Are Posters the New Wall Art? According to MoMA, They Might Be

9 finds from its new pop-up.
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The MoMA Design Store has been a longstanding source of inspiration for the Domino team. The exceptionally curated shop bridges the gap between some of the most celebrated icons in design with the innovative creators making a statement in their own right. Comprising a diverse array of offerings, stemming from home decor to fashion, it’s essentially a one-stop shop for elevated living.

Now, we have yet another reason to love the shop: the opening of MoMA’s new pop-up endeavor, The Print Shop. Located in NYC’s SoHo neighborhood, the store will feature a selection of works inspired by past MoMA collections along with rare posters by artists such as Ellsworth Kelly, Yayoi Kusama, and Cy Twombly. The Print Shop will also feature on-site framing by Simply Framed, for both personal art pieces and posters purchased in-store.

Given the undeniably overwhelming nature of having to sort through the entirety of the collection, we took on the task to provide you with a curated list of the can’t-miss pieces. Read on for our favorite prints from MoMA’s Print Shop.

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Roy Lichtenstein: Against Apartheid Poster, $350

Labeled as one of the “hard-to-find” posters in the collection, this vintage, first-edition lithographic poster is one of 5,000 prints by Lichtenstein, done to raise awareness in the fight against Apartheid in South Africa.

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Jude Broughan: Radio Four Poster, $60

This Jude Broughan limited edition piece is based on a photograph the artist took in England. It’s an ode to the locale’s quaint summer aesthetic set against a saturated background reminiscent of “the pink heat of Brooklyn in August.”

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Cy Twombly: Untitled Poster, $50

Extremely limited in quantity, this lithographic poster by Twombly was made for an exhibition at Moderna Museet.

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Willem de Kooning: Rosy-Fingered Dawn Poster, $75

The next best thing to owning an original Kooning? Owning a rare reprint of one of the artist’s many celebrated works.

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Sarah Niemiec: Wavy Vibes Poster, $60

We’re always here for a playful pop of color, and Niemiec’s vibrant print is exactly the sort of piece our bare walls deserve.

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Flavio Trevisan: (CMYK Up Down, Side to Side) Poster, $60

The Toronto-based artist and designer’s original four-color screenprint is a tribute to an age-old printing technique layered with a modern color detail.

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Chris Johanson: Beautiful Bird in Flight Poster, $60

This limited edition print from Chris Johanson is a tribute to the artist’s passion for animals, depicted by way of a bird in flight.

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Le Corbusier: Musée d’Art Moderne Framed Poster, $2,995

We’re dubbing this one as the ultimate piece de resistance. Designed by the artist in 1962, the vintage poster was once on display at Paris’s Musée National d’Art Moderne.

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Milton Glaser: New York Is About New York Poster, $150

Consider this one the grown-up version of a throwback college poster. Designed by Milton Glaser in 1967, the four-color lithographic poster was originally created as a promotional feature for New York magazine.

The Print Shop will run from February 21 to March 25 at the MoMA Design Store located at 81 Spring Street.

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