Bruno Munari was "one of the greatest actors of 20th-century art, design and graphics". He was an Italian artist, designer, and inventor who contributed fundamentals to many fields of visual arts in modernism, futurism, and concrete art, and in non-visual arts with his research on games, didactic method, movement, tactile learning, kinesthetic learning, and creativity. On the utility of art, Munari once said, "Art shall not be separated from life: things that are good to look at, and bad to be used, should not exist".
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Works in Collection
22 works
"Ponza" Floor Ashtray (model 2001A)
Bruno Munari
1958
ABC con fantasia (ABC with Imagination)
Bruno Munari
1960
![Airplanes in Formation (Areoplani [sic] in formazione). Maquette for the journal L’ala d’Italia (The wing of Italy)](https://www.moma.org/media/W1siZiIsIjQzNjgwMCJdLFsicCIsImNvbnZlcnQiLCItcmVzaXplIDEwMjR4MTAyNFx1MDAzZSJdXQ.jpg?sha=e5f953265f8aa079)
Airplanes in Formation (Areoplani [sic] in formazione). M...
Bruno Munari
c. 1938
At the Heart of Flight (Al centro del volo). Maquette for...
Bruno Munari
c. 1935
Campari
Bruno Munari
1965
Cubo Ashtray
Bruno Munari
1957
Cubo Ashtray
Bruno Munari
1957
Cubo Ashtrays
Bruno Munari
1957
Double Ashtray (model 205A Cipro)
Bruno Munari
1974
Eco del Mondo
Bruno Munari
1949
Falkland Hanging Lamp
Bruno Munari
1964
Forces of the Empire (Forze dell’Impero). Maquette for ad...
Bruno Munari
c. 1936
Fork
Bruno Munari
1958
Fork
Bruno Munari
1958-1964
Fork
Bruno Munari
1958
Girondella Kinetic Object
Bruno Munari
1965
Here I Am Briefly (Eccomi in breve). Maquette for the jou...
Bruno Munari
c. 1938
L'Ora X Clock
Bruno Munari
1945
Maldive Tray
Bruno Munari
1960
Pirelli, Suola Coria
Bruno Munari
1953
Textile designs for the 10th Milan Triennale
Bruno Munari
1954
double spheres Object
Bruno Munari
1963
Exhibitions
9 exhibitionsOct 11, 1949 – Nov 20, 1949
New Posters from 16 Countries
43 artists · 1 curator
Dec 22, 1953 – Feb 28, 1954
Recent Acquisitions, 19461953: Department of Architecture and Design
44 artists
Oct 18, 1955 – Nov 27, 1955
Two Graphic Designers: Bruno Munari and Alvin Lustig
2 artists · 1 curator
Mar 01, 1966 – May 08, 1966
Greetings!
60 artists · 1 curator
Jun 29, 1966 – Sep 05, 1966
The Object Transformed
20 artists · 1 curator
Sep 27, 1967 – Jan 01, 1968
Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
100 artists · 1 curator
Jan 25, 1968 – Mar 10, 1968
Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 18791967
197 artists · 1 curator
Mar 26, 1976 – May 19, 1976
Posters from the Collection
49 artists · 1 curator
Jun 06, 1988 – Sep 06, 1988
The Modern Poster
141 artists · 1 curator