MoMA Highlights

Download or read book MoMA Highlights written by Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by The Museum of Modern Art. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of MoMA Highlights is a fresh consideration of the Museum’s superlative collection of modern and contemporary art. It presents a rich chronological overview of the most significant artworks from each of MoMA's curatorial departments—painting and sculpture, drawings, prints and illustrated books, photography, architecture and design, film, and media and performance art—with each work represented by a vibrant image and a short informative text. This redesigned volume features 115 new works since the previous edition, many of them recent acquisitions, ranging from typefaces to sculptures to conceptual performances that reflect the Museum’s ongoing dedication to the art of our time. MoMA Highlights is an indispensable resource for exploring one of the premier art collections in the world.