LAMBERTVILLE, N.J. – Rago Arts and Auction Center will host an open house on Thursday, Oct. 25, featuring a talk by George H. Marcus, adjunct assistant professor of the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania.
“What is Modern about Modern Design,” discusses how the work of the great architect/designer Le Corbusier and his interpretation of modern design continues to have an impact today.
Marcus is co-author of the pioneering design survey Landmarks of Twentieth Century Design (Abbeville, 1993) and of a forthcoming monographic study, The Houses of Louis Kahn (Yale). His other publications include Masters of Modern Design (Monacelli, 2005), What is Design Today? (Abrams, 2002), and LeCorbusier: Inside the Machine for Living (Monacelli, 2001). For over 30 years he served as director of publications and graphic design at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The talk takes place during preview week for Rago’s 20th/21st Century Design auctions, to be held on Oct. 26-28.
The auction house opens on Thursday, Oct. 25, at noon. A reception begins at 5 p.m. Marcus will speak at 6 p.m.
RSVP to 609-397-9374 ext. 119 or raac@ragoarts.com. All are welcome.
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