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Artist Tommy Mishima and designer Liam Lee explore and examine Andrew Carnegie’s rise to power, networks of access, and philanthropic strategies through their installation, “Game Room,” which is situated in Carnegie’s original home office in the Carnegie Mansion, which now houses Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Here, Mishima explains how the idea of networks influenced his drawings and board game, “Philanthropy” (derived from Monopoly), and reflects on the conversations taking place between his work and Lee’s needle-felted wool furniture pieces.
Plan a visit to “Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial” to experience “Game Room” in real life, on view at Cooper Hewitt through August 2025.
Artist Tommy Mishima and designer Liam Lee explore and examine Andrew Carnegie’s rise to power, networks of access, and philanthropic strategies through their installation, “Game Room,” which is situated in Carnegie’s original home office in the Carnegie Mansion, which now houses Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Here, Mishima explains how the idea of networks influenced his drawings and board game, “Philanthropy” (derived from Monopoly), and reflects on the conversations taking place between his work and Lee’s needle-felted wool furniture pieces.
Plan a visit to “Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial” to experience “Game Room” in real life, on view at Cooper Hewitt through August 2025.
