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Honoring I.M. Pei’s Global Legacy
Chinese American architect I.M. Pei is celebrated for his iconic structures in the United States, Greater China, and around the world. A major retrospective at M+ Museum, on view through January 5, 2025, has put Pei’s work at the center of renewed discussions about the legacy of twentieth-century architecture and urbanism in Asia and the […]
A New York Toast to M+ Architecture and Design Programs
Amid sweeping views of the East River and the Manhattan Financial District, the M+ American Friends Foundation celebrated a forthcoming season at M+ Museum of design and architecture-focused programs at M+ Museum. Coinciding with NYC Design Week and AAPI heritage month in May, the gathering was a perfect occasion to spotlight M+ Museum’s rich offerings […]
M+ Announces I.M. Pei Retrospective
I.M. Pei: Life is Architecture, the first full-scale retrospective of architect I. M. Pei (1917–2019), opened at M+ on June 29, 2024, and will be on view through January 5, 2025. One of the most influential architects of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, Ieoh Ming Pei was a pioneering figure who fundamentally changed his field. […]
US-trained Designer Henry Steiner in the Spotlight at M+
Henry Steiner: The Art of Graphic Communication features the work of the father of graphic design in Hong Kong. The exhibition celebrates Henry Steiner’s (b. 1934) influential graphic language with a selection of some of his most iconic projects, including the HSBC logo, tracing the city’s development from the 1960s onwards. Born in Austria in […]
Contemporary Voices on the Legacy of Madame Song
On December 13, 2023, the M+ American Friends Foundation (M+AFF) hosted a captivating panel discussion, “The Legacy of Madame Song,” shedding light on the contemporary resonance of Song Huai-Kuei (1937–2006), affectionately known as Madame Song. This event, held at Soho Works in NYC and parallel to M+’s exhibition in Hong Kong, featured an illustrious panel […]