Art Review
The Album Art Music Left Behind
Two projects examine the visual art and design that shape our perception of music, from Raymond Pettibon’s Foo Fighters record covers to the ephemera of bygone bands.
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Art Review
Is This What “Made in America” Looks Like?
Christopher Payne’s photographs at Cooper Hewitt sidestep questions of economic uncertainty and geopolitical strife to spotlight the craftsmanship of factory workers.
Feature
How Do You Remember a Home Reduced to Rubble?
Through interviews with survivors and satellite imagery, data journalist Mona Chalabi and SITU Research created models of razed houses in Gaza, Iraq, and Syria.
Art Review
The Smithsonian Design Triennial Reinvents Home
Twenty-five installations explore home and all its attendant meanings, realities, and emotions, taking visitors on a meander through the minds of artists and designers.
Art
The Glimmering World of Dorothy Liebes’s Weavings
A new book and show at Cooper Hewitt introduces the artist’s vivid, textural world to a new generation.
News
After Cooper Hewitt Director Is Ousted, Six Trustees Resign in Protest
Caroline Baumann was discharged from her position as museum director after the Smithsonian investigated an alleged conflict of interest regarding the dress and venue for her 2018 wedding.
Art
The Allure of US Interior Design in the 1930s
Marilyn F. Friedman will discuss her book Making America Modern: Interior Design in the 1930s at Cooper Hewitt's Design Talk next week.
Art
From a Depression-Era Mural to Modern-Day Devices, Charting the Rise of Radio
The centerpiece of the Cooper Hewitt's The World of Radio exhibition is a rarely seen, 16-foot-long mural that broadcasts moments from the medium's early history.
Art
Sustainable Solutions to the Clothing Industry's Staggering Waste Problem
An exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt showcases creative solutions to preproduction by three designers based in Tokyo, Milan, and Los Angeles.
News
From Tiny Stairs to Taxidermy Earrings, 200,000 Objects from Cooper Hewitt Go Online
Home to drawings, textiles, jewelry, furniture, and thousands of other design objects, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is taking increased advantage of the internet's digital real estate.
News
A Gift to Cooper Hewitt Fills Gaps in the Collection
Thanks to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's 19th-century roots and the Hewitt sisters' collection, the institution has strong holdings in that era's decorative arts. This month, the New York museum announced that its 20th-century collections were strengthened with a considerable gift fr
Art
The Visual Tricks That Make a Poster Give You Pause
Some posters make you pause mid-stride; others disappear into the background like so much white noise.