01.03.2013
– 31.01.2014
There are still
people who think that design is just about making things, people, and
places pretty. In truth, design has spread to almost every facet of
human activity, from science and education to politics and
policymaking, for a simple reason: one of design’s most fundamental
tasks is to help people respond to change. A designer today can
choose to focus on interactions, interfaces, the Internet,
visualizations, socially minded infrastructures and products, 5-D
spaces, bioengineering, sustainability, video games, critical
scenarios, and yes, even furniture. Several outstanding examples of
this vitality and diversity are presented in this installation,
ranging from a mine detonator by young Afghani designer Massoud
Hassani to a vessel made by transforming desert sand into glass using
only the energy of the sun. Also on display are 14
videogames—including Pac-Man, The
Sims, and Katamari
Damacy—that constitute the beginning
of a new branch of MoMA’s collection.