IRVING J. GILL: SIMPLICITY AND REFORM
Irving J. Gill (1870–1936) created a distinctive architecture in Southern California, using a refined and abstracted architectural vocabulary which he described as “the straight line, the cube, the arch, and the circle.” This exhibition examines Gill’s architectural language and his experiments with materials and construction. The roots of his idealistic achievement are traced to the social concerns of the Progressive era and the Arts and Crafts movement, and the influence of Chicago architectLouis Sullivan (1856–1924), who argued for a “new architecture in America,” unaffected by the past and based on a transcendental view of nature.
EVENT DATE: Saturday, September 10, 2016 to Sunday, December 4, 2016
EVENT DATE DETAILS: Opening Reception September 23, 2016 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
ART, DESIGN, & ARCHITECTURE MUSEUM
UC Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7130
MUSEUM HOURS
Wed–Sun: 12:00pm–5:00pm
Thursday open until 8:00pm
Admission is free.
Directions to the Museum
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Thanks for posting, Orhan.
I'd love to see this, and to get to Tom HInes's lecture next week...
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