John Elkington

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Dropping In On MoMA

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In very much the same way that I have long loved to visit the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., when there, so I try to do the same with the Museum of Modern Art, or MoMA, when in New York. Walked there today, around 20 blocks either way. Long queue to get in, but it moved quickly.

One thing I love about the D.C. setup is the waterfall by the restaurant – and today I dropped into Paley Park, near MoMA, with its glorious water cascade.

And now for some images from the MoMA visit proper:

Edited by context: Alfredo Jaar’s He Ram (1991), inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s list of Seven Social Sins
His and, very much, hers
Probably my favourite artwork in MoMA: James Rosenquist’s F-111, warped by panoramic shot
Monet’s Water Lilies, which Rosenquist said was an inspiration for F-111
Bug-eyed helicopter from before I was born
Imbibing a Pollack
My favourite Rothko, at least here – seemingly a lunar vista
Don’t ask me
Jasper Johns’ America (right)
The business end of something
Gentler: Dial-A-Poem
Modigliani’s Anna Zborowska
Ball bearings: unsung heroes of the Industrial Age
Keeping an eye on proceedings
From Trumpian times: Ed Ruscha’s Our Flag, 2017
One of Ruscha’s oil paintings
Another
Bought a MoMA poster of this, which I hope to put up in the office
Time running out … for Big Oil
Behind the scenes
Study in blues
Umberto Boccioni’s The City Rises
Video of Refik Anadol’s Unsupervised, A.I.-generated art
En route ‘home’: Chrysler Building, my favourite New York skyscraper
Family shoot, Track 24, Grand Central Station

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John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. He is currently Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of Volans, a future-focused business working at the intersection of the sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation movements.

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