Splendid and Subtle Urbanism for the Modern
The latest addition to the Museum of Modern Art takes over a whole block of midtown Manhattan – and demonstrates how "modernism has moved from the cultural fringe to the mainstream."
Paul Goldberger reviews the Museum of Modern Art's $425 million addition and renovation by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi. The structures black granite, aluminum panels, and white and gray glass display a restrained modernism; the expansion of the building counteracts its previous isolation amidst the brownstones and connects it with its neighbors.
Thanks to Deborah Myerson
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Published on Monday, November 8, 2004 in
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