Dec 18, 2011 Posted by Joelle

Can Your Memory Fit In A Chest Of Drawers?

If I had the choice of taking a piece from the New York Museum of Modern Art‘s collection, it would be this chest of drawers made by Dutch designer Tejo Remy in 1991. Aptly called “You Can’t Lay Down Your Memory”, the dresser is featured as part of the Standard Deviations exhibition of objects and designs in the Museum’s collection that belong to families. It’s made... read more

Dec 18, 2011 Posted by Joelle

A Look At Typography’s Digital Phase

One of my favorite galleries at the New York Museum of Modern Art were the Architecture and Design galleries. When I visited the Museum in late November 2011, there was an exhibition called Standard Deviations, which showcases objects and designs in the Museum’s collection that belong to families, including an important recent... read more

Dec 11, 2011 Posted by Joelle

The Story Of The “I ♥ New York” Logo

This 1976 presentation board of the “I ♥ NY” logo by Milton Glaser is part of the exhibition, Standard Deviations, which showcases objects and designs in the New York Museum of Modern Art’s collection that belong to families, including an important recent acquisition of 23 digital typefaces, on view for the first time. The Architecture and Design galleries were some of my favorites at the... read more

Dec 11, 2011 Posted by Joelle

When The Moon Speaks

Lunar Sentence II (1978-1979) by Leandro Kantz The New York Museum of Modern Art recently acquired Leandro Katz’s 1978/1979 lunar photography (gelatin silver prints), through which he created an alphabet and a message. The decoded sentence reads, “When we pulverize words, what is left is neither mere noise nor arbitrary, pure elements, but still... read more

Dec 11, 2011 Posted by Joelle

How To Be Suited For Subversion

Suited for Subversion – 2002 Nylon-reinforced PVC, padding, speaker, and pulse reader Ralph Borland South African, born 1974 Exhibited at the New York Museum of Modern Art, this civil-disobedience suit, to be worn by street protesters for protection against police batons, draws attention to the risks demonstrators face in order to defend their convictions. A wireless video camera mounted over the... read more

Dec 11, 2011 Posted by Joelle

How Elastic Is The Human Body?

On a recent trip to New York, I visited the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). There I wandered the Museum’s various galleries of permanent collections, and exhibitions, covering paintings, sculptures, drawings, photography, architecture, design, and media. In a series of posts about my MoMA visit, I will feature some of the pieces that resonated most with me. First up is this installation by Senga... read more