Vivere alla Ponti @ Los Angeles
Los Angeles | Italian Cultural Institute | In-Ex June 18 to July 26, 2013 To honor the Year of Italian Culture in the United States, Molteni&C and Dada present “Vivere alla Ponti” [Living Ponti-style], an event to promote the new collection of furniture designed by Gio Ponti. It will be staged in two phases: - a presentation of the Gio Ponti collection in the In-Ex store on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles; - an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles, “Vivere alla Ponti: Le case abitate da Gio Ponti. Esperimenti di vita domestica e architetture per l’abitare e il lavoro” [Living Ponti-style. Houses inhabited by Gio Ponti. Experiments in domestic life and architecture for living and working]. The exhibition, originally prepared for the 2012 Salone del Mobile by Milan’s Ordine degli Architetti and by Muse, with Molteni&C’s support, presents a collection of furniture and a series of letters, family photographs and videos that testify to the modernity of a key figure of 20th century design. Gio Ponti, architect and designer, founder of “Domus” and “Stile” magazines and of the Compasso d’Oro award, writer and lecturer at the Milan Politecnico, honored with the Médaille d’Or by the French Academy of Architecture. PRESENTATION OF THE GIO PONTI COLLECTION In-Ex Wednesday 19 June, 6-9pm RSVP: rsvp@inexsite.com CONFERENCE AND PREVIEW Vivere alla Ponti With Giuseppe Perrone, Alberto Di Mauro, Giorgio Borruso, Michael Webb, Francesca Molteni Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles Tuesday June 18, 6pm RSVP: rsvp.iicla@esteri.it by 6/14 TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS Gio Ponti Collection In-Ex 8800 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Ph + 1 310.358.0500 – info@inexsite.com Opening hours Mon-Fri 10am-6pm Sat 11am-6pm Vivere alla Ponti June 18 to July 26 2013 Italian Cultural Institute 1023 Hilgard Avenue Los Angeles CA 90024 Ph + 1 310.443.3250 – iicla@esteri.it Opening hours Mon-Fri 9am-1pm, 2-5pm Architecture Tours LA organizes private guided tours to the two exhibitions being held at the Italian Cultural Institute and in the residence of the Consul General of Italy in Los Angeles. To book, contact number +1 323 578-4762
