From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition

From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition

Martin Filler
22/09/2025
22/09/2025

From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.

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From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition
Martin Filler
Martin Filler

American - Critic Born: September 17, 1948

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