Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor's landmark photobook An American Exodus: A Record of Human Erosion weaves together text drawn from field notes, folk song lyrics, newspaper excerpts, sociological ...

Kurita and the i-mode team drew on a wealth of influences, including existing emoticons, kaomoji, and common icons and typographic symbols. Familiarity and ease of use (emoji were selected from a menu ...

Untitled (Nomsa with Africa) I started wearing my hair in an Afro in 1968, at age 14. Though I didn’t know Kwame Brathwaite then, I am sure I was affected by the Black Is Beautiful movement he ...

Throughout the 20th century, MoMA has been a home for varied approaches to sonic art forms—from the premiere of the Moog synthesizer in 1969 and Vladimir Ussachevsky’s first tape-music concert in the ...

Watch and read an interview with artist G. Peter Jemison, as he discusses some of his work in the MoMA PS1 exhibition Greater New York 2021.

At the end of the 19th century, the population of Berlin reached almost two million, far exceeding its capacity. It is estimated that by 1912, 100,000 of the city’s dwellings were inhabited by 600,000 ...

Malevich’s Suprematist Composition: White on White was one of the first paintings to propose that modern art need not refer to any reality outside of itself and that geometric forms could be ...

Dimensions 30 7/8 x 22 7/8 x 23 1/4" (78.5 x 58.1 x 59 cm) ...

If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA’s collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), ...

The artists’ group Die Brücke was established in 1905, a moment that is recognized as the birth of Expressionism. The affiliated artists often turned to simplified or distorted forms and unusually ...

We use our own and third-party cookies to personalize your experience and the promotions you see. Our site uses technology that is not supported by your browser, so ...

Read an excerpt from the ongoing book series, about a chair that reflects Mexico’s complex national identity and modern ideals of comfort and beauty. Listen to a new podcast that explores the stories ...