Esoteric Survey

The 80s called. They want their modern back. Ettore Sottsass Enorme Telephone

Downtown Modernism Show  in Los Angeles Sunday, April 29th It only happens twice a year. I've said it before, it's my favorite flea market--for both buying and selling. I'll be in my usual spot. 

The Maurice Martiné exhibition is installed and the opening was a lot of fun.  It runs Monday through Saturday 11-5, until May 11th: Archive 20th Century 884 W 18th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 More information and some tips,  here . I couldn't be happier about how it looks. More pics later.  The opening. Archive really went all out hosting the event. Thanks to all my buddies that were there! I'll do a more more in-depth post later.

John Follis for Architectural Pottery La Gardo Tackett for Architectural Pottery Robert Maxwell Critter Peter Shire, 1989

Jun Kaneko at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix The exhibition includes a series of monumental sculptures by Kaneko. Sun Dial with a Soleri bell The Kaneko  exhibition runs until May 18th

In terms of shopping, it was a very minimalist weekend. This is from the  André Emmerich Gallery exhibition in 1979. Cedric Hartman A very well done E.T. ceramic face.  Ha!

Solar House (1957) by Peter Lee In 1954, a group of Arizona politicians, business leaders and Arizona State University joined forces with the Stanford Research Institute to form the Association for Applied Solar Energy  (AFASE) . The mission was to promote research and investment in solar energy. They held symposiums, exhibitions and s ponsored architecture and design competitions.  This included  a 1957 competition called  Living with the Sun.  Architects submitted designs for a solar house that would be built  in Phoenix. Concepts were submitted by  Paolo Soleri, Victor Olgyay, Davis, Brody and Wisniewski, and Leland Lewis Evison.  The prize-winning design was awarded to   University of Minnesota School of Architecture senior, Peter Lee .  Image:  ASU  via  A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War  by Daniel A. Barber Image:  ASU  via  A House in the Sun: Modern Architecture and Solar Energy in the Cold War  by Daniel A. Barber L

Stool and Akari lamp by Isamu Noguchi  Irving Harper for George Nelson - 1958 John Caruthers Esther and Gross Wood For books For plants For doors Andrew Bergloff Tackett and animals