Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985

(Los Angeles—July 5, 2017) The Los Angeles County Museum of Art presents Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985, the first exhibition to explore the full range of design and architecture dialogues between California and Mexico from 1915 to 1985. Found in Translation features more than 250 objects including furniture, metalwork, ceramics, costume, textiles, paintings, sculpture, architectural drawings and photographs, mural studies, posters, ephemera, and film by over 200 artists, architects, designers, and craftspeople.

Found in Translation is one of five exhibitions presented by LACMA as part of the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA initiative, and is organized by Wendy Kaplan, curator and head of the Decorative Arts and Design department, and Staci Steinberger, assistant curator of decorative arts and design.

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Exhibition: Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915–1985 On view: September 17, 2017–April 1, 2018 Location: Resnick Pavilion