Rem Koolhaas

Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate

The splendor and uniqueness of MoMA’s history complicates its relationship with the present. The expectation of continuity penalizes what is "other," what does not "fit," or the "merely" contemporary. Beyond its power to intimidate, to set standards, to consecrate, an entire domain of exploration, experimentation has become problematic: its investment in a master narrative and the abundant evidence to support "the line" make certain new shows seem like mere tokenism or simply impossible. What can you challenge in a temple…