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A Celebration of Iconic 20th Century Design

Los Angeles Modernism Show & Sale

Sixty-five noted national and international decorative and fine arts dealers presenting all design movements of the 20th Century will convene at the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Air Center for the 22nd Annual Los Angeles Modernism Show & Sale on May 1-3, 2009. The weekend event will open with a preview gala sponsored by Grey Goose Vodka and benefiting CalArts Community Arts Partnership. 1st Dibs, Modernism Magazine, and the Los Angeles Times are sponsors of the event for this year.

A much anticipated annual event drawing collectors from across Southern California and the U.S., the modernism show will highlight the works of celebrated 20th Century designers including Wright, Sullivan, Le Corbusier, Van der Rohe, Rohde, Eames, Noguchi, and many others. All merchandise offered for sale at the show is authentic; with no reproductions permitted.

Modernism dealers participating in this highly stylized event will come from London, Paris, New York, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, Denver, Philadelphia, Detroit, as well as many very prominent Los Angeles antique and art galleries. The exhibition and sale will feature a full range of high quality 20th Century furnishings, decorative arts, and fine arts in room-setting vignettes including furniture, lighting, paintings, prints, silver, porcelain, art glass, pottery, rugs, textiles, bronzes, vintage clothing, and more.

Los Angeles Modernism is presented by Dolphin Promotions, Inc., organizers of internationally renowned modernism shows in San Francisco, Palm Springs, Miami and Chicago. The show organizers have stated, “We are so excited to become involved with the LA show, which was among the first of this genre in the nation. It is a tribute to Los Angeles, a city which has always been in the forefront of 20th century design.”

The early-buying preview party will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, April 30. This charity event which will offer great food, open bar sponsored by Grey Goose Vodka, and live band benefits the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Community Arts Partnership, an amazing effort that provides free arts education programs to more than 7,500 underserved youths throughout Los Angeles County every year. Preview tickets are $85 in advance and $100 at the door, and can be reserved at www.lamodernism.com.

Weekend show hours are: Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $15; good for return all weekend. The show is moving this year to a great new venue, the Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Air Center, 3021 Airport Avenue, Santa Monica 90405. For further information, including a list of exhibitors, please visit www.lamodernism.com.