Esoteric Survey

This was the 20th Anniversary of the Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale.  To celebrate Objects USA decided not to do the show.  I still attended as a tourist, so you would think I would have more time to document the show, go to lectures and tour homes. Well, that didn't happen. As you'll see here, I basically took photos down one row. Luckily it was the best one.   First off is  Archive . In addition to some rare Dunbar in the foreground, there was a fiber work by Tanya Anguiñiga .  Then there was Gio Ponti and artwork by avant-garde Laguna Beach artist Andy Wing . Sputnik always brings the heat from Texas. This time it included some Larry Hunter. This David Wurster lamp was one of my favorite things at the show. They also had two Cynthia Sargent pieces. Red Modern always has a great mix. This year it included a pair of Max Gottschalk lounges. Billings Auction with the Ponti. There were five auction houses...

It's been over a year since The Maurice Martiné exhibition I did with  Archive 20th Century  I never got around to actually doing a post with photos of the exhibition, so here it goes.   Maurice Martiné (1918-2006) spent over five decades designing in Laguna Beach, Ca. His award-winning furniture designs from the 1940s and 50s received international notoriety. He was hired by top architects, such as A Quincy Jones and William Cody– yet he is relatively unknown and examples of his work are extremely scarce. This exhibition presented the greatest number of Martiné designs ever assembled, all sourced from private collections. This was my first Martiné piece. The ephemera display.  See a poorly shot cell phone video, here . I did a little booklet for the exhibition. I still have a handful left so reach out if you'd like one. I'd really like to thank everyone who helped out with the show. First o...

Objects USA , San Diego Palm Springs Modernism Show and Sale 2019 The ikebana arrangement is by  Auralynn Nguyễn Dave Hampton's wall of Concrete Poetry Our neighbors, Hunt Modern , Santa Fe They brought the power French.  The Hans Wegner bench in front is pretty rare and great. 20c Design , Dallas Archive 20th Century , Costa Mesa Hans Wegner, Paul Evans and even some David Cressey Archive 20th Century , Costa Mesa Claude Conover on Mario Botta Dharam Damama, Los Angeles Damama is the coolest Red Modern , Phoenix Vladimir Kagan, Lee Porzio and Henry P. Glass    Reform , Los Angeles Claire Falkenstein Sputnik , Dallas Tons of great material, including two Voulkos bronzes. Lisa Cliff Collection , Pasadena She also had an arrangement by Auralynn Funkis , Los Angeles Auralynn again Billings Auction , Los Angeles John Moran Auction , Monrov...

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.