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Double Ashtray (model 205A Cipro)
1974 · Polished steel and pressure welded aluminum
Overall: 1 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/2" (3.5 x 14 x 6.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Bruno Munari
Italian, 1907
Milan, Italy
SculptureGeometric Abstraction
Representation
None documented
9
Institutional Exhibitions
32
Works in Collection
62
Assets Indexed
7
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0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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The Modern Poster
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Posters from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1976
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Word and Image: Posters and Typography from the Graphic Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, 1879�1967
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1968
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Recent Acquisitions: Design Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967–1968
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The Object Transformed
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
About
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Bruno Munari was an Italian artist, designer, and theorist whose practice encompassed painting, sculpture, graphic design, and kinetic objects. Working across multiple disciplines from the 1930s onward, he developed a visual language rooted in geometric abstraction and functional form. His investigations into motion, light, and material tactility produced influential work in industrial design, children's education, and experimental art. Munari's writings on design methodology and visual perception established him as a key figure in postwar European modernism.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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