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Members Only Tour of Spectacular Vernacular

  • Chicago Cultural Center 78 East Washington Street Chicago, IL, 60602 United States (map)
Red wheelbarrow with miscellaneous objects in and around it

Please join us for an exclusive Lost Arts and ChiDM member tour of Parsons & Charlesworth: Spectacular Vernacular, led by designers Jessica Charlesworth and Tim Parsons!
Spectacular Vernacular is the first major solo exhibition of work by the design studio Parsons & Charlesworth, formally founded by British husband and wife Tim Parsons and Jessi­ca Charlesworth in 2014 after years of informal collaboration. Showing three distinct facets of their creative practice – observation, experimen­tation and speculation – the exhibition reveals how Parsons & Charlesworth mix their craft and industrial design backgrounds with influences from fiction, science and the arts. The multifaceted approach explores the rhetorical as well as the practical oppor­tunities of designed objects, making the case for independent design practice as a critical response and essen­tial adjunct to the corporate design world.

There will be two time slots for tours this evening, one at 5:15 and one at 6:15. Please only RSVP for one tour time. Additionally, there is limited space for this event. Please do not RSVP if you cannot 100% commit to attending.

Photo credit: David Thomas

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The museum is closed until June 30th, 2020.

While distancing we are planning virtual events, moving our exhibitions online, and publishing student design projects. Take care of yourself!

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