"Classic/Fantastic: Selections from the Modern Design Collection" Exhibition
Permanent event
At The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Media: Drawing, Furniture, Ceramics
Order and disorder, reason and emotion, restraint and excess—opposing impulses such as these have influenced design since the beginning of civilization. The exhibition juxtaposes these divergent approaches, presenting an Apollonian/Dionysian dichotomy of design philosophies in the modern era. Of the approximately 75 works in a wide range of media—including furniture, metalwork, ceramics, glass, textiles, and drawings—half are devoted to designs rooted in the centuries-old vocabulary of classicism, updated yet still linked to the rules and traditions of the past, and the other half to romantic and surreal subjects of fantasy, drawn from the realm of pure imagination.
Schedule
Permanent event
Fee
Suggested Donations: Adults $20, Seniors $15, Students $10, Members and Children Free
Venue Hours
From 9:30 To 17:30
fridays closing at 21:00, saturdays closing at 21:00
Closed on Mondays, Holidays
Note:Open on some holiday Mondays.
Maps
Access
Corner of 82nd St. Subway: 6 to 77th Street or 4/5/6 to 86th Street
Address
1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212-570-3951 Fax: 212-472-2764
When you visit, why not mention you found this event on New York Art Beat?
Blog it!
Paste this code into your blog to share this event.
If you reviewed the event on your blog, tell us in the comments above!
Embed:
Within Walking Distance
Same venue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
New Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture, including the Henry J. Heinz II Galleries (Painting, Sculpture) Permanent eventSame venue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44" Exhibition (Ceramics) closes in 2 days.Same venue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
Reconstruction and Reinstallation of the Egyptian Art Galleries (Architecture, Other) Permanent eventSame venue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
New Gallery for the Art of Native North America (Sculpture, Crafts) Permanent eventSame venue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art" Exhibition (Painting, Other, Sculpture, Ceramics) closes in 149 days.Same venue - The Metropolitan Museum of Art:
"Contemporary Aboriginal Painting from Australia" Exhibition (Painting) closes in 86 days.
This event on your mobile
Send the address to your phone or use the QR-code on the left.
New York art info in your inbox!
Hot exhibitions, openings, reviews, & more for free!
