?Memphis Again? Exhibition Brings Groundbreaking Pop Culture Designs to MAM Shanghai
The museum gets transformed into a psychedelic club with iconic items from the 1980s
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MAM Shanghai is delighted to announce its new exhibition, “Memphis Again”, which opens on 14 May and runs until 30 July.
The exhibition will bring the colourful, post-modern designs of the renowned Memphis Group to MAM Shanghai and recreate the excitement and exuberance of their work from the mid-1980s via artwork, objects and music of the era.
The exhibition, which comes to China from Milan, Italy, contains nearly 200 of the most iconic pieces of furniture and objects created by the Memphis Group of designers, artists and architects between 1981 and 1985.
Under the leadership of Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass, the Memphis Group was united by a desire to create colourful, non-conformist and abstract designs as an antidote to the bland, corporatised furniture of the era. With elements of Art Deco, Pop Art and 1950s kitsch, the designs were radical compared to the minimalist designs of the time.
Named after Bob Dylan?s track “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” which had been playing in the background during their first meeting, the Memphis Group soon attracted a popular following, with early champions including David Bowie and Karl Lagerfeld, as well as inspiring the look of television...
The post “Memphis Again” Exhibition Brings Groundbreaking Pop Culture Designs to MAM Shanghai appeared first on LUXUO.
MAM Shanghai is delighted to announce its new exhibition, “Memphis Again”, which opens on 14 May and runs until 30 July.
The exhibition will bring the colourful, post-modern designs of the renowned Memphis Group to MAM Shanghai and recreate the excitement and exuberance of their work from the mid-1980s via artwork, objects and music of the era.
The exhibition, which comes to China from Milan, Italy, contains nearly 200 of the most iconic pieces of furniture and objects created by the Memphis Group of designers, artists and architects between 1981 and 1985.
Under the leadership of Italian architect and designer Ettore Sottsass, the Memphis Group was united by a desire to create colourful, non-conformist and abstract designs as an antidote to the bland, corporatised furniture of the era. With elements of Art Deco, Pop Art and 1950s kitsch, the designs were radical compared to the minimalist designs of the time.
Named after Bob Dylan?s track “Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again” which had been playing in the background during their first meeting, the Memphis Group soon attracted a popular following, with early champions including David Bowie and Karl Lagerfeld, as well as inspiring the look of television...
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