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Modern Living by Giò Ponti

6/19/2017

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It has been long, too long, since we have seen an exhibition devoted to Gio Ponti (1891-1979), often referred to as the Dean of Italian Design, a Renaissance man who drew from the Italian past in creating the modern and the future. At times, it seems that Ponti’s strong presence in the marketplace has overshadowed any academic or curatorial discussions, and thus the new show ‘Modern Living: Giò Ponti and the 20th-Century Aesthetics of Design,’ curated by Perri Lee Roberts of University of Miami, at the Georgia Museum of Art is a great and refreshing effort. This jeweled show comes to survey the six-decade, global career of this giant, who was positioned at all of the crucial intersections in the history of modern design. His long and spectacular career included the foundation of Domus Magazine, endless commissions, buildings, skyscrapers, interiors, furniture, industrial design, which had come to shape the contribution of Italy to the story of modern design. Comprised of masterpieces that represent the various periods of Ponti’s activity, all borrowed from American museums and private collections, this exhibition has resulted in an illustrated catalog, the first in English, in a very long time. And, if  you don't get to visit the exhibition, you can buy the book, which illustrates every object in the exhibition, along with vintage photographs from the Ponti Archives. Hardcover; 128 pp.; $50; ISBN: 978-1-946657-01-5. All images courtesy of the Georgia Museum of Art. Above: Desk from the Societa Vetrocoke Building, Milan, 1939. Collection of Jack Deamer.
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Giò Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979) Distex armchair, model 807, 1953 Made by Cassina Walnut with skai and chintz fabric “La Legge Mediterranea” 32 11/16 x 43 5/16 x 27 inches Collection of Robert Munch
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Giò Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979) Coffee table, ca. 1950 Bleached mahogany, lacquered wood and glass 18 1/4 x 18 x 18 1/2 inches The Pisces Collection
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Giò Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979) Display cabinet, model 2140, 1951 Made by Singer & Sons Italian walnut, lacquered wood and brass 79 x 81 x 18 inches Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Museum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel Jr. Foundation, 2016.145.A-B
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Giò Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979) and Paolo De Poli (Italian, 1905–1996) Horse, ca. 1956 Enameled copper and silver
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Giò Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979) Side chair, Model AP 1676, 1953–60 Made by Cassina/Altamira Walnut with modern reprint of Ponti’s “Mediterranean law” fabric for JSA 33 3/8 x 19 1/4 x 21 1/8 inches Courtesy of Casati Gallery, Chicago
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Giò Ponti (Italian, 1891–1979) Desk, ca. 1950–52 Made by Giordano Chiesa Walnut, walnut veneer, and brass 27 5/8 x 17 1/2 x 37 3/8 inches Courtesy of Casati Gallery, Chicago
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