Two Exhibitions Celebrate Memphis Design Movement in Rome and Germany
Two cultural venues are celebrating the Memphis design movement through overlapping exhibitions. The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, is hosting "Memphis: 40 Years of Kitsch and Elegance," which runs until January 23, 2022, under the curation of Mateo Kries. This exhibition spotlights pieces created between 1981 and 1987, featuring prominent figures such as Michele De Lucchi and Aldo Cibic. Memphis was established on December 11, 1980, at the residence of Ettore Sottsass. At the same time, MACRO in Rome is showcasing Nathalie Du Pasquier's solo exhibition "Solo/Multi," which includes over 100 works spanning from the 1980s to the present. This exhibition will move to the Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie in spring 2022, accompanied by a jointly produced publication.
Key facts
- Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein hosts 'Memphis: 40 Years of Kitsch and Elegance' until January 23, 2022.
- MACRO in Rome presents Nathalie Du Pasquier's solo exhibition 'Solo/Multi' as part of 'Campo di Marte'.
- Memphis movement founded December 11, 1980, at Ettore Sottsass's home.
- Name derived from Bob Dylan's song 'Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again'.
- Key Memphis members include Sottsass, De Lucchi, Cibic, Thun, Zanini, Bedin, Mendini, Branzi, Du Pasquier, Graves, Hollein, Isozaki, Kuramata, Mariscal, Sowden.
- Barbara Radice was coordinator and artistic director; Ernesto Gismondi was president and linked to production via Artemide.
- Du Pasquier's exhibition includes over 100 works from 1980s to present, conceived as Gesamtkunstwerk.
- Du Pasquier's show will travel to Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie in Sérignan in spring 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Nathalie Du Pasquier
- Ettore Sottsass
- Michele De Lucchi
- Aldo Cibic
- Matteo Thun
- Marco Zanini
- Martine Bedin
- Alessandro Mendini
- Andrea Branzi
- Michael Graves
- Hans Hollein
- Arata Isozaki
- Shiro Kuramata
- Javier Mariscal
- George Sowden
- Barbara Radice
- Ernesto Gismondi
- Bob Dylan
- Mateo Kries
- Luca Lo Pinto
Institutions
- Vitra Design Museum
- MACRO
- Artemide
- Mutina
- Musée régional d'art contemporain Occitanie / Pyrénées-Méditerranée
Locations
- Weil am Rhein
- Germany
- Rome
- Italy
- Bordeaux
- France
- Milan
- Sérignan