Charles and Ray Eames, a mythical pair of 20th century designers, are the subject of a major retrospective at London's Barbican Center through February 14. If you're visiting the city of Big Ben, you'll most likely want to add this exhibition to your must-see list!
Source: Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery
While the duo is known for the fiberglass chairs, the Lounge chair, or even the Wire chair, he is nevertheless at the origin of many other creations! Through this major exhibition, the museum thus wished to pay tribute to the work of Eames in its entirety. It is possible to discover 380 documents and projects: personal letters, photographs, films, drawings, furniture, multi-media installations etc. The Barbican Center invites us to dive into the world of the Eames, their environment and their pronounced taste for culture (architecture, furniture, graphic design, painting, sculpture, films...)!
Source: Photos by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Barbican Art Gallery
Charles and Ray Eames were a charismatic California couple; they embodied triumphant post-war America. If you have the opportunity to see this retrospective, you will be able to observe various multi-media works. Among these is a reproduction of their installation Glimpses of the USA originally presented at the 1959 American National Exhibition in Moscow's Sokolniki Park. The 7 screens that make up this project were intended to show films highlighting the American Western lifestyle. Quickly, one deduces their pride for their country and their desire to help spread America's success around the world.
Source: Photo Eames Office LLC
While the Barbican Center gives us the opportunity to see the couple's many works, it also allows us to delve into their more personal world through moodboards and other image compositions. Both loved to share convivial, artistic and festive moments in their famous West Coast home. They were great travelers, passionate about different cultures, as shown by their interior decoration made of pieces from the countries they visited. Finally, the further you go into the exhibition, the easier it is to understand that their intimate lives and their creations are inseparable. The exhibition "The World of Charles and Eames" thus has the best name ever.
Source: Photo by Timothy Street Porter (left), photo by Antonia Mulas, Barbican/Eames Office LLC (right)
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