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Edith Farnsworth House in Plano to open free exhibition on mid-century Mexican design this weekend · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Edith Farnsworth House in Plano to open free exhibition on
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  Speaker 1: mid century Mexican design this weekend. Written by Shaw Local
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  Speaker 1: News Network, this article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlett. The Edith Farnsworth House
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  Speaker 1: will open a free public exhibition on mid century Mexican
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  Speaker 1: design from one to five pm on Sunday. The exhibition,
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  Speaker 1: Fertile Ground Crossroads Design in mid Century Mexico nineteen thirties
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  Speaker 1: nineteen seventies, will feature remarks by curator Anna Elena Mallett
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  Speaker 1: at one forty five pm and will remain on view
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  Speaker 1: through November twenty second. According to a news release from
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  Speaker 1: Farnsworth House, the exhibition was organized by the Museo Universitario
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  Speaker 1: Arte Contemporaneo MWAC, Mexico City, in collaboration with the Edith
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  Speaker 1: Farnsworth House and based on Mallet's curatorial concept. According to
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  Speaker 1: the release, the site described it as as the culminating
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  Speaker 1: exhibition of its exploration of Mexican modernism, presented as part
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  Speaker 1: of Farnsworth Forward, a celebration of the house's seventy fifth year.
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  Speaker 1: According to the release, the exhibition examines the development of
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  Speaker 1: modern design in Mexico from the nineteen thirties through the
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  Speaker 1: nineteen seventies, and its connections to architecture, craft industry, and
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  Speaker 1: everyday life, featuring furniture, ceramics, textiles, and other works. The
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  Speaker 1: Edith Farnsworth House was designed by Ludwig Mies van der
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  Speaker 1: Rohe between nineteen forty five and nineteen fifty one and
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  Speaker 1: is a defining work of international modernism. The site said,
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  Speaker 1: its glass and steel structure creates a dialogue between distinct
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  Speaker 1: approaches to modernity. The work of Michael van Boren is
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  Speaker 1: featured in the exhibition. A student at the Bowhouse before
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  Speaker 1: its closure in nineteen thirty three, Van Boren moved to
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  Speaker 1: Mexico in nineteen thirty six, where he established one of
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  Speaker 1: the country's influential modern furniture workshops. According to the realf
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  Speaker 1: the opening weekend begins at two thirty pm Saturday in
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  Speaker 1: Chicago with what We Carry Design, Object's memory and belonging
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  Speaker 1: between Mexico and Chicago at the Chicago History Museum. According
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  Speaker 1: to the release, the conversation brings together Mallet, Tatiana, Quevas, Gevara,
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  Speaker 1: and Joho Galvan, moderated by Iker gill Of moss context
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  Speaker 1: and places Fertile Ground in dialogue with the museum's A
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  Speaker 1: Key in Chicago exhibition. The exhibition is supported by the
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  Speaker 1: Illinois Arts Council, the Richard H. Dreehouse Foundation, and the
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  Speaker 1: Vilcik Foundation. According to the release, the Edith Farnsworth House
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  Speaker 1: is at one four five two zero River Road, Plano.
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  Speaker 1: This article was reformatted from a news release using artificial intelligence.
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  Speaker 1: A Shaw Local editor verified the information, edited the article,
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  Speaker 1: and approved it before publication.