MoMA‘s new installation 9 + 1 Ways of Being Political will exhibit works from the museum’s collection that offer fresh perspectives on the last 50 years of architecture that is a signature of the evolving conditions of our political context. The exhibit is in response to the general perspectives of today that consider architecture as having been overwhelmed by our economic realities. Through a range of media, including a performance piece by Andrés Jaque Arquitectos (at MoMA PS1 on September 16 and 23), 9 + 1 Ways of Being Political argues that architecture maintains its political influence with a variety of critiques that span decades. The exhibit is divided into nine sections and examines the blurs between social, political and public space in which architecture resides. 9 + 1 Ways of Being Political: 50 Years of Political Stances in Architecture and Urban Design opens tomorrow, September 12th, and will run through March 25, 2013.
The exhibit is organized by Pedro Gadanho, Curator, and Margot Weller, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design and includes 100 cross departmental works from MoMA’s collection. The work ranges from architectural projects to work by artists, photographers and designers involved in the urban realm. The nine featured sections follow a span of history and a dominant philosophy within each.
Radical Stances, 1961-1973 explores the neo-avant-garde movements that criticized Modernist ideas in response to the social changes brought on by World War II and the emphasis on functionalism.
