The mudac presents Objects of Desire, a show by the Vitra Design Museum.
Objects of Desire explores the intense dialog between surrealism and design over the last hundred years. From Salvador Dalí to Meret Oppenheim and Iris van Herpen, the exhibition presents groundbreaking works from the 1930s as well as contemporary projects. Even today, surrealism offers designers a wide range of inspiration, be it through the motifs of its fantastic world, its subversive approach or its interest in the human psyche. Objects of Desire shows this unusual diversity through designer furniture, prints, fashion, decoration and photography.
Objects ofDesire juxtaposes surrealist artworks and design objects to reveal their fascinating interconnections. Surrealism inspired some designers to question the reality that hides behind the visible and to create objects that resist, break with our habits and leave the beaten track. He freed post-war design from the straitjacket of functionalism and turned our attention from the form of things to their often hidden messages. Objects of Desire examines this phenomenon for the first time on the basis of works by important artists and presents one of the most fruitful dialogues between art and design of the last hundred years.
March 8 to August 4, 2024
mudac.ch
Objects of desire. Surrealism and design © Vitra Design Museum, photo Ludger Paffrath
