Black and white photograph of two young man and a young woman lounging against a stone railing with wooded hill and brick buildings in the background

German Lessons

Greg Castillo

The 1932 Modern Architecture exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art catalyzed the rise of international modernism in America. Ultimately it advanced colliding visions of housing as luxurious private asset or vital public good — a split that’s traceable to the divergent politics of Philip Johnson and Catherine Bauer.

How Philip Johnson and Catherine Bauer brought colliding visions of transatlantic modernism to MoMA and ultimately to America: a journey into architecture, aesthetics, and the politics of housing.

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Galleries

Series

History of the Present

Cities in Transition

History of the Present focuses on cities facing profound social, political, and environmental challenges.

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Poems as Maps Series

Poems as Maps

Curated by Taiyon J. Coleman

Lines that trace and transgress boundaries of identity and experience.

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Summer Workshop