Two exhibits in New York address the navigation of modern life. In MoMA’s
Design and the Elastic Mind, curator
Paola Antonelli explores the increasingly important role design plays today, the best and most creative examples of which allow us to move as flexibly as possible between opposing conditions - global to local, fast to slow, organic to inorganic, virtual to real. In a brilliant essay, she touts the virtues of elasticity in a complex and fast-evolving environment. Originally from Los Angeles, the
Murakami exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum features work from the artist that blurs the line between art and commerce. In the middle of the exhibit is a Louis Vuitton shop with limited edition merchandise created by Murakami.
