Photograph of gallery installation in an industrial building in front of three wooden tables and a white column.

Join us at Lost Arts for the opening party of Great Ideas of Humanity: One of a Series. Cocktails provided by Stolen Rum.

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This show was originally exhibited in Hong Kong during the 2016 HK Design Week. It travels to Chicago’s Lost Arts and opens Friday, March 31. This exhibit features the work of designers connected to Chicago, including: Renata Graw, 50,000feet , Pouya Ahmadi, Andy Gregg, Margot Harrington, Alexander Skoirchet, Kim Terzis, Marcus Norman, Eileen Tjan, Max Temkin, Cocu Liu, Kristi O’Mera and Audrey Victoria Keiffer, Veronica Corzo-Durchart, LaShun Tines, Tanner Woodford, Matthew Terdich, Bibliothèque, Hugh Dubberly, Ivan Chermayeff, Matthew Hoffman, Edu Vea Keating (NosE), Jenny Kendler, Yaro Banduro, Shawn Smith, Dustin Hostetler, Jordan Morrell and Chenxi chenxi.

About the exhibit

In 1952, Encyclopedia Britannica published Mortimer Adler’s monumental Great Books of the Western World series—431 works by 71 authors—covering core ideas of the Western canon. Inspired by these works and with a desire to engage the general public in cultural discourse, Walter Paepcke, founder of Container Corporation of America, initiated an unprecedented advertising campaign entitled the Great Ideas of Western Man. Great Ideas provided a platform for people such as Paul Rand, Max Bill, Herbert Bayer, Saul Bass, and René Magritte to bring attention to celebrated thinkers such as Mark Twain, Alfred North Whitehead, and Theodore Roosevelt.

With reverence and enthusiasm, ChiDM is renewing this historic series. Our reprise, the Great Ideas of Humanity, is an acknowledgment of the increasing globalization or our world and resulting cross-pollination of ideas, philosophies, societies, and culture. In this spirit, we are connecting contemporary artists with important thinkers, to create new a new series of advertisements, displayed in public areas throughout the city and internationally. We consider this the start of something more—more ideas, more conversations, and more discovery.

About Lost Arts

A new space for ambitious creatives. We set out to empower more people with access to more space, tools and a community of driven, clever creatives. Our thesis has been that this loose equation built around transparency would lead to greater economic stability and greater economic potential for each participant.

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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!