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Tag Archives: Design
Burniture: A performance by Hongtao Zhou
On Tuesday, November 22, 2011 a chair was born in the most unlikely of places, Sweet Water Organics. Sweet Water Organics is an urban acquaponic farm located in the Bayview neighborhood of Milwaukee. If you haven’t already been, you should … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial, Exhibitions
Tagged 20th century art, Chipstone Foundation, Design, Furniture, Hongtao Zhou, Milwaukee, Sweetwater Organics, The Tool at Hand
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How many curators does it take to create an exhibition?
Don’t answer that. Most jokes beginning that way aren’t very nice to the subject. My answer, in this case, is: six. This fall, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Director of Galleries Mark Lawson asked six design-lovers to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Curatorial
Tagged 20th century art, Art Installation, Behind the Scenes, Brooks Stevens, Decorative Arts, Design, Events, Exhibitions, MIAD
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From Museum Storage–Wiener Werkstätte Vase
I’ve just learned that Hilda Jesser could design anything. Correction: I’ve just learned who Hilda Jesser was. To back up, I should explain that I often use this blog as an excuse to explore something in the Museum’s collection that … Continue reading
From Museum Storage–Beneath a Ray and Charles Eames LCW Chair
Late in 2010 I advocated that the Museum accept a Ray and Charles Eames DCW (“Dining Chair Wood”) into the Permanent Collection. No big surprise there, as this bent plywood chair is the iconic work of two of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, Charles Eames, Design, Eames, From Museum Storage, From the Collection, Furniture, Herman Miller, Midcentury Modernism, Ray Eames
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From Museum Storage–C. A. Buffington & Co. “Automobile Folding Chair”
Do you think this rusty iron folding chair deserves a place in a world-class art museum alongside priceless paintings by Mark Rothko and Vassily Kandinsky? It looks like something you might find in a barn. Well, in fact, it did … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, automobile, Buffington, Collection, Design, From Museum Storage
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