10 Most Anticipated Design Exhibitions of 2020

Artribune lists ten must-see design exhibitions for 2020, spanning Europe and the US. Highlights include a Vico Magistretti centenary retrospective at Triennale Milano (April 19, 2020) curated by Gabriele Neri with Rosanna Pavoni, plus two satellite shows at Fondazione studio museo Vico Magistretti and Galleria Viasaterna. Enzo Mari gets a long-awaited survey at Triennale (March 21, 2020) in dialogue with Hans Ulrich Obrist. At MoMA New York, Neri Oxman: Material Ecology opens February 22, curated by Paola Antonelli and Anna Burckhardt, showcasing eight projects from her Mediated Matter Group. Lille is named World Design Capital 2020 by the World Design Organization, with events across four seasons. In Belgium, Serial Eater at CID du Grand-Hornu (March 29–July 26) reviews 30 years of food design. Vitra Design Museum presents Home Stories (February 8–August 23) exploring 20 visionary interiors by Adolf Loos, Verner Panton, Lina Bo Bardi, Elsie de Wolfe, Cecil Beaton, and Andy Warhol. London's Design Museum announces Prada Front and Back (September 2020) on Miuccia Prada's brand. Bodydrift at Design Museum Den Bosch (March 14–June 7) examines body augmentation. Helsinki's Design Museum hosts Travel as a Tool (April 3–September 20) on Scandinavian designers' journeys.