246 and Counting: Recent Architecture and Design Acquisitions

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - Sunday, January 04, 2009 246 and Counting is an exhibition of architecture and design objects acquired by Henry Urbach, Helen Hilton Raiser Curator of Architecture and Design, during his tenure at SFMOMA, which began in September 2006. The exhibition will showcase more than 246 works, including Eliot Noyes's model of the Westinghouse pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair; Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa/SANAA's Tea and Coffee Tower; Jack W. Stauffacher's graphic portfolio Albert Camus, The Rebel: Twenty-five Typographic Meditations; and Mauro Restiffe's Empossamento, a photographic series on Brasilia. Conceived as a hybrid of storage and display, the exhibition will be organized by date of accession. 246 and Counting will also illuminate the acquisitions process, revealing how decisions are made about the museum's collection. SFMOMA