"A detailed account of the many contingencies and the vast efforts, planning and negotiation required to stage an exhibition, particularly one on this scale and with an international venue. . . . An impressively thorough account."

Early Popular Visual Culture

« "Riley’s contribution to the new scholarship on MoMA is timely and important to understanding the specific impact of the museum’s exhibition program on art history."
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Panorama

"This well-researched and richly illustrated book significantly contributes to stress the centrality of museum studies within art and cultural history. Most importantly, it calls attention to the transnational character of ‘national’ imaginaries and the inherent reflexive nature of any cultural practice."

European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire