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Moder[ism]
12 February - 9 May 2010
Modern[ism] is a major exhibition opening in February 2010 at Design Museum. It explores the various manifestations and trends of modernism, while considering the problematic nature of this total concept of style. Modern[ism] establishes a chronological continuum of modern design and creative work from the late 19th century to the present day, with its main focus on the "golden age" of modernism from the 1910s to the late 1930s. The exhibition prominently showcases modernism's Nordic dimension and the simple and functional form that became the established image of Finnish design.
The numerous exhibits are from Design Museum's own collections and from several other museums and private collections. Lenders of materials include the Alvar Aalto Museum, the Finnish Poster Museum, the Bauhaus Archiv of Berlin, the Bröhan Museum of Berlin, Design Museum Ghent, The National Museum of Norway, and numerous private collectors both in Finland and abroad.
Modern[ism] also addresses the significance of modernism for contemporary design through examples of the most important and purebred examples of modernist Finnish design from the 1960s to the present day. The exhibition's section on contemporary developments is curated by designer Harri Koskinen
A book on Finnish modernism will be published in connection with the exhibition and a series of lectures will be held.
PHOTO:
Aalto / Karhula-Iittala, vase Savoy 1936.
photo: Rauno Träskelin
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