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summer happenings opening: A Right to Establish a Home
event: Legendary Lake Design
celebration: Don Johnson’s future gift to gmd
august 22, 2015
september 3, 2015
november 13, 2015
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GOLDSTEIN MUSEUM OF DESIGN
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hga gallery
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p. 6 Design Cycles: A Bike Show January 24 - May 10, 2015
northrop gallery
Revel: Senior Apparel Design Fashion Show Exhibition
p. 5 Northrop Transformed February 14, 2015 - January 3, 2016
January 26 - April 25, 2015
IN THE WORKS FALL 2015 America’s Monsters, Superheroes, and Villains Hypernatural
SPRING 2016 Technology that Changed the Way We Wore
Alexey Brodovitch, Art Director
John Howe
May 29 2015 - September 20 2015
opens June 1, 2015
This exhibition commemorates the life and work of Alexey Brodovitch, one of the preeminent designers of the last century. Best known for his nearly quartercentury tenure at Harper’s Bazaar (19341958), Brodovitch ushered in many of the Modernist innovations that shape what we think of today as contemporary magazine design.
John Howe (1913-1997) was a charter member of the Taliesin Fellowship and Frank Lloyd Wright's chief draftsman for nearly three decades. He was known as "the pencil in Frank Lloyd Wright's hand." During WWII, Howe served nearly three years in prison for refusing induction into the military due to his pacifist views. While in prison, he created a host of innovative, visionary projects, none of which were built. He later established an independent career in Minnesota, where he practiced residential architecture for twenty-five years.
goldstein.design.umn.edu Goldstein Museum of Design GoldsteinMuseum
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GALLERY 241 MCNEAL HALL, SAINT PAUL Tuesday–Friday 10:00 am–5:00 pm Weekends 1:30 pm–4:30 pm FREE admission
HGA GALLERY RAPSON HALL, MINNEAPOLIS Monday–Friday 9:00 am–6:00 pm Weekends 1:00 pm–5:00 pm FREE admission
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REVEL: Senior Apparel Design Fashion Show Exhibition
REVEL is the 2nd senior apparel design exhibition hosted by GMD, but the partnership between apparel design students and GMD is long-standing. GMD has a history of working closely with students who use the collection both for artistic inspiration and to learn about garment construction. Hosting an exhibition connected to the senior apparel design runway show has become a way for GMD to expand on that connection with students. REVEL, the act of celebration and taking pride in one's actions, defines the Apparel Design senior showcase. Thirteen young designers present their capsule collections as a summary of their studies at the College of Design. The collections are unique and specific to each designer's aesthetic, and range from menswear to bridal and evening wear, encompassing designs for ready-to-wear and couture.
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Northrop Transformed In April 2014, the 85-year-old Northrop Memorial Auditorium was reborn with a Grand Reopening and Celebration. However, its dramatic transformation largely took place out of sight of the public. This exhibition will reveal the heroic work by the design team led by HGA Architects and Engineers, highlighting Northrop’s history and its future as a premier location for performance and academics and as a vibrant building at the center of campus life.
1. Apparel design for revel by Ashley Jensen, whose line is a selection of menswear staples 2. Apparel design for revel by Allise Prew whose line is inspired by Midwestern cities, nature, and the details and femininity of 1940’s silhouettes 3. Apparel design for revel by Julia Duval, whose line is for travel and incorporates details inspired by the sea SPRING 2015
4. Apparel design for revel by Lauren Smith, whose collection takes inspiration from the glamorous eveningwear and playful sportswear of the 1950’s 5. Parts of the Northrop interior were deconstructed or removed during its transformation. Photo by Patrick O’Leary 6. View of Northrop’s new interior, from the stage. Photo by Patrick O’Leary 5
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With roots in the history and evolution of the Twin Cities cycling and bike design communities, the exhibition and its programs follow the bicycle’s transition from unpaved roads to multi-modal traffic systems and touches on the social and political implications of this move.
A blend of retrospective, design, and social culture, the exhibition features historic bike ephemera, celebrates some of Minnesota’s current-day, custom-made frames, and highlights the critical role that regional product design has had in fostering both an economically and socially viable cycling community. Confirm your own hunches about why riding is a must in Minnesota, a state with a long-time commitment to cracking the code on how bikes work in U.S. cities. Known for an expansive infrastructure that has increased ridership, Minnesota is home to a committed culture of cyclists with entrepreneurial savvy. See frames by regional builders, including Erik Noren and Curt Goodrich, gear and tools by Twin Six and Bike Fixtation, and the big fat history of Surly’s big fatbike. A short history of early bicycles and maps will provide insights into the inherent allure of bicycles. The bicycle’s historic role in liberating the individual, and its more contemporary role in liberating the individual from the automobile, has positioned it as a political object complete with advocates and adversaries. To bike or not to bike, that is the question. The Goldstein Museum of Design’s exhibition Design Cycles: A Bike Show answers that question handily.
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A political object at the hub of a diverse Minnesota culture and subculture, the bicycle remains one of mankind’s most efficient designs. Design Cycles: A Bike Show looks at the accomplishments of the bicycle as a designed and engineered object and the cultural phenomena that surround it.
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ABOVE: Custom seat by Stoke! Seats on the Peacock Groove Voltron custom bicycle, by Erik Noren; photo by Ellen Skoro LEFT: Design Cycles: A Bike Show graphic identity by student Collin Randolph as part of a class project in collaboration with GMD
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FAR LEFT: Detail of a Victor Light Roadster by Overman Wheel Co., a bicycle also called the penny-farthing, bone shaker, or ordinary. On loan from Juston Anderson; photo by Ellen Skoro
NOTESFROM THE COLLECTION Applied Design at gmd: Objects of Design Inquiry What do you get when you cross a telephone, a music player, and the internet? And don’t forget a camera, a GPS, and a computer. Let’s also throw in a QWERTY board and a flashlight. The smart phone offers an endless list of functions. The antecedents of this portable device are diverse, but can be partly attributed to Sony’s Walkman. Introduced in 1979, the Walkman triggered a major shift in social patterns. This wrist-strapped cassette player made it easy to take a walk or ride on public transportation while listening to a playlist of personal selections. People everywhere were tuning into their own music, and tuning out of conversations. The success of the Walkman spurred later versions, including the Sony Discman (1984), and the Sony MiniDisc (1992).
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Despite the public success of portable devices, merging the functions of telephones, music players, and computers may not have seemed particularly intuitive during the 1980s. Typical product dimensions would have led to a product the size of a 4-slice toaster. Micro-processors and chips had made huge advancements, but it wasn’t until 1983 that the first truly mobile phone was introduced. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000x, by Martin Cooper, was not exactly pocket-sized, but provided fodder for the public’s increasing desire for mobile technology. The iPhone 1G, introduced in 2007 by Apple Inc., was not the first product of its kind, and yet it was. It not only normalized touchscreens, but tapped into the public’s enthusiasm for expertly designed mobile devices. From mixed tapes to MP3 playlists, compressible buttons to touchscreens, and AA batteries to lithium ion, changes in the design of portable devices have affected how we make news, experience culture, interact with one another, and perceive our multi-faceted world.
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from the collection 1. Handset telephone, 1982 Danmark Henning Andreasen Gift of Liv Norderhaug 2. Sony Walkman stereo cassette player, 1980 Gift of Lin Nelson-Mayson A succint design with an iconic type treatment on the “Walkman� trademark. 3. Sony Walkman stereo cassete player, 1985 Gift of Sylvia Markus Mohn The AM/FM radio and graphic equalizer gives more listening options and user control. 4. Sony MD Walkman with microphone, 1998 Gift of Scott Wehman The sony mini-disc player was a high-end device with short-lived popularity.
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gmd’s Mission: Why we do the things we do “Museums are quintessentially places that have the potency to change what people may know or think or feel, to affect what attitudes they may adopt or display, to influence what va-lues they form.” Stephen E. Weil (1928-2005), Making Museums Matter, 2002 Because the University of Minnesota is crafting its strategic plan, all its components, including GMD, are developing strategic plans based on its guideposts. GMD’s staff and Advisory Board reviewed what works, what doesn’t, what we would like to accomplish, and what stands in our way. These discussions prompted an updating of the mission, impact (result of the vision), and commitment statements (active statements of value). The new statements affirm GMD’s focus on providing opportunities for everyone to discover how design influences decisions and can create a more harmonious world – similar to the Goldstein sisters’ message of the power of design to positively affect daily life. GMD’s new mission, impact, and commitment statements are: MISSION
Autumn Beckman
Goldstein Museum of Design uses the power of design to foster improved quality of life for individuals and communities.
Gallery Staff
IMPACT
Kathleen Campbell
Through design, Goldstein Museum of Design inspires empathy for others and advances knowledge.
Mary Alice Chaney
COMMITMENT STATEMENTS
Gallery Staff
We are a public bridge connecting the College of Design to the community, and an open window into the complex narrative of historic and contemporary design. We are eager to learn about the students and faculty we serve – their needs, interests, and expectations. We recognize that object-based learning occurs across the life span and requires different strategies to meet learners at their level of understanding. We support and commit to museum best practices for collection preservation, interpretation, and access. We strive to make prudent decisions in allocating human, financial, and environmental resources. Museums are sources for inspiration, centers of curiosity, preservers of legacy and creative vision, and sites of sharing and communication. Academic museums are also islands of informal learning in formal learning environments, supporting classroom experiences and providing opportunities for individual discovery. The strategic planning process allows GMD to articulate its role as Minnesota’s design museum and chart a vision for the future.
DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
GMD STAFF
“A good museum makes a positive difference in the quality of people’s lives.” Stephen E. Weil, Making Museums Matter, 2002 Yours in design,
Elizabeth Bischoff Gallery Staff
Special Projects
Exhibitions Coordinator
Alex Christl Karen Froistad Gallery Staff
Aly Gates Gallery Staff
Laureen Gibson Waller Collection Assistant
Eunice Haugen Registrar
Betsy Intharath Gallery Staff
Abbey Kleinert
Waller Communications Assistant
Barbara Lutz
Administrative Assistant
Jean McElvain Assistant Curator
Kendall Moon Gallery Staff
Lin Nelson-Mayson
Director
Rebekah Njaa Preparator
Jeanne Schacht Graphic Designer
Matthew Shea Gallery Staff
Ellen Skoro Photographer
Natasha Thoreson
Lila Bath Collection Assistant
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NEW AND RENEWING MEMBERS
Nancy M. Kirby
Carol Jackson
Carla Adams
John Kokesh Gabrielle Lawrence
James & Franchelle Mullin Foundation of the Catholic Community Foundation
Louis Asher & Lisa Wersal Marian-Ortolf Bagley Marlene Banttari Shirley Barber Marilyn Bartlett Sue Bartolutti (Sustainer) Ann Carlson Birt Meredith Bloomquist Linda & Philip Boelter Mary Borgh Ann W. Braaten Ann Brey Delores Brooks Elizabeth Bye Kathleen E. & Paul D. Campbell Darlene Carroll Judith Christensen Dawn Cook-Ronningen Jeanne Corwin
Marlene Lawson Sheila Leiter James Lewis Elise Linehan & Daniel Sass Shanthini Logendran Carolyn Lussenhop Emily Marti Kay & Jerry Martin Lynda Martin Marcia McCabe Mary Ellen McFarland Saralee Mogilner Sandy & Bob Morris Louise Mullan Darleen Nelson Lin Nelson-Mayson (Sustainer) John Ollmann Virginia Olson Irene Ott Brad Palecek & Michael Korby
Sandy & Bob Morris Cheryl A. Watson DIRECTOR’S FUND Sue J. Bartolutti DONORS TO COLLECTION Pauline Boss Lisa Brenner Kathleen E. Campbell Judith Christensen Ruth Hanold Crane Sally M. Ehlers Audrey Estebo Gertrude Esteros Dori Hathaway Julie Himmelstrup Ruth Huss Suzanne Janse-Vreeling
David & Mary Parker
Ann Kemske (in memory of Lois Benson Pflueger)
Kathryn Reiley
Lin Nelson-Mayson
Lou Ann Restad
Leanne Phinney
Julia Williams Robinson
Mary Kate Scheidler
Judith Romans
Laura Scroggs
Mark Schultz (Sustainer)
J.R. & Gen Waller
Marilyn Setzler
Scott Wehman
Joan Thiede Smith
Elizabeth G. Weymouth
Barbara Edin
Katherine Solomonson & Thomas Erickson
Mrs. John Winsor
Patricia Ewer
Norman Steere
Michael Feddersen
Sharron Steinfeldt
Thomas Fisher & Claudia Wielgorecki
Hazel Stoeckeler
Helen B. Foster
Eliza Stougaard
Sarah Cox Ruth & Doug Crane Kareen A. Daby Laura Daumann Dolores Vnak DeFore Marilyn & Max DeLong Ruth Donhowe Fay & Arndt Duvall Mary Dworsky
Evelyn M. Franklin Lois & Lawrence Gibson Delores Ginthner Marjorie Gregory Trude Harmon Christine Hartman Matthew Hatch & Jeremy Steil
David Stougaard Dewey & Sharon Thorbeck Mariann Tiblin Kate Tilney & Fred Kaemmer Linnea Tweed Julia Wallace Cheryl Watson
Lois & Neil Haugerud
Donna Weispfenning & Robert Groger (Sustainers)
Jeanette Hauschild
Gloria M. Williams
Delphine Hedtke
Stephanie Watson Zollinger & Paul Zollinger
Corrine Heiberg Audrey & Chris Henningson Kent Hensley Debra Herdman Jerry J. Hess Mary Hickey Dolly Hickman Virginia H. Homme Coral & John Houle Jason Howard & Chad Keast Carol Jackson Donald Clay Johnson Janet L. Johnson Katherine Johnson Janet S. Kinney
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COLLECTION DIGITIZATION Linda Ahlers Barbara Bentson
Rosita Hawley Wright Ann Ziebarth IN MEMORY Doris E. Bonde, by Marjorie Bonde Aileen Stougaard by Donna & Jerry Determan, Clark & Ann Gorder, Joseph & Helenmary Kasper, Landscaping Plus Inc., Sharon & David Miller, Judi Poulson, David Stougaard, Sweet Financial Services Inc.
Judith Foley Angela Coleman Foster Susan Thieme Franzone
BOARD MEMBERS Bradley Agee, Department of Landscape Architecture, U of M Christine Hartman, Holly Hunt
David & Linda Mona Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Dolores Vnak DeFore Marilee DesLauriers Karen Fandrey Kaywin Feldman & James Lutz Louise Fritchie
Matthew Hatch, Maximum Graphics
Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc. Donald & Marlene Hastings Neil & Lois Haugerud Audrey & Chris Henningson Carol Jackson The John and Ruth Huss Fund Janet L. Johnson Janet S. Kinney Lyndly F. Opitz & Associates Inc. Mary Ellen McFarland Sandy & Bob Morris Irene Ott Sara & Michael Pattison Paul L. Schroeder Norman Steere David Stougaard Linda Welters Gloria Williams Dorothy Ziebell
Todd Nelson, Anton Group
Debra Herdman, debra herdman design Kimberly Hogan, Community Volunteer Heidi Libera, Streeter & Associates Shanthini Logendran, Holly Hunt John Ollmann, Signals Julia Robinson, School of Architecture, U of M Christopher Spong, Mithun Stephanie Zollinger, Department of Design, Housing and Apparel, U of M EX-OFFICIO Dean Tom Fisher, College of Design Renee Cheng, Associate Dean of Research Lin Nelson-Mayson, Director
MATCHING FOUNDATION Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
AAA Minneapolis Bike Fixtation LLC Judy Dayton The McKnight Imagine Fund Special Events Grant
Dolly Fiterman
SECRETARY Cheryl Watson, Graphiculture
EXHIBITION SUPPORT
Kathleen E. & Paul Campbell
Linda Donoghue
PRESIDENT-ELECT Kent Hensley, Hensley Creative/The Bernard Group
Dr. Barbara Heinemann, by Margaret Perso
Hess Roise
Judith Christensen
PRESIDENT Tim Quigley, Quigley Architects
TO HONOR
Meredith Bloomquist Doris L. Carlson
GMD ADVISORY BOARD 2014-2015 OFFICERS
All GMD programming is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund with money from the vote of the people of Mnnesota on November 4, 2008, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Funding for the collection photography project was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Mary & James Meyer Penn Cycle and Fitness Quigley Architects
The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
Shinola Detroit
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GMD DONORS WINTER 2015
Marjorie Alexander
GENERAL SUPPORT/ AUNNUAL APPEAL Georgene L. Angrist Anonymous Donor Louis Asher & Lisa Wersal Marian-Ortolf & Ayers Bagley Marlene Banttari Elizabeth Barrere & Dennis Cass Marilyn Bartlett Margaret Behrends Kathleen E. & Paul D. Campbell Richard & Jean Illsley Clarke Laura Daumann
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Wearable art cape, 1999-2000 Robb Hillested various yarns/cords Goldstein Museum
Lap robe 1900-1919 red wool felt with fox fur lining Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Jeanne) Mullen