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Oasis in the City
3 July 2025 — 10 May 2026
On NowWorks spanning late 19th century to present fill MoMA's iconic sculpture garden — from Rodin and Henry Moore to a monumental 1968 Dubuffet returning after 50 years.
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Since opening in 1939, the Museum's sculpture garden has served as an oasis in the city (as a press release declared), offering visitors respite from the frenzy of Midtown Manhattan. The garden was initially envisioned as an informal space for changing installations that united nature, architecture, and art. In 1953, architect Philip Johnson was commissioned to redesign it; he introduced four distinct marble-paved areas for displaying sculpture alongside shallow rectangular pools, trees,...
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© Museum of Modern Art
Oasis in the City
3 July 2025 — 10 May 2026
On NowWorks spanning late 19th century to present fill MoMA's iconic sculpture garden — from Rodin and Henry Moore to a monumental 1968 Dubuffet returning after 50 years.
From Museum of Modern Art
Since opening in 1939, the Museum's sculpture garden has served as an oasis in the city (as a press release declared), offering visitors respite from the frenzy of Midtown Manhattan. The garden was initially envisioned as an informal space for changing installations that united nature, architecture, and art. In 1953, architect Philip Johnson was commissioned to redesign it; he introduced four distinct marble-paved areas for displaying sculpture alongside shallow rectangular pools, trees,...
Read more at Museum of Modern Art →Critic Reviews
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Midtown, New York·View on artmap