Wolfsonian Exhibit Explores the Rise of Global Industrial Modernism

By Steven Heller · Print Magazine · 2026-07-14

Wolfsonian Exhibit Explores the Rise of Global Industrial Modernism

According to Print Magazine, a new exhibition at the Wolfsonian-FIU examines the rapid cross-cultural exchange that defined design between the two world wars. Curator Silvia Barisione highlights how technological leaps and the machine aesthetic birthed a visual language that priz

According to Print Magazine, a new exhibition at the Wolfsonian-FIU examines the rapid cross-cultural exchange that defined design between the two world wars. Curator Silvia Barisione highlights how technological leaps and the machine aesthetic birthed a visual language that priz