URBAN LIVING ROOMS
By Tung Nguyen
Presented in Palmer Alley, Urban Living Rooms explores 250 years of American style through seventeen suspended rooms that celebrate the many cultures, traditions, and influences that have shaped life in the United States.
Inspired by the living room as a space for gathering, storytelling, and self-expression, each installation offers a unique glimpse into the histories, identities, and creative influences that define American culture. Together, the rooms create a collective portrait of a nation shaped by diversity, exchange, and reinvention.
From afar, the installation appears as a unified composition. Up close, it reveals a rich collection of individual narratives, inviting visitors to explore the many stories that make up the American experience.
Event Details
Admission: Free and open to the public
Location: Palmer Alley, CityCenterDC
DETAILS:
ROOM 1
Pre-1770s: Indigenous America
ROOM 2
1770s–1830s: Early American & Federal Era
ROOM 3
1800s–1850s: Rural America & Quilt Traditions
ROOM 4
1850s–1870s — California Gold Rush & Immigration
ROOM 5
1880s — Motion, Industry & Modern Vision
ROOM 6
Late 1800s–Early 1900s — Prairie School, Arts & Crafts & Art Nouveau
ROOM 7
1910s–1930s — The Jazz Age & Art Deco
ROOM 8
1920s–1930s — Harlem Renaissance & The Great Migration
ROOM 9
1930s–1940s — Social Realism, Migration & The American City
ROOM 10
1950s — Abstract Expressionism, Modernism & The Postwar Home
ROOM 11
1950s–1960s — Minimalism, Industrial Materials & Material Honesty
ROOM 12
1970s–1980s — Immigration, Global Influences & American Domestic Life
ROOM 13
1950s–1960s — Pop Art & Mass Culture
ROOM 14
|1970s — Quilt Revival, Community & Cultural Exchange
ROOM 15
Late 20th Century — Latin American Influences & Domestic Ornament
ROOM 16
21st Century — Contemporary Minimalism, Perception & Space
ROOM 17
21st Century — Contemporary Hybridity & Personal Identity
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URBAN LIVING ROOMS
by Tung Nguyen
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