ever staged. the exhibition explores the foundation + meaning of modernism, + it contains some of the most seminal works of modern art, graphic + product design, + architecture produced in the 1st half of the 20th century. it traces the historic development of modern form through social, industrial, + political upheavals of the 1920s + 1930s. it investigates the role of the factory + mass production; the spiritual aspect of modern life; the period’s fascination with the healthy body + organic forms found in nature; + national identity. thank you for the preview + picture rachelle/corcoran gallery! (click image to enlarge) it's THE prototype of the "modern" kitchen frankfurt kitchen, 1926-7 designed by margarete schütte-lihotsky from the am höhenblick housing estate, ginnheim, frankfurt © victoria + albert museum by ~mod*mom~ at 18.1.07 © 0 Comments: |