Exhibition at MoMA: Endless House
Intersections of Art and Architecture
The MoMA exhibition Endless House considers the single-family home and archetypes of dwelling as themes for the creative endeavors of architects and artists. Through drawings, photographs, video, installations, and architectural models drawn from MoMA’s collection, the exhibition highlights how artists have used the house as a means to explore universal topics, and how architects have tackled the design of residences to expand their discipline in new ways.
Works from architects and artists created over a period of seven decades are shown, among them material of Endless House, a project designed by Freidrich Kiesler, which was never realized. Intriguing house designs—ranging from historical projects by Mies van der Rohe, Frank Gehry, Peter Eisenman, and Rem Koolhaas, to new acquisitions from Smiljan Radić and Asymptote Architecture—are juxtaposed with visions from artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, Mario Merz, Rachel Whiteread, and a recently purchased work of Annett Zinsmeister. Together these works demonstrate how the dwelling occupies a central place in a cultural exchange that crosses generations and disciplines.
The MoMA exhibition Endless House considers the single-family home and archetypes of dwelling as themes for the creative endeavors of architects and artists. Through drawings, photographs, video, installations, and architectural models drawn from MoMA’s collection, the exhibition highlights how artists have used the house as a means to explore universal topics, and how architects have tackled the design of residences to expand their discipline in new ways.
Works from architects and artists created over a period of seven decades are shown, among them material of Endless House, a project designed by Freidrich Kiesler, which was never realized. Intriguing house designs—ranging from historical projects by Mies van der Rohe, Frank Gehry, Peter Eisenman, and Rem Koolhaas, to new acquisitions from Smiljan Radić and Asymptote Architecture—are juxtaposed with visions from artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Bruce Nauman, Mario Merz, Rachel Whiteread, and a recently purchased work of Annett Zinsmeister. Together these works demonstrate how the dwelling occupies a central place in a cultural exchange that crosses generations and disciplines.