Paola Antonelli
Senior Curator, Architecture & Design
The Museum of Modern Art · United States
Paola Antonelli is Senior Curator of Architecture & Design at The Museum of Modern Art, as well as MoMA’s founding Director of Research & Development. Her goal is to promote design’s understanding, until its mighty influence on the world is universally acknowledged. Besides curating exhibitions, she also produces a renowned public series, the MoMA R&D Salons, that demonstrates the potential of museums as R&D departments for society. The Instagram platform, book, and podcast Design Emergency, which she co-founded with design critic Alice Rawsthorn, is an ongoing investigation on design's power to envision a better future for all.
❝Curiosity is the engine of design.❞ — Paola Antonelli on "Curiosity"
Portrait:©2021 The Museum of Modern Art, New York & ©Peter Ross