Was New MoMA Worth It?

“With the reopening yesterday, one naturally asks, was it worth it? Has the museum effected a corresponding improvement in its ability to coherently display and interpret its superb collections of painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, architecture, and design? On balance, no. In some ways, the reborn MoMA is exciting, almost a different museum. However, much of that feeling has to do with the architecture. In other ways, it’s much less revolutionary than promised, and it sometimes seems confused about what it’s trying to achieve.”