Organized by Ana Elena Mallet, guest curator, and Amanda Forment, Assistant Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the exhibition presents the sometimes conflicting visions of modernity proposed by designers of domestic environments in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela between 1940 and 1980.
The exhibition presents the sometimes conflicting visions of modernity proposed by designers of domestic environments in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela between 1940 and 1980. For some, design was an evolution of local and indigenous craft traditions, leading to an approach that combined centuries-old craft techniques with machine-based methods. For others, design responded to market conditions and local tastes, and was based on available technologies and industrial processes. In this exhibition, objects including furniture, appliances, posters, textiles, and ceramics, as well as a selection of photographs and paintings, will explore these tensions.
The Oscar armchair, 1956, Sergio Rodrigues, is part of the objects exhibited in the Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980 exhibition. The exhibition runs until September 22nd.
