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Last night was the opening of Safe: Design Takes On Risk at (the) MoMA, and it was a crazy-huge bash with truckloads of people, music and booze. There was a particular excitement in the air (fall evening, new gallery space, intriguing theme), and the escalators were working double-time, shuttling people from reception galleries to the sixth floor where the exhibit was installed. The work hit a visceral note on almost every chord, somehow establishing a direct, personal conversation with the viewer at each turn. Lots of undeniable, sobering work, lots of provocative conceptual work, and everything in between. Next time, more info on the wall text, please. (Check back at Core77 for full show review and full image galleries.)