Day: November 1, 2023

Architecture

Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism

Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 2023 to January 20, 2024

This particular project within the show Emerging Ecologies: Architecture and the Rise of Environmentalism, is a model of the “Green Machine” by Glenn Small, created in 1980.

Although this show covers a variety of approaches to American environmentalism through diverse artists, including Buckminster Fuller, Emilio Ambasz, and Charles and Ray Eames, this piece stood out for me as particularly fun.

Small was a pioneer of architectural ecology, emphasizing recycled materials and buildings with a light footprint on the environment.

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Contemporary Art, Painting

Ed Ruscha: “Now Then”

Museum of Modern Art, New York, Oct 1 2023 to January 13 2024

A mammoth multimedia retrospective of fellow Oklahoman Ed Ruscha’s artistic output, this exhibition spans six decades across his career. The show emphasizes the unique combination of abstraction and pop imagery in his art. Ruscha is known for his bold text across images, and features these images around aspects of the American West.

Ruscha’s career has also proved influential, as his unique combination of text and images continues to resonate with other artists.

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