Press release -
Charles and Ray Eames at Bildmuseet
Welcome to the press preview of the Charles and Ray Eames exhibition at Bildmuseet, on Friday 15 April at 10:00. Meet Eames Demetrios, Director of Eames Office and grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, and Lotte Johnson, assistant curator at Barbican Art Gallery.
The American design couple Charles and Ray Eames are among the most influential designers of the 20th century. Together they moved fluidly between the fields of photography, film, architecture, exhibition-making, furniture and product design. The Eames Office in Los Angeles was a hub of activity where they produced innovating designs with a boundless creativity that defined their careers.
On Sunday 17 April Bildmuseet opens the exhibition Charles and Ray Eames. It includes furniture, products, models and multi-media installations, as well as personal letters, photographs and artwork. It reveals the breadth of the Eameses' innovative work, reminds us of their playful ideas and provides an insight into their lives.
The opening weekend starts with talks on Saturday 16 April, with international speakers: Eames Demetrios, Director of Eames Office and grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, and Catherine Ince, Curator of the exhibition The World of Charles and Ray Eames. Lecture by one of the world's leading Eames' scholars, Pat Kirkham, Professor of Design History, Kingston University, London, and Professor Emerita, Bard Graduate Center, New York.
During Spring, the programme continues with talks and film screenings in conjunction to the exhibition. Read more.
The exhibition was curated and produced by the Barbican Art Gallery, London, in collaboration with the Eames Office. It has been made possible through support from the Terra Foundation for American Art.
Press images can be downloaded from Bildmuseet's website.
Press preview. Friday 15 April at 10:00-12:00 (RSVP 13 April)
Conference: Saturday 16 April at 13:00-16:00 (RSVP 13 April)
Opening: Sunday 17 April at 14:00-15:00
For further information, please contact
Brita Täljedal, Curator Bildmuseet
brita.taljedal@bildmuseet.umu.se
+46 90-786 7714
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Bildmuseet exhibits contemporary international art, photography, architecture, design and other forms of visual culture. Existential, political and philosophical issues are key to the programme. Bildmuseet received a Special Commendation from the European Museum of the Year jury last year, and was one of the top candidates för the Swedish Museum of the Year Award as well as for the Council of Europe Museum Prize.
Bildmuseet is a part of Umeå University. It is housed in an acclaimed building at the Umeå Arts Campus, right next to the Umeå Academy of Fine Arts, Umeå Institute of Design, Umeå School of Architecture and Humlab-X. Umeå university is a multifaced university where studies and research within the creative realm make up an important part of the universty's cornerstone. It is one of Sweden's largest institutions of higher learning with over 32,000 students and 4,200 employees.
