Museum of Modern Art
–data behind the canvas–
Our Research Questions
How long after an artwork is created does MoMA typically acquire it, and how has this “time lag” changed over different historical periods?
How does MoMA’s artist database encode cultural power through nationality, gender, and metadata completeness, and who is made visible or invisible as a result?
About the Project
stories behind walls
Museums, to the naive eye, are seen as neutral spaces for artwork to be showcased, celebrated, and presented. This research project aims to uncover what biases and perspectives are present in the Museum of Modern Art archive, a highly influential corpus of modern artwork.
The Reservoir, Horta de Ebro
Pablo Picasso, 1909
Vertical Hold
Nari Ward, 1996
Unfoldable Cubes
Hella Jongerius, 2021
