Otto Neurath

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture, West Hollywood

Gypsy Urbanism. An exhibition to contemplate the career of little-known Austrian sociologist, a polymath whose intellectual and moral compass - forged in the embers of World War I - led him to predict the dramatic growth of the knowledge economy and to develop tools for a universal pictorial language.

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At a time when contemporary culture is dominated by the mass media and we are all glued to many screens, it is fascinating to contemplate the career of little-known Austrian sociologist, Otto Neurath (1888-1945), a polymath whose intellectual and moral compass - forged in the embers of World War I - led him to predict the dramatic growth of the knowledge economy and to develop tools for a universal pictorial language. Ever in the interest of advancing participatory forms of democratic exchange, Neurath was by turn an academic, economic minister, housing administrator, museum director and philosopher of science. He collaborated with the leading planners, designers and artists of his time, - among them Adolf Loos, Josef Frank, Le Corbusier, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy and key New Deal intellectuals - and his work had a profound influence on a range of disciplines, including architecture, philosophy, economics, urbanism and graphic design.

Opening 3 november 6 pm

The MAK Center for Art and Architecture
835 North Kings Road - West Hollywood L.A.
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, Wednesday through Sunday 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

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