Exhibitions coming to Montreal’s UQAM Centre de Design this winter offer the dynamism of modern Italian graphic design in the work of Bruno Munari and revisit the iconic Swiss cuckoo clock.
BRUNO MUNARI: ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
Feb. 19 to Apr.12, 2015
Vernissage (private showing): Wed., Feb. 18, at 6 p.m.
Curator: Alessandro Colizzi, professor at the UQAM School of Design
Artexte Curator: Sarah Watson
“Bruno Munari: one thing leads to another,” presented simultaneously at the UQAM Centre de Design and Artexte, approaches the work of Italian artist/designer/inventor Bruno Munari (1907-1998) from different angles.
24 HOURS IN THE LIFE A SWISS CUCKOO CLOCK
Feb. 19 to Mar. 1, 2015
Vernissage (private showing): Wed., Feb. 18, at 6 p.m.
All-Nighter: Feb. 28, 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.
Travelling exhibition produced by HEAD – Geneva and presented in conjunction with the Montreal en Lumière Festival
Is the cuckoo clock, that emblem of Swiss precision and skill, merely fodder for folklore and tourism?
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