exhibitions
Solos: New Design from IsraelSolos: New Design from Israel is the third installment in Cooper-Hewitt’s Solos series and the first museum exhibition of contemporary Israeli design in the United States. Solos, New Design from Israel, exhibitions, Israel, product design, furniture design, decorative arts, prototypes |
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Yinka Shonibare Selects: Works from the Permanent CollectionIn the third guest-curated exhibition in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery, renowned British/Nigerian artist Yinka Shonibare, MBE has mined Cooper-Hewitt’s permanent collections to create an installation that addresses themes of transportation, imperialism, tourism, and cultural exchange. Yinka Shonibare, exhibitions, nancy and edwin marks gallery, permanent collection, Installations, tourism, imperialism, transportation, cultural exchange, ch:exhibition=35350867 |
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Solos: Matali CrassetIn the fourth installment of the Solos exhibition series, Cooper-Hewitt presents an interactive light and sound installation by the celebrated French industrial designer, Matali Crasset. Crasset’s work explores residential and urban rituals and the domestication of technology, comprising industrial design products, graphics, theater sets, wallpaper, and furniture. Solos, Matali Crasset, exhibitions, Installations, interactive, light installation, sound installation, Industrial Design, graphic design, theater, wallpaper, furniture, rituals, technology |
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Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American LandscapeFrederic Church, Winslow Homer, and Thomas Moran: Tourism and the American Landscape explores the promotion of scenic tourism in 19th century America through Cooper-Hewitt’s extraordinary collections of oil paintings, drawings, and watercolors by these artists. The exhibition presents the Museum’s American landscape collection at Cooper-Hewitt for the first time in more than 15 years, and is the premiere showing of many of its Homer oil paintings. Tourism and the American Landscape, Frederic Church, Winslow Homer, Thomas Moran, oil paintings, paintings, drawings, watercolors, exhibitions, 19th century, ch:exhibition=35350755 |
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Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table, 1500–2005A journey through the evolution of Western dining from the Renaissance to the present, Feeding Desire features objects from Cooper-Hewitt's world-class collections. The exhibition will address the development of utensil forms, innovations in production and materials, etiquette, and flatware as social commentary. Feeding Desire, Tools of the Table, exhibitions, utensils, etiquette, permanent collection, ch:exhibition=35350871 |
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Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw GiftIn the fifth exhibition in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery, Cooper-Hewitt will present Eugene and Clare Thaw’s collection of staircase models—the largest known holding of these works outside of France—which will be accessioned into the museum’s permanent collection. Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift, is the first museum exhibition in the United States focused on staircase models. Made to Scale, Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces, staircases, models, exhibitions, Eugene and Clare Thaw, nancy and edwin marks gallery, 19th century, France, National Design Library, technical drawings, architectural drawings, ch:exhibition=35350895 |
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National Design Triennial: Design Life NowThe third National Design Triennial brings together the experimental designs and emerging ideas of 87 designers and firms who are leaders, innovators, or emerging figures in the world of design. The exhibition features work created between 2003-2006, including animation, new media, fashion design, robotics, architecture, product design, and graphic design. national design triennial, Design Life Now, exhibitions, animation, new media, fashion design, robotics, Architecture, product design, graphic design, 21st century, ch:exhibition=35350897 |
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Quicktake: Doshi Levien for MorosoThis summer, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present Quicktake: Doshi Levien for Moroso, a special installation in the museum's Great Hall showcasing the designers' new "Charpoy" collection of daybeds and pillows for Moroso. Doshi Levien, Nipa Doshi, Jonathan Levien, Quicktake, exhibitions, Installations, India, furniture design, textiles, craftsmanship, handicrafts, sewing, artisans |
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Design for the Other 90%This exhibition highlights the growing trend among designers to create affordable and socially responsible objects for the vast majority of the world's population—the 90% not traditionally serviced by professional designers. Design for the Other 90%, exhibitions, global, Cynthia Smith, socially responsible, sustainable design, Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden |
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Looking Forward/Looking Back: Recent Acquisitions in 20th and 21st Century DesignLooking Forward/Looking Back will display objects from the past 100 years that were acquired in order to expand the breadth of the collection and augment the Museum’s contemporary holdings. The exhibition will feature significant works by renowned 20th century designers, including Paul Frankl, René Herbst, Herbert Matter and Philippe Starck. Looking Forward/Looking Back, exhibitions, permanent collection, 20th century, furniture design, textile design, graphic design, recent acquisitions, ch:exhibition=35350945 |
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