Listening to Design, DESIGN AND MUSIC: A

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Listening to Design,
DESIGN AND MUSIC: A CENTURY-OLD
AFFAIR
An exhibition at Moma depicts a century of music reflected in design
NEW YORK
Making Music Modern: Design for Eye and Ear is the title of an exhibition in New York’s
MoMA – inaugurated in November 2014 and programmed to remain open until November
2015 – focused on the connections between music and design. Curated by Juliet Kinchin
and Luke Baker, the show is made up entirely from items owned by the museum: from
its archive store, an array of instruments and units for making or reproducing music has
been selected, plus graphic items such as record covers, librettos and posters, along with
architectonic projects for auditoriums and music rooms. The aim of the exhibition is to
explore the influence of design on ways of making and listening to music throughout the
20th century, including works by figures spanning the whole period, from Charles Rennie
Mackintosh, to Lilly Reich, Saul Bass, Jørn Utzon and Daniel Libeskind.
Making Music Modern: Design for Eye and Ear è il titolo della mostra in cartellone presso
il MoMA di New York, inaugurata lo scorso novembre e destinata a durare fino al
termine del prossimo anno, interamente dedicata al fil rouge che connette musica e
design. L’esposizione, curata da Juliet Kinchin e Luke Baker, è stata interamente
composta attingendo dal ricco patrimonio del museo, dai cui archivi sono stati selezionati
strumenti ed apparecchi per l’ascolto della musica, elaborati grafici quali cover, libretti e
manifesti, oltre a molti progetti architettonici per auditorium e sale d’ascolto.
L’intento degli organizzatori è quello di far luce sull’influenza esercitata dal design sul
nostro modo di fruire la musica lungo tutto l’arco del XX secolo, attraverso le opere di
maestri antichi e recenti, come Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Lilly Reich, Saul Bass, Jørn
Utzon e Daniel Libeskind.
Posted by: Reca Group, December, 2014