Discussion: The Legacy of the California Design Exhibitions
Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art with the Craft and Folk Art Museum and the Craft in America Center, this all-day program explores the rich heritage of the California Design exhibitions held at the Pasadena Art Museum between 1954 and 1976. It includes panel discussions with curators and artists involved in the exhibitions, as well as screenings of period and recent documentaries. Attendees may visit California Design, 1930-1965: “Living in a Modern Way” at LACMA and the related Golden State of Craft exhibition across the street at the Craft and Folk Art Museum.
Discussion
The Legacy of the California Design Exhibitions: Creating a Forum for Craft and Design
Bing Theatre, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Saturday, November 12, 2011
9:30 AM – 4PM
| 9:30am | Welcome and introductions |
| 10:00am | Panel: Curating and Designing California Design Lois Boardman, Bernard Kester, Eudorah M. Moore, Richard Amend, Wendy Kaplan (moderator) Screening: Behind the Design |
| 12:00pm | Break: Lunch/exhibition viewing at LACMA and CAFAM |
| 1:30pm | Screening: Excerpts from PBS series Craft in America and Art Is What I Do, about Ralph Bacerra |
| 2:30pm | Panel: Creating California Design Jim Bassler, Arline Fisch, Raul Coronel, Miller Fong, Frank E. Cummings III, Jo Lauria (moderator) |
| 5:00pm | Public Reception at the Craft and Folk Art Museum |
Golden State of Craft: California 1960 – 1985 Exhibition (September 25, 2011 – January 8, 2012)
Presented by Craft in America and the Craft and Folk Art Museum (CAFAM) as part of the Getty initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 – 1980, Golden State of Craft: California 1960 – 1985 surveys an extraordinary, innovative artistic period that blossomed in post-World War II California.