Cleveland Goes Modern is a cool exhibit of individual homes built in our area. This was not on my radar until I read a Free Times article about it. In fact when I went to the Beck Center website I can’t even find it listed as an event (maybe that’s me, not sure). What is modernism? Well like most cultural phenomenon it encompasses philosophy, architecture, music, literature, art, and everything else.
It was (is) an attempt to simplify, naturalize and make ‘realistic’ the world of art in all of it’s forms. For art, you can go to Dali for examples. For literature, one of my three favorite books of all time (so far!), All Quiet on the Western Front. So by the time we get to 1970, we have the organic movement and a search for truth and simplicity with cooperatives. And we have what this Beck Center Exhibit offers, modern residential architecture. Has anyone already been to the exhibit?
Works by several architects are featured and the exhibit info is as follows (courtesy of The Free Times) and there is even a panel discussion this evening:
Cleveland Goes Modern:
Design for the Home, 1930-1970
Through Nov. 24
Cleveland Artists Foundation
Beck Center for the Arts
17801 Detroit Ave., Lakewood
Panel discussion
“Modernism from the Client’s Standpoint”
6-8 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 15
Call 216.227.9507
Peace Out – 3C
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1 ines // Nov 17, 2007 at 1:38 pm
Carole….this is fabulous!! Cleveland goes Modern!
I have to add that the “modernist” movement is highly misunderstood, but is mainly because of lack of knowledge. I applaud the city of Cleveland for educating the public.
2 Carole Cohen // Nov 17, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Ines with your architectural knowledge I would love it if you could write a guest post on here sometime about modernism!
3 ines // Nov 17, 2007 at 10:22 pm
I would be happy to Carole – just give me a little time and I will make it happen.
4 Carole Cohen // Nov 17, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Thanks Ines, take yer time, it will be worth the wait
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