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MetaModern

MODERNIST DESIGN, THAT RADICAL AND

iconoclastic break with the past, is now itself a thing of the

past. Perhaps sufficiently so that over the last few years,
artists have been treating modernist designs as icons them-

selves, and incorporating them into their own work. Using
classic elements in new configurations, artists from across the
world are making original works of art that comment on the

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claims of the past in light of the complexities of the present.

Edgar Orlaineta, Charles

These recombinations and modifications result in an entirely

Chromed paint, steel,

unique mix: a meta-modernism in which the original source
is changed, self-referential, abstracted.
Museum of Art through December 6, 2015, showcases the
fresh and provocative work of both leading and emerging
artists who refer literally or conceptually to design objects of
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turned pine and walnut,
26-1/2 x 21 x 20-1/2”,
© Edgar Orlaineta.

MetaModern, a new exhibition on view at Orlando

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Opposite: Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle,
Bird in Space (silver carbon),
2013; Carbon fiber, kevlar,
epoxy, steel, 110 x 22 x 22-1/2”,
© Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle.

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