IN THE MUSEUMS

WEST

Between Earth and Heaven:
The Architecture of John Lautner
Through October 12
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
310/443-7000, www.hammer.ucla.edu
The architecture of iconoclast John Lautner (1911–94) is explored in large-scale models, archival materials and multimedia.

Bernd and Hilla Becher: Basic Forms
Through September 14
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
310/440-7330, www.getty.edu
Industrial architecture in Western Europe and the United States by German photographers Bernd (1931–2007) and Hilla
(b. 1934) Becher, from 1959 through the 1980s, influenced by the work of their predecessor August Sander (1876–1964).

The Art of Lee Miller
July 1 – September 14
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
415/357-4000, www.sfmoma.org
This photography exhibition brings together some of the greatest images both by and of Lee Miller (1907–77), exploring her callings as model, artist’s muse and photojournalist.

Styling the Modern: Fine Art Meets Fashion
Through October 4
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs, CO
719/634-5581, www.csfineartscenter.org
Scarves or “artist squares” developed by Czech refugee Zika Ascher (1910–92) and his wife Lida (–1983), who started a London textile business in 1939. Breaking away from the drabness of the WWII period, they invited artists like Marie Laurencin, Henry Moore, Henri Matisse, Jean Cocteau and Alexander Calder to work in their screen-printing workshop.

Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture
Through September 28
Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT
406/994-DINO, www.museumoftherockies.org
The impact of designer Raymond Loewy (1893-1986) on the look and feel of American life is explored in this exhibit of original drawings, models, products, advertisements and photographs.

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Richard Rogers + Architects: From the House to the City
Through August 25
Design Museum, London, UK
+44 870 833 9955, www.designmuseum.org
A look at the career of British architect and 2007 Pritzker Prize winner Richard Rogers (b. 1933), known for his radical approach to architecture and engineering, from the Pompidou Center in Paris to Lloyd’s of London headquarters to the Millenium Dome.

Made in Cassina
Through September 7
Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy
+39 02 72 43 41, www.triennale.it
An 80th-anniversary showcase of more than100 of Cassina’s extraordinary range of furniture by Italy’s greatest modern designers including Gio Ponti, Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Vico Magistretti, Mario Bellini, Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass and others.

Set in Sand: Unrealized Designs by Alvar Aalto
Through September 21
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
+49 89 2 38 053 60, www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de
Featuring 120 drawings and 18 models of unbuilt designs by the Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976).

Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts Projects Buildings
June 18 – September 14
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark
+45 4919 0719, www.louisiana.dk
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