Bedroom Dresser with Hinged Half-Round Mirror and Stool from the Shep Commission, Los Angeles, 1936–1938, Rudolph Schindler . photo © 2009 Museum Associates/LACMA
Exhibition
"From the Spoon to the City": Objects by Architects from LACMA's Collection
August 06–January 24
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 5905 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90048
The exhibition will be organized into four chronological groups, based on particularly fertile moments in design history and featuring works by Frank Lloyd Wright, Marcel Breuer, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, Alvin Lustig, Greta Magnusson Grossman, Frank Gehry, Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves, Greg Lynn, Elena Manferdini, and Johanna Grawunder. The exhibition is organized by LACMA and curated by Bobbye Tigerman, decorative arts and design.
Event
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From the Spoon to the City: Architects Discuss Design
In conjunction with exhibition From the Spoon to the City: Objects by Architects from LACMA's Collection, architects Elena Manferdini and Greg Lynn will participate in a panel discussion led by…
Articles
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Resnick Pavilion at LACMA
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From Frankfurt: Heimtextil
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Video
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Design Icon: Michael Graves
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Products
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Blunt Umbrella
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Conversations with Frank Gehry
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Airplane Spoon
You can make all the propeller noises in the world to encourage your tot to eat, but ultimately a spoon is a spoon is a spoon as it travels from baby food to baby mouth. Unless, of course, said…
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