1968 the Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age MoMA Exhibition Catalog - Rare Metal Cover - k.g. Pontus Hulten 1st Ed

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Elevate your art collection with a legendary piece of mid-century design and history.
This is a rare first edition of … Read more Elevate your art collection with a legendary piece of mid-century design and history.
This is a rare first edition of the exhibition catalogue for "The Machine as Seen at the End of the Mechanical Age," a landmark show held at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York from November 25, 1968, to February 9, 1969. Curated by the visionary K.G. Pontus Hultén, this volume is famous not only for its groundbreaking content but for its striking, industrial-inspired physical construction.
Key Features:
Unique Design: Features the iconic, original embossed and silk-screened aluminum covers. The cover art, designed by Anders Österlin after a photograph by Alicia Legg, depicts the MoMA building in vibrant colors.
Industrial Binding: A true "book-as-object," it is bound with a metal-hinged, riveted spine, giving it the feel of a precision-engineered tool.
Comprehensive Content: 218 pages featuring over 240 black-and-white illustrations that trace the relationship between art and technology from the Renaissance to the late 1960s.
Featured Artists: This catalogue showcases seminal works by masters of modern art, including Max Ernst, Jacob Epstein, Marcel Duchamp, Alexander Calder, Fernand Léger, Jean Tinguely, Francis Picabia, and Man Ray.
Condition:
This copy is in Very Good vintage condition. The aluminum front cover remains bright with typical light surface wear considering the age. The back aluminum cover has more scratches, and the spine shows some wear (see photos).The internal pages are clean, crisp, and tightly bound to the metal spine.

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Author/Curator: K.G. Pontus Hultén
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Year: 1968
Format: Hardcover with aluminum boards
Language: English See less