How can the legacy of Detroit's past - its "design DNA" - inspire Detroit artists, institutions and civic/business leaders of today and tomorrow?
Join art historian Deborah Lubera Kawsky to explore a watershed moment in Detroit design history: the 1949 For Modern Living exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Centered on the DIA’s Great Hall (totally transformed with nine fully-furnished modern-style rooms), For Modern Living marshalled midcentury masters Alexander Girard, Minoru Yamasaki, Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll, Charles Eames and others to create a “new ideal of beauty” for the modern era.
More importantly, the 1949 exhibition - which focused on modern design for the home and employed civic/corporate partnerships, innovative exhibition displays and new technology -- provides lessons for Detroit's design community today. Dr. Kawsky will end her lecture by exploring designs for the home of today - and tomorrow - with a focus on artists trained and/or currently based in Metro Detroit.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT, BUT ATTENDEES MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE!!!
Additional Information provided by the Albert L Lorenzo Cultural Center at Macomb Community College.