CHICAGO ART DECO SOCIETY

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CADS Annual Meeting (DEFINING “MODERN” DESIGN: Art Deco between Chicago and Milan)

  • 07 Feb 2015
  • 1:00 PM
  • Roosevelt University, 425 S Wabash, Room 611, Chicago, IL 60605

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2015 CADS Annual Meeting with Lecture: "DEFINING “MODERN” DESIGN: Art Deco between Chicago and Milan"

Presented by Jonathon Mekinda

Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the definition of “modern” design was the subject of a fierce debate among architects, designers, and critics that played out in exhibitions, journals, and projects across Europe and America. Focusing on Chicago and Milan, this lecture will consider the place of Art Deco in that debate. Both major centers of commercial and industrial activity, these two cities were also leading centers of theoretical as well as practical design for the emerging machine age. Through a consideration of significant projects in the two cities, from international expositions to individual residences, this lecture will examine the emergence of Art Deco among the full range of practices devised in pursuit of “modern” design. 

Jonathan Mekinda is Asst. Professor, School of Art and Art History, University of Illinois, Chicago

CADS Annual Meeting is FREE to members & friends

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