Symposium: Modern Times - Untold Stories Of Modernism - Sydney Design Festival '08

8th August, 1.00–5.00pm

Powerhouse Museum
500 Harnes Street, Sydney

While Modernism appears old, if not antique, why does it still command a powerful influence on 21st century culture, despite many efforts to herald its demise? Designers, architects and art historians will address this conundrum through first-hand narratives, films and research on inter-disciplinary projects.

Designers Mary Featherston and Bob Woodward are joined by architectural historian, Professor Philip Goad, and art historians Andrew McNamara and Ann Stephen, also principal curator of the exhibition Modern times.

Speakers include:
Andrew McNamara – The colour of modernism: the originating motivations
Bob Woodward – From Alto to Al Alamein: a first-hand account of designing modern fountains
Ann Stephen – Mondrian’ after-life: in diverse art, design and architecture
Mary Featherston – Talking chairs: collaborating with Grant Featherston and Robin Boyd on Expo 67
Philip Goad – Domes, shells and spires: a new architecture of concrete structures in the 1950s
Followed by a round table discussion.

Cost: $55/$30 conc (plus booking fee) includes exhibition viewing with the curators and afternoon tea.
Bookings can be made by visiting www.moshtix.com.au
For more information visit www.sydneydesign.com.au