The Distinctive Italian Modern Movement Architecture of Carlo Mollino
$15 (1 hr)
Italian architect and designer Carlo Mollino (1905-1974) was a transformational figure who synthesized cues from Expressionism, Futurism, Organicism, and Surrealism to shape his singular approach to modern design.
Mollino is known to many for his furniture designs. Although none were mass-produced, his designs command high prices among collectors of 20th-century furniture and feature in the collections of major design museums. Others recall Mollino for his large secret stash of erotic Polaroids, taken throughout the 1960s and recovered among his personal effects after his death. The risqué photos have been the subject of several exhibitions and have inspired fashion designers, including Jeremy Scott, who drew on them when creating a recent collection for Moschino.
Much less attention has been devoted to Mollino’s contribution to architecture. With Carlo Mollino: Architect and Storyteller, Napoleone Ferrari and Michelangelo Sabatino offer the first carefully researched and comprehensive study of Mollino’s architectural work. Drawing on rich archival materials, as well as Mollino’s own writings, they argue persuasively that, while Mollino realized relatively few architectural projects, his contributions to the field—and the modernist movement—are significant and distinctive. The book features both built and unrealized projects, including masterpieces like the Teatro Regio and the Torino Chamber of Commerce and early, lesser-known works like the Torino Horse Riding Club and the Lago Negro chairlift station in the Italian Alps. A book signing follows the presentation.
carlomollino.org michelangelo-sabatino.com
This event qualifies for 1 AIA/CES Learning Unit (LU).
$15
Things to Know
This event is for ages 12 and older.
The entrance to the Annenberg Theater is located behind the Annenberg Theater Box Office, adjacent to the Palm Springs Art Museum's North Parking Lot.
Ample free public parking is available in the multi-level public garage across from the Palm Springs Art Museum.
Handicap parking is available. This event is wheelchair accessible.
The organizer of this event is Modernism Week.
Event Check-in Location
Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs Art Museum, 101 N. Museum Dr., Palm Springs, CA 92262
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Photo Credits: Casa Mollino
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