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One
of the most influential architectural design and planning firms of the
last half-century is the subject of a first-ever retrospective exhibition
that debuts at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Organized by the Museum
with unprecedented access to the firm's archives, Out of the Ordinary:
The Architecture and Design of Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown and
Associates contains some 250 works, many of which will be on public view
for the first time, including drawings, models, photographs, videos, furniture,
and other objects. Designed and installed by the Museum with Tony Atkin,
of Atkin, Olshin, Lawson-Bell and Associates, a Philadelphia-based design
firm, the exhibition traces the provocative, playful, and often iconoclastic
designs of this internationally
The exhibition is supported by generous grants from the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, a program funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and administered by The University of the Arts, Philadelphia; The Annenberg Foundation; the Robert Montgomery Scott Endowment for Exhibitions; The Women's Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; Alcoa Foundation; Elise Jaffe and Jeffrey Brown; Frances Lewis; Mr. and Mrs. J. Roffe Wike II; and Marion Stroud Swingle. Initial support was provided by The William Penn Foundation and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. Organizers Location Publication |