Design Dialogues at LACMA

Francisco Artigas and Fernando Luna, House at 131 Rocas, Jardines del Pedregal, Mexico City (detail), 1966, photograph by Fernando and Roberto Luna, 1966, courtesy of Fernando Luna, © Roberto and Fernando Luna

The museum opens its Resnick Pavilion to host Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1914-1985 exhibition 

On view since September 17th until April 1st, 2018, the exhibition explores design dialogues between California and Mexico in four main themes. The audience is guided through Spanish Colonial Inspiration, Pre-Hispanic Revivals, Folk Art and Craft Traditions, and Modernism embodied in drawings, photographs, and films. More than 250 objects featured in the exhibition, are meticulously curated to recreate the unique sense of place, that characterized California and Mexico architecture and design of that time. 

The exhibition gives a new context to the works of prominent figures such as Richard Neutra, Luis Barragan, Clara Porset and highlights contributions of less familiar practitioners.

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博物馆开放其雷斯尼克展览馆举办——在翻译中找寻：1914年到1985年间，加州以及墨西哥的设计展

从9月17日到2018年4月1日，该展览在四个主要主题中探索了加利福尼亚和墨西哥之间的设计对话。通过西班牙殖民主义灵感，前西班牙复兴、民间艺术和工艺传统，以及现代主义呈现的绘画、照片和电影等来引导观众。展览中有超出250件物品，经过精心策划，重塑了独特的地域感，即当时加州和墨西哥的建筑和设计。

展览为Richard Neutra，Luis Barragan，Clara Porset等著名人物的作品提供了新的背景，并强调了那些我们不太熟悉的从业者的贡献。