[arthistorymajors] Free Admission for UCI students to LACMA CA Midcentury Design symposium

[Cecilia Flanagan]

SAVE THE DATE

New Narratives for "Living in a Modern Way": California Design at 
Midcentury

February 24-25, 2012

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

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