What is Modern? Is it a teapot, an office chair, or the architecture of a building? Is it characterized by clean lines and minimalist tendencies? Something mass-produced for the worker and staunchly anti-Bourgeois? Is it an idealist utopia? This is the question that the Corcoran set out to answer in its exhibit Modernism Designing a New World, 1914 – 1939. Showcasing over 400 works encompassing a broad range of media, including industrial and graphic design,…