the great painter of contemporary life

Johanna Burton is the Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and Public Engagement at the New Museum and editor for the museum’s Critical Anthologies in Art and Culture series

"excavations"―more properly

138 color & 28 b/w illustrations

Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art: The Arthur Drexler Years, 1951-1986 for the gardener the great painter of contemporaryThomas S. Hines Arthur Drexler (19251987) served as the curator and director of the Architecture and Design Department at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) from 1951 until 1986 the longest curatorship in the museums history. Over four decades he conceived and oversaw trailblazing exhibitions that not only reflected but also anticipated major stylistic developments. During Drexlers tenure, MoMA played a pivotal role in examining the work and confirming