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Pierre Paulin, “Orange Slice Chair,” 1960, courtesy Downtown.

 

Art Deco vanity/desk — Walter Dorwin Teague circa 1930’s, courtesy TFTM.

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LA MODERNISM SHOW TO MARK 5TH ANNIVERSARY MAY 2–4, w/2 cuts

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. — The Los Angeles Modernism Show, now in its fifth year under the independent show producers Lisa and Dennis Boses, and hosted for the first time with Metropolitan Home magazine, will showcase sought-after, vintage Twentieth Century art, modern furniture and decorative objects circa 1900 to 2000, May 2–4 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, at the corner of Pico and Main Street.

The theme of this year’s show will incorporate an array of “Design in Motion,” from kinetic sculpture and mechanical furniture to the evolution of planes, trains and automobiles.

“The Los Angeles Modernism Show is now, without doubt, the primary West Coast destination for collecting Modernism; from affordable Twentieth Century designs for home decor to museum-quality treasures,” said Dennis Boses, producer of LA Modernism.

For the first time, the 2008 Opening Night gala on May 2, from 6 to 9 pm, will benefit the Decorative Arts and Design Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tickets are $90 in advance and $100 at the door.

Sculptor Stan Bitters, who has collaborated with leading designers and architects worldwide and created ceramic wall murals, sculptures, fountains and tiles for municipalities, hotels, banks and churches over his 50-year career, will create pieces especially for the 2008 entrance spectacle, to be revealed opening night.

Among the 90 international dealers, first-time exhibitors include American furniture design icon Charles Hollis Jones, famed for his award-winning “Edison Lamp,” made of Lucite and metal and using Edison bulbs, now exhibited at the Norton Simon Museum; New York-based Twentieth Century design specialists Kerson Gallery; and two notable jewelry dealers, Didier Antiques from London specializing in gold and silver wares from the 1860s to the 1960s and Summerfield Jewels of Beverly Hills, offering a wide variety of antique, period and contemporary jewelry, including signed pieces by Cartier, Tiffany and Van Cleef & Arpels.

Tickets and information for the show are available at www.lamodernism.com. Hours are 11 am to 7 pm on Saturday, and 11 to 5 on Sunday. The $15 admission ticket price includes the run of the show and the show catalog.