What is a museum now? : Snøhetta and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / essays by Snøhetta, Justin Davidson, and Andrew Russeth ; foreword by Rebecca Solnit.

Title & Author:

What is a museum now? : Snøhetta and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art / essays by Snøhetta, Justin Davidson, and Andrew Russeth ; foreword by Rebecca Solnit.

Publication:

Zürich, Switzerland : Lars Müller Publishers, [2017]

Description:

285 pages : illustrations, plans ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formed by relationships / Snøhetta -- A city is not a museum, but a museum is a city -- Construction documented -- Box of contradictions / Justin Davidson -- What is a museum without people? -- Coming into sight / Andrew Russeth -- Art is for living.

Summary:

What is the role of a museum in contemporary society? Recognizing that a museum is a mediator between art and life, Snøhetta?s expansion to Mario Botta?s 1995 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art reimagines SFMOMA both as a new art experience and as a gateway into the city of San Francisco itself. No longer an inward-looking shrine to the art object, a museum today must engage with its local conditions in a proactive way. This book presents Snøhetta?s most recent investigation into how architecture can nurture social engagement, foster relationships between art and people, and support the museum?s mission to remain vital and magnetic. Accompanied by behind-the-scenes sketches, drawings, and photographs that detail the design and construction process, this book is in itself an intimate engagement with the building, its directors and curators, its inhabitants, and its creators.

ISBN:

9783037785072 (hbk.)
3037785071 (hbk.)

Subject:

Snøhetta (Firm)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Buildings.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Museum buildings California San Francisco Design and construction.
Art museum architecture California San Francisco Designs and plans.
Architecture des musées d'art Californie San Francisco Dessins et plans.
Museum buildings Design and construction. California.
Art museum architecture California Designs and plans.
Museum buildings Design and construction
Art museum architecture
Art museums
Buildings
Art museums Designs and plans.
Art museum architecture California San Francisco.
San Francisco (Calif.) Buildings, structures, etc.
California San Francisco

Form/genre:

Designs and plans.
architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawings
Dessins d'architecture.

Added entries:

Davidson, Justin, 1966-
Russeth, Andrew.
Solnit, Rebecca, writer of foreword.
Snøhetta (Firm). Works. Selections.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 301084
Call No.: BIB 247291
Status: Available

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