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avant-gardes, including galvanizing works of Dada,
Bauhaus, De Stijl, Futurism, and Russian Constructivism,
and highlights such figures as Aleksandr Rodchenko,
ENGINEER, AGITATOR, Lyubov Popova, John Heartfield, and Hannah Höch.
Drawn from the Museum’s outstanding holdings from
CONSTRUCTOR: this period, the exhibition will mark a recent acquisition
THE ARTIST REINVENTED of more than 300 works from the Merrill C. Berman
Collection, one of the most significant collections of early
The Museum of Modern Art
20th-century works on paper in private hands.
Organized by Jodi Hauptman, Senior Curator, Department
of Drawings and Prints, MoMA, and Adrian Sudhalter,
Consulting Curator, with Jane Cavalier, Curatorial
The major exhibition Engineer, Agitator, Constructor: The
Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints, MoMA.
Artist Reinvented will present the political engagement,
Major support for the exhibition is provided by The
fearless and groundbreaking visual experimentation, and
Modern Women’s Fund.
utopian aspirations of artists in the early 20th century.
On view in The Robert B. Menschel Galleries from May
Generous funding is provided by The Dian Woodner
10 through September 12, 2020, Engineer, Agitator,
Exhibition Endowment Fund.
Constructor will showcase the activities of historical

Hannah Höch, German (1889–1978). Collage (Dada). c. 1922. Original collage:
cut-and-pasted papers, printed papers, ink (postmark), and postage stamp on
board, 9 3/4 × 13in (24.8 × 33 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The
Merrill C. Berman Collection

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