Bustler's Top 10 Events of 2017

1. Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico

Los Angeles, CA—LACMA
Septemper 17, 2017—April 1, 2018

"Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985 is a groundbreaking exhibition and accompanying book about design dialogues between California and Mexico. Its four main themes—Spanish Colonial Inspiration, Pre-Columbian Revivals, Folk Art and Craft Traditions, and Modernism—explore how modern and anti-modern design movements defined both locales throughout the twentieth century." — more

2. World Architecture Festival

Berlin, Germany—Arena Berlin
November 15 - 17, 2017

"The WAF is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate learn, exchange and be inspired. It is the only global festival that combines awards, live judging, conferences and networking and it happens to be celebrating its tenth anniversary." — more

3. Jimenez Lai: insideoutsidebetweenbeyond

San Francisco, CA—SFMoMA
February 11 - August 13, 2017

"In its first museum presentation on the West Coast, architecture studio Bureau Spectacular has designed a large-scale installation that further develops the studio's ideas on past, current, and future architecture seen in the drawing insideoutsidebetweenbeyond, which SFMOMA acquired in 2015." — more

4. Moholy-Nagy: Future Present

Los Angeles, CA—LACMA
February 12 - June 18, 2017

"The first comprehensive retrospective of the work of László Moholy-Nagy (1895–1946) in the United States in nearly 50 years, this long overdue presentation reveals a utopian artist who believed that art could work hand-in-hand with technology for the betterment of humanity. Moholy-Nagy: Future Present examines the career of this pioneering painter, photographer, sculptor, and filmmaker as well as graphic, exhibition, and stage designer, who was also an influential teacher at the Bauhaus, a prolific writer, and later the founder of Chicago’s Institute of Design." — more

5. Mastering the Metropolis: New York and Zoning

New York, NY—Museum of the City of New York
November 9, 2016 - April 23, 2017

"On the 100th anniversary of America’s first comprehensive zoning resolution, Mastering the Metropolis: New York and Zoning, 1916-2016 will examine the effects of the evolving law and chart the history of the city’s zoning rules and debates to the current day, illuminating how the tools of zoning have reflected a century of evolving ideas about what constitutes an “ideal” city." — more

6. Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors

Washington, DC—Hishhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
February 23 - May 17, 2017

“'Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors’ at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is the first institutional exhibition to explore the evolution of the celebrated Japanese artist’s immersive, multireflective installations over more than five decades." — more

7. Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design

New York, NY—The Jewish Museum 
November 4, 2016 - March 26, 2017

"Pierre Chareau: Modern Architecture and Design proposes a fresh look at the internationally recognized designer in order to showcase his beautiful pieces in a fuller cultural context between the wars, highlighting his circle of influential patrons, engagement with the period’s foremost artists, and designs for the film industry." — more

8. Zaha Hadid Architects: Unbuilt

London, GB—Zaha Hadid Gallery
March 23 - August 18, 2017

"ZHA: Unbuilt, an exhibition featuring the recent unrealized designs illustrating the continuous process of Zaha Hadid Architects’ on-going design investigation. Detailing the experimentation and discovery within these designs, the exhibition showcases the remarkable innovations and research that are the foundations of Zaha Hadid Architects’ acclaimed architectural works currently in development." — more

9. Dwell on Design

Los Angeles, CA—Los Angeles Convention Center
June 23 - June 25, 2017

"Dwell on Design brings together the brightest people, latest products, and curated content in modern design under one roof. Held each year at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the exhibition and conference showcases the best in modern design materials, furniture and accessories, home technology, garden and outdoor materials, kitchen & bath, and international design." — more

10. By The People: Designing A Better America

New York, NY—Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
September 30 - February 26, 2017

"The third exhibition of Cooper Hewitt’s Design with the Other 90 % series will examine how design is challenging social and economic inequality across America. Curator of Socially Responsible Design Cynthia E. Smith conducted over two years of field research—traveling to shrinking post-industrial cities, sprawling metro regions, struggling rural towns, along our border, areas impacted by natural and man-made disaster, and places of persistent poverty—in search of collaborative designs for more equitable, inclusive and sustainable communities." — more

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