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| Hector Guimard - How Paris Got Its Curves
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| Guimard known for Art Nouveau designs for Paris Metro stations & private residences incl. Castel Branger. 'Le style Guimard' focuses on repeated use of organically curved, undulating lines. |
| Cooper Hewitt, 2 E 91st St |
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May 21 (Sun) , 2023 @ 08:00 PM
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Hector Guimard: How Paris Got Its Curves invites a new understanding of France's most famous art nouveau architect, Hector Guimard (1867-1942).
Guimard is perhaps best known for his designs for the Paris Mtro stations (1898-1900) & private residences like Castel Branger (1895-97)-both important commissions broadcasting the art nouveau style he was developing at the turn of the century. The repeated use of organically curved, undulating lines anchored his efforts to create an eponymous brand he called le style Guimard. Lesser known is his more pared-down work for several standardized housing projects from the 1920s, attesting to his socialist & pacificist leanings. Though seemingly opposite in appearance, these later projects were always critical components of the Guimard style.
Providing urban & historical context for the full range of Guimard's design work, this exhibition reexamines le style Guimard through the lens of his design processes & marketing strategies.
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