The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is currently exploring the “bad and ugly” aspects of racist architecture as a prelude to a celebration of the “good” — modern architectural and planning design which counters prejudice.
Beginning with the the “leftover, disposable, and characterless environments” that define oppression, MoMA explores some of the unexpected promise that has emerged from these hostile environments, summing them up as “some of America’s most valuable cultural contributions.”
While the MoMA exhibition roots itself in the planning and architecture of prejudice and exclusion, its main focus is newly commissioned works by architects, designers, and artists that “explore ways in which histories can be made visible and equity can be built.”
How can such objectives be achieved? Read more in DW: MoMA examines role of architecture in systemic racism
