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in a cloud, in a wall, in a chair: six modernists in mexico at midcentury.

art institute of chicago 111 south michigan avenue, chicago

this exhibition is the first to explore mexico’s impact on these visionary artists and designers. it takes its title from a quote by clara porset, a political exile from cuba who became one of mexico’s most prominent modern furniture designers. influenced by bauhaus ideas, she believed that design could reshape cities, elevate the quality of life, and solve large-scale social problems. this approach informed her 1952 exhibition art in daily life, in whose catalogue she wrote, “there is design in everything … in a cloud, in a wall, in a chair, in the sea, in the sand, in a pot,” encouraging us to look at both the natural and machine world for inspiration and ideas.

stefan sagmeister lecture in chicago.

art institute of chicago 111 south michigan avenue, chicago

stefan sagmeister is a leader in the field of visual communications. he has developed projects for clients as diverse as the rolling stones, hbo, and the solomon r. guggenheim museum. sagmeister explores how vast and illusive subjects like happiness or beauty connect to design and what that actually means to our everyday lives. a native of austria, sagmeister is a principal partner along with jessica walsh at the new york city design firm sagmeister & walsh.

past forward: architecture and design at the art institute.

art institute of chicago 111 south michigan avenue, chicago

showcasing the art institute of chicago's seminal twentieth and twenty-first century holdings of visionary architectural drawings, inventive furniture design, and powerful graphic and industrial designs, past forward: architecture and design at the art institute marks the grand opening of the museum's newly reinstalled permanent collection.