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JULY 2009 (listed chronologically)

ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS

Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s
Now thru September 2009
Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture (MoDA)
Middlesex University, Cat Hill, Barnet, Herts, EN4 8HT
United Kingdom
http://www.moda.mdx.ac.uk/exhibitions/current.htm

In the years after the Second World War, Britain experienced a new sense of optimism about the future. Following the Festival of Britain, there was an emphasis on good design for all aspects of home furnishing. Manufacturers increasingly employed artists to design textiles and wallpapers, and used their names as a selling point. Consumers welcomed the new brighter colours and fresh approach to pattern. This exhibition will draw on MoDA’s own collections to show a wide range of wallpapers and textiles from the 1950s. Examples on display will include work by well-known artists and designers like Lucienne Day, Graham Sutherland, Cawthra Mulock and Jacqueline Groag. Visit Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, located at Middlesex University for additional information.

What Was Good Design? MoMA’s Message 1944-56
Now thru November 30, 2009
New York, New York
http://moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/958

At mid-century MoMA played a leading role in the definition and dissemination of so-called Good Design, a concept that took shape in the 1930s and emerged with new relevance in the decades following World War II. This installation presents selections from MoMA’s design collection that illuminate the primary values of Good Design as promoted (and disputed) by museums, design councils, and department stores. Iconic pieces by designers like Charles and Ray Eames and Hans Wegner are shown alongside more unexpected items, such as a hunting bow and a plumb bob, as well as everyday objects including an iron, a hamper, a rake, a cheese slicer, and Tupperware.

Young Architects Program 2009: Afterparty by MOS
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center | Museum of Modern Art affiliate
Now through September 28, 2009
www.ps1.org/exhibitions/view/296/

The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center announce the winner of the 2009 MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program: the architectural firm MOS. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the program, which affords emerging architectural talents the opportunity to design and present innovative projects. Five finalists selected by an invited nomination process were asked to present an urban landscape for the large courtyard entrance of P.S.1, with the allotted project budget of $70,000. The architects were required to incorporate elements of shade, water, seating, and bar areas into a proposed project. MOS’s winning landscape, Afterparty, will be on view in P.S.1′s outdoor courtyard starting in late June, and will serve as an immersive environment for the 2009 Warm Up summer music series.

LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) presents Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Now thru October 4, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.lacma.org/art/ExhibPompeii.aspx

LACMA presents Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture around the Bay of Naples, on view at LACMA through October 4, 2009. Having premiered at the National Gallery of Art, the exhibition features rare ancient works of art excavated from the houses of the urban elite in Pompeii and from nearby villas along the shoreline of the Bay of Naples. View opulent portraits, frescoes, sculpture, and decorative arts excavated from the lost city.

12th Annual Invitational Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit
Now thru October 18, 2009
Concord, New Hampshire
236 Hopkinton Rd, Concord, NH 03301
Ph: 603-226-2046
www.themillbrookgallery.com

The Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden is pleased to present this outstanding exhibit by twenty-eight top New England sculptors in celebration of the 12th year hosting this prestigious event. Over the years the exhibition has grown in quality, attracting superior sculptors in a wide variety of mediums and styles.

Charles Umlauf Part II: Hope for the Future
July 10 – 31, 2009
Austin, Texas
www.russell-collection.com

John Russell Collection & The Umlauf Family at an exclusive Show & Sale of Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings from the Umlauf Private Estate.

New York Antique Jewelry & Watch Show
July 24-27, 2009
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street, New York, NY
Contact: 239-732-6642
www.dmgantiqueshows.com/ny/visitors_showinf

All Saints’ Antiques Show
July 29-August 1, 2009
Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
www.rehobothantiques.com

Nantucket Historical Association Annual Antiques Show
July 31-August 2, 2009 (Preview July 30, 2009)
Bartlett Farm
33 Bartlett Farm Road, Nantucket, MA
www.antiquescouncil.com/nant.htm

DESIGN INDUSTRY EVENTS

Orlando Gift Show
July 25 – 28, 2009
Orlando, Florida
www.urban-expo.com

There is only one gift event in Florida, and it has been the one Florida retailers have counted on for more than 20 years. July’s Orlando Gift Show will present hundreds of exhibiting companies, including leading Southeastern sales representatives and top manufacturers, showcasing items in virtually every product category, including general giftware, home and garden accents, gourmet gifts, party and paper goods, tabletop, holiday/seasonal, collectibles, souvenir/resort merchandise, stationary, bed, bath, and linen and more.

THERE’S MORE!

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Looking for antique auctions near you? Check out the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles auction calendar here: http://www.journalofantiques.com/calendar/july.html

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