For his latest book, Imagining the Future Museum: 21 Dialogues with Architects, Szántó spoke with David Chipperfield, Frida Escobedo and David Adjaye, among others, to find out “how the momentous changes of our era” are shaping museum architecture. Below he outlines three key takeaways.
The first show in the series, “Pulling Together,” will include works by artists Vanessa German, Derrick Adams, Paul Ramirez Jonas, Tiffany Chung, Wendy RedStar, and Ashon Crawley.
Pulling Together is the pilot exhibition of the Beyond Granite initiative. The exhibition will feature special works of art, performances, and programs on the National Mall in the summer of 2023.
In a town full of monuments, there’s one that stands above them all. Paul Goldberger, professor of design and architecture at the New School in New York, calls the Washington Monument, in our nation’s capital, “the tallest, the simplest, the most straightforward, the most direct. It’s very much like Washington himself in that way actually.”
Tamar Uriel-Beeri, managing editor of Jpost.com, speaks with Russell Robinson, CEO of JNF-USA, about the importance of the Jewish Future Pledge and the Jewish Youth Pledge, two unique initiatives designed to help sustain the future of the Jewish people. JNF-USA, says Robinson, is an enthusiastic proponent of both pledges.
Young adulthood spans some of life’s biggest milestones—from first jobs to first homes—and getting more involved in making a difference can be one of those meaningful new adventures.
Jews made up nearly half of America’s biggest philanthropic donors last year, according to a calculation by Forbes of who gave the most money away in 2022.
