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Farnsworth House in Plano hosts exhibit from Chicago artist Noel Mercado · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Farnsworth House in Plano hosts exhibit from Chicago artist Noel Mercado.
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  Speaker 1: Written by Shaw Local News Network, this article is being
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  Speaker 1: read by an automated voice brought to you by Everlett Edith.
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  Speaker 1: Farnsworth House and Gallery is excited to announce the opening
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  Speaker 1: of en Caminos, a new exhibition by Chicago based artist
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  Speaker 1: and craftsman Noel Mercado, as the first exhibition of the
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six twenty seventh season. En Caminos launches the
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  Speaker 1: two year long celebration of the Farnsworth House's seventy fifth
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  Speaker 1: birthday and introduces the curatorial focus on Mexican modernism. The
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  Speaker 1: public opening will take place from two to five pm
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  Speaker 1: March twenty first. Admission is free, but guests are asked
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  Speaker 1: to RSVP in advance. Developed in direct response to the
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  Speaker 1: his his historic interior of the Farnsworth House, Encaminos introduces
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  Speaker 1: a new body of work in which Mercado repurposes and
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  Speaker 1: reupholsters selected furniture originally designed by Ludwigmese van Derroh, according
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  Speaker 1: to a news release from Farsworth House, by replacing the
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  Speaker 1: upholstery with textiles and leather sourced from his family's home
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  Speaker 1: state of Jellisco, Mexico. Mercado incorporates materials such as tablecloths,
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  Speaker 1: repurpose bags, belts, and leather remnants, objects shaped by domestic
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  Speaker 1: traditions of making, repair, and resourcefulness. According to the release,
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  Speaker 1: these materials carry generational knowledge rooted in labour, migration, and
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  Speaker 1: inherited craft practices, forms of expertise often excluded from canonical
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  Speaker 1: narratives of modernist design. According to the release, and Will
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  Speaker 1: Mercado inserts his own history and the histories that accompany
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  Speaker 1: him into the architectural conversation, gently expanding it to acknowledge
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  Speaker 1: parallel lineages long over looked within modernism. According to the release,
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  Speaker 1: Curated in collaboration with ali A Piliado, the exhibition extends
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  Speaker 1: into the gallery, where visitors can explore Mercado's methods, process,
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  Speaker 1: and original furniture designs. Through subtle but intentional interventions, Mercado
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  Speaker 1: redirects attention toward questions of cultural identity, migration, and authorship.
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  Speaker 1: According to the release, Nkaminos offers a reflective dialogue between
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  Speaker 1: contemporary practice and modernist legacy. For additional information, contact Klockner
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  Speaker 1: at Savingplaces dot org