MoMA New York looks at the fascinating relationship between design and music in a new exhibition of objects sourced from its extensive permanent collection.
Apart from the fact that a disproportionate number of designers are total music-heads, the activities of music and design are inextricably linked – design is involved whenever music is visualised, packaged, played, performed or listened-to. A new exhibition at MoMA, Making Music Modern, sets out to explore this very special relationship through a series of iconic prints and objects taken from its permanent collection. Exhibits include posters, record covers and sheet music, as well as instruments and equipment (both analogue and digital) and spaces used for listening to music.
The exhibition will also look at the important role played by design in countercultural music scenes from psychedelia through to punk and pop. With product design classics by Dieter Rams and Jakob Jensen and psychedelic posters by Victor Moscoso and Jan Lenica, Making Music Modern promises to be both an engaging and accessible installation. Using the hashtag #MakingMusicModern, visitors (both real and virtual) are also invited to share an image of their favourite album cover via social media.
Making Music Modern: Design for Ear and Eye
15 November 2014–15 November 15 2015
MoMA, New York
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