Modern Architecture: International Exhibition
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Modern Architecture: International Exhibition was a landmark 1932 Museum of Modern Art show that helped define and popularize the International Style in modern architecture.
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Target entity: Modern Architecture: International Exhibition Context triple: [Henry-Russell Hitchcock, curated, Modern Architecture: International Exhibition]
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Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne was an influential 20th-century international organization of modernist architects that shaped and promoted the principles of modern architecture and urbanism worldwide.
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Barcelona Pavilion
The Barcelona Pavilion is a landmark of modernist architecture, renowned for its minimalist design, open plan, and luxurious materials, originally created as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona.
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Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
The Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes was the landmark 1925 Paris world's fair that showcased modern decorative and industrial arts and gave its name and international prominence to the Art Deco style.
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, is a transnational collection of 17 pioneering 20th-century buildings across seven countries that exemplify Le Corbusier’s influential ideas in modern architecture and urbanism.
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Renzo Piano Building Workshop is an international architectural firm renowned for its innovative, high-tech designs and landmark cultural and civic buildings around the world.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Modern Architecture: International Exhibition Target entity description: Modern Architecture: International Exhibition was a landmark 1932 Museum of Modern Art show that helped define and popularize the International Style in modern architecture.
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A.
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne
Congrès Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne was an influential 20th-century international organization of modernist architects that shaped and promoted the principles of modern architecture and urbanism worldwide.
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B.
Barcelona Pavilion
The Barcelona Pavilion is a landmark of modernist architecture, renowned for its minimalist design, open plan, and luxurious materials, originally created as the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona.
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C.
Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes
The Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes was the landmark 1925 Paris world's fair that showcased modern decorative and industrial arts and gave its name and international prominence to the Art Deco style.
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D.
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement, is a transnational collection of 17 pioneering 20th-century buildings across seven countries that exemplify Le Corbusier’s influential ideas in modern architecture and urbanism.
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Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Renzo Piano Building Workshop is an international architectural firm renowned for its innovative, high-tech designs and landmark cultural and civic buildings around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MoMA exhibition
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architecture exhibition ⓘ museum exhibition ⓘ |
| aim |
to define the International Style in modern architecture
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to popularize modern architecture to the American public ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Modern Architecture: International Exhibition
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surface form:
International Style exhibition
Modern Architecture: International Exhibition ⓘ
surface form:
Modern Architecture: International Exhibition 1932
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| associatedWithConcept | International Style ⓘ |
| associatedWithPublication |
Modern Architecture: International Exhibition
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
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| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| curatedBy |
Henry-Russell Hitchcock
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Philip Johnson ⓘ |
| curatorialApproach | didactic presentation of architectural principles ⓘ |
| decade | 1930s ⓘ |
| featuredArchitect |
Gerrit Rietveld
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J. J. P. Oud ⓘ Le Corbusier ⓘ Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ⓘ Raymond Hood ⓘ Richard Neutra ⓘ Walter Gropius ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionCatalogue | Modern Architecture: International Exhibition catalogue ⓘ |
| influenced |
acceptance of modernist architecture in the United States
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architectural discourse on modernism ⓘ |
| institutionTypeOfOrganizer | art museum ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Museum of Modern Art
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surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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| medium |
architectural drawings
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models ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1932-02-09 ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Museum of Modern Art
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surface form:
MoMA Department of Architecture
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| organizedUnderDirector | Alfred H. Barr Jr. ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Bauhaus
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Modernism ⓘ |
| significance |
helped codify the principles of the International Style
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introduced European modernist architects to a broad American audience ⓘ landmark exhibition in the history of modern architecture ⓘ |
| subject |
International Style
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surface form:
International Style in architecture
modern architecture ⓘ |
| theme |
avoidance of applied ornament
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regularity rather than symmetry ⓘ volume rather than mass ⓘ |
| title | Modern Architecture: International Exhibition self-link ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
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