A Collaboration between High Museum of Art and Museum of Modern Art, NY

High Museum of Art
June 4 – August 21, 2011

Since its inception in 1929, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, (MoMA) has been at the forefront of recognizing radical changes in twentieth-century design through its exhibition and collection program. The High will present a selection of works chronicling three key moments in MoMA’s design collection and exhibition history—“Machine Art” (1934); “Organic Design in Home Furnishings” (1941)/”Good Design” (1950-1952); and “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” (1972)—that heralded groundbreaking aesthetic movements and intellectual considerations.


Anywhere Lamp by Greta Von Nessen, Image courtesy MoMA

Nearly 150 objects created by over 120 of the most influential artists and designers of the twentieth century will be included. A companion installation, “High Design,” will incorporate 20 works from the High’s growing collection of contemporary design. “Modern by Design” continues a multi-year, multi-exhibition collaboration between the High and the Museum of Modern Art, NY.


Outboard Propeller by Aluminum Company of America, Before 1934, image courtesy MoMA

About Atlanta High Museum of Art
From a stately home on Peachtree Street to its current award-winning buildings in a spectacular setting, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta has grown to become the leading art museum in the Southeastern United States with its renowned collection of classic and contemporary art and renowned architecture by Richard Meier and Renzo Piano.

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