Emerson Arts And Education Foundation – Emerson Middle School Fall Celebration Auction
Auction Ends: Nov 16, 2017 07:30 PM PST

Books

Beautiful Coffee Table Book - Design in California and Mexico 1915-1985

Item Number
117
Estimated Value
65 USD
Sold
22 USD to mr69b3c65
Number of Bids
1  -  Bid History

Item Description

Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985 is a groundbreaking book about design dialogues between California and Mexico. Its four main themes—Spanish Colonial Inspiration, Pre-Hispanic Revivals, Folk Art and Craft Traditions, and Modernism—explore how modern and anti-modern design movements defined both locales throughout the twentieth century. Half of the show’s more than 250 objects represent architecture, conveyed through drawings, photographs, and films to illuminate the unique sense of place that characterized California’s and Mexico’s buildings. The other major focus is design: furniture, ceramics, metalwork, graphic design, and murals. Placing prominent figures such as Richard Neutra, Luis Barragán, Charles and Ray Eames, and Clara Porset in a new context while also highlighting contributions of less familiar practitioners, this exhibition is the first to examine how interconnections between California and Mexico shaped the material culture of each place, influencing and enhancing how they presented themselves to the wider world.

Design in California and Mexico is part of the Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Latin American Art & Latino Art in LA series.

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