EVENT DETAILS

New Narratives for "Living in a Modern Way": California Design at Midcentury Free Admission for UCI students to LACMA CA midcentury design symposium!

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is pleased to announce a two-day
symposium in conjunction with the exhibition California Design, 1930-1965:
"Living in a Modern Way," with sessions chaired by co-curators Wendy Kaplan
and Bobbye Tigerman. Internationally renowned scholars will examine the
exhibition's themes by presenting detailed case studies and new narratives. The
event will also include a session co-sponsored by the College Art Association
exploring the interconnected networks of architecture and design in mid-century
Los Angeles with designers Gere Kavanaugh and Lou Danziger (whose work is
included in the exhibition) and architect Ray Kappe. An evening keynote panel with
artists Jim Isermann, Jorge Pardo, and Pae White and moderated by Frances
Anderton will consider the impact and legacy of modern California design on
contemporary practice.

Presenters include Glenn Adamson, Victoria & Albert Museum; Donald Albrecht,
Museum of the City of New York; Monica Penick, University of Wisconsin-Madison;
architect Pierluigi Serraino; Andrew Shanken, UC Berkeley; Elizabeth St. George,
Bard Graduate Center; Staci Steinberger, LACMA; Nina Stritzler-Levine, Bard
Graduate Center; Marc Treib, UC Berkeley; Ruth Weisberg, USC; Christopher Wilk,
Victoria & Albert Museum; Wim de Wit, Getty Research Institute.

$25 general admission | $15 LACMA members | Free for students with ID

Seating is limited. To make a reservation, call (323) 857-6010 or go to
https://tx1.lacma.org/tt_show_list_by_category.asp and click on "Programs."


http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/californiadesign

Staci Steinberger

Decorative Arts and Design Department

LACMA

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

5905 Wilshire Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90036