Landmark Art Deco Chrysler Building On The Market Again

Landmark Art Deco Chrysler Building On The Market Again

In 1930, William Van Alen’s gleaming Art Deco masterpiece—the Chrysler Building—officially opened its doors, its stainless steel crown piercing the Manhattan skyline at 1,046 feet. Commissioned by auto magnate Walter P. Chrysler as “a monument to me,” the 77-story...

Postmodernism Pastiche and Subversion

Victoria & Albert Museum move on to the next chapterThe V&A’s autumn show ‘Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970-1990’ represents the climax of a  long-running series of exhibitions devoted to exploring the ‘style...