The Chicago based ArchiTech Gallery has assembled dozens of historical works for their upcoming exhibition which will include such works as 18th Century villas, Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie houses, a Rodin House drawing (shown here) by Bruce Goff and more. "The House: Drawings for Residential Architecture" opens the Fall season on September 10th and continues to December 25th, 2010. Look for details at the ArchiTech Gallery website.
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Chicago Magazine website discusses the new Smart Museum of Art "Good Design" exhibit and shows-off some photos of what can be seen in the show. More here.
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The Chicagoist blog chimes-in on the current Louis Sullivan exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago, which features photos and fragments from Sullivan's buildings. Read more here.
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2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the Wasmuth Portfolio, 100 printed plates showcasing Frank Lloyd Wright's Prairie-era work. To celebrate, there will be an exhibition of the lithographs at Arts & Crafts •
San Francisco, along with a display of the
never-before-published sketchbook which served as the maquette for the
Wasmuth Portfolio. Read more here.
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Over the weekend, the PrairieMod Squad had a chance to see the new exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center titled "Louis Sullivan's Idea." We were all blown away! Rich in information and visually arresting, if you love architecture and design, then you must see this exhibit. Information on visiting here.
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Hot on the heels of the opening of the two new Sullivan exhibits, TimeOut Chicago ponders whether or not Chicago is collectively obsessed with all things Louis Sullivan. Read it here.
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Mid-Century: Good Design in Europe and America, 1850-1950 is a new exhibit put together at the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art. The exhibit features objects from its collection exhibiting the show's namesake including several Frank Lloyd Wright works of furniture and art glass. Read more here.
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The variety
of architectural styles found on the Tusculum College campus are the
focus of a new exhibit, "Century of Style: The Historic Buildings of Tusculum
College" at the President Andrew Johnson Museum and
Library located on campus. Included in the show are
architectural blueprints of Virginia Hall, which is believed to be the only building in the South designed
by Louis H. Sullivan. Read more here.
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The National Building Museum in Washington D.C. is currently featuring the exhibit LEGO® Architecture: Towering
Ambition which is comprised of 15 buildings from around the world made from LEGO bricks. After the exhibit, you can purchase the newest LEGO Architecture series set, The White House in the gift shop. The White House is cool, but I want more of the "Wright" house! When's Robie coming? Or a Usonian set? Or Unity Temple? C'mon LEGO! More exhibit info here.
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Blair Kamin gives two very enthusiastic thumbs-up to the new Louis H. Sullivan exhibit at the Chicago Cultural Center. Read about it here and a little bit more here.
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Blair Kamin reviews the current Art Institute exhibit "Looking After Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings and Fragments." Read it here.
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Blair Kamin posts about two upcoming Chicago-based Louis Sullivan exhibits: On Saturday, June 19th, the Art Institute of Chicago will open "Looking
After Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments" and on June 26th "Louis Sullivan's Idea"
will open at the Chicago Cultural Center. Read the details of each show here.
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ArchiTech Gallery in downtown Chicago will have a selection of architecture and design-related drawings available from its collection on display until August 28, 2010. Check out more info here.
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Sebastian Smee of the Boston Globe reviews the current (if small) exhibit of Machine Age sculptures by artist John Storrs. Read it here.
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The Los Angeles Times recently featured an article on the new Charles Rohlfs exhibit at the at the Huntington Library, Art
Collections, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, CA. Read about it here.
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The Boston Anthenaeum is hosting an exhibit of sculptor John Storrs' Machine Age works, many of which look like soaring skyscrapers. Read more here.
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Nevada State Museum's Mid-Century Modern Las Vegas features the work of J. Montrose and Cliff
Segerblom, mostly black &
white architectural photographs, along with renderings and artifacts that highlights the Mod past of "Sin City" from the early 1950s to the late '60s. Read more here.
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Louis H. Sullivan was one of Chicago's
most famous but misunderstood architects. Chicago artist Chris Ware and
cultural historian Tim Samuelson present an installation at the Chicago Cultural Center starting June 26, 2010 of photographs,
drawings, documents, and artifacts which will portray his life,
writings, and architectural works in the context of his time and
original creative intent. More info here.
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PrairieMod reader Steve S. sent a link to a special exhibit highlighting 100 years since Frank Lloyd Wright's stay in the idyllic countryside of Fiesole, Italy and its impact on his life and work. Read more here.
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The Art Institute of Chicago is putting together an exhibit that will run June 19-December 12, 2010 called "Looking after Louis Sullivan." The exhibit explores how photographers employed the camera to document and interpret Sullivan’s architecture and, in the process, helped shape his legacy. Showcasing over 60 photographs, 20 Sullivan drawings and sketches, and terracotta and metal architectural fragments, this exhibition provides a rare opportunity to experience Sullivan’s buildings across a variety of media. The exhibition is drawn from the permanent collections of the Department of Photography and the Department of Architecture and Design and is planned in concert with a major exhibition of Sullivan’s work at the Chicago Cultural Center. More info here.
Check out this article on Arts & Crafts-era furniture icon, Charles Rohlfs, and the traveling exhibit that features his unique designs. Read it here.
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Just off the heels of the Eames Century Modern font release, the guys at House Industries are giving a lecture in Austin, Texas on April 10th at the Austin Speed Shop.
The event looks promising, so be sure to get all the details here.
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The expansive atrium in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim museum is the "blank canvas" for various artists to try and find a way to fill in Contemplating the Void: Interventions in the Guggenheim Museum, on display Feb. 12 to April 28. Unfortunately, I think the artists and curators have missed the point. Read more after the jump...
The Northern Illinois University library in DeKalb, IL will be housing a display of Wright’s work for the entire
month of January 2010. The exhibit, made up entirely of books and drawings
from the library collection, showcases some of his prolific work. Read more here.
Chicago's Museum of Science & Industry is yet again re-opening the Smart Home this March. The home will be redesigned to reflect the lifestyle of an empty-nester couple—featuring organic textures/colors. We'll share more details as we get them.
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A new show opens at the Chicago Loop-based ArchiTech Gallery. "Two Centuries: An Architectural Evolution" exhibits original drawings, prints and photographs charts architecture's evolution from the Ecole-des-Beaux-Arts to Modernism. The show runs Friday, January 8th and
continues through Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Find out more details here.
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If you missed Between Heaven & Earth: The Architecture of John Lautner at the Hammer Museum in LA last year, you may have another chance to catch it in Palm Springs.
Details here.
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Using
Elmhurst, IL as a case study, this original exhibit takes visitors on an
exploration of the diverse architectural styles of the western suburbs.
Read more after the jump...
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Last night I braved the bitter cold to go see the new exhibit "Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago." It was well worth the trip! The exhibit is set up in an approachable and well-designed way with many amazing examples of astoundingly beautiful works of furniture, textiles, metalwork, ceramics, glass, photographs, prints, and architectural elements. I was especially taken with the many pieces from the Prairie School, including Purcell and Elmslie-designed Babson House items, George W. Maher furniture, Teco pottery and of course several Frank Lloyd Wright-related items (including the Robie House's magnificent dining table). If you can, go see the show before it closes and then curl-up with the exhibit's book to continue the enjoyment from home.
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The International Association of Art Critics/United States Section has announced that members of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives (including Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, Margo Stipe and Oskar Munoz) along with members of the Guggenheim curatorial staff have been given the award for "Best Architecture or Design Show" for the outstanding exhibit Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward, which was at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York earlier this year. Congratulations to the whole team for making this remarkable exhibit possible! For more information on the winning exhibit, follow the link.
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The Art Institute of Chicago has some exciting lectures lined-up in conjunction with the new Arts and Crafts Movement exhibit. Read about the "Wright" one after the jump...
The new must-see exhibit "Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts From Britain to Chicago" just opened at the Art Institute of Chicago this weekend. Check out the details here.
Google and The Guggenheim Museum announced the winner of the "Design It: Shelter Contest", held as part of the events around the recent Wright exhibit and the building's 50th anniversary. Find out who won here.
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I made a point to visit the Architech Gallery in Chicago to see the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit currently on display. I was treated to an unbelievable selection of museum-quality architectural renderings, photographs, artifacts and blue prints. Gallery owner, David Jameson, has succeeded in assembling a small, yet impactful exhibit showcasing Wright's legacy. I was especially taken with the original renderings (like the ones shown here of the Pew and Perry Residences). Getting close to drawings that Wright himself very likely worked on was a special experience. If you can, I would highly recommend a visit to this exhibit before it closes in December. For more info, visit the Architech website here.
Images via the Architech Gallery
I got an email from our friends at Wright in Wisconsin about their upcoming November 14, 2009 event that is not-to-be-missed! If you love the Arts and Crafts movement and touring private Frank Lloyd Wright homes, then read more after the jump...
Here's a link to an article about the exhibition at the Edward Cella gallery of an original Frank Lloyd Wright rendering of a "cottage" for author Ayn Rand. Read it here.
Image via the Edward Cella Gallery
Spanish realist painter Félix de la Concha spent a year in residence at Fallingwater and created a series of paintings that are currently on display in a show at the Melvin Gallery at the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Florida Southern College. Read about it here.
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