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Ron Arad’s Inventive Life Now on Display

JL;DR SUMMARY The Museum of Modern Art in New York showcases a major retrospective of Israeli-born designer Ron Arad, known for his unconventional approach to art and design. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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InnovationExhibitionIsraeli DesignerModern ArtDesignRon AradMomaArt Vs. DesignRover ChairNo Discipline

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New York, United States
"On August 2, New Yorks Museum of Modern Art opened Americas first major retrospective of the virtuosic Israeli-born designers lifework."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, Arad studied at Jerusalems Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, then at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, wwhere he settled in the 1970s and set up his own studio."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, Arad studied at Jerusalems Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, then at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, wwhere he settled in the 1970s and set up his own studio."
London, United Kingdom
"Born in Tel Aviv in 1951, Arad studied at Jerusalems Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, then at the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, wwhere he settled in the 1970s and set up his own studio."
Paris, Île-de-France, France
"He designed the Maserati showroom headquarters in Italy, as well as places and objects as diverse as restaurants in London, an opera house lobby in Tel Aviv, the living and dining rooms of a sheiks residence in Qatar, a flagship clothing store in Tokyo, a public sculpture in Jerusalem, a stadium in Paris, hotels in Austria and Madrid, oddball hats for Alessi and a perfume bottle for Kenzo."
Madrid, Madrid Autonomous Community, Spain
"He designed the Maserati showroom headquarters in Italy, as well as places and objects as diverse as restaurants in London, an opera house lobby in Tel Aviv, the living and dining rooms of a sheiks residence in Qatar, a flagship clothing store in Tokyo, a public sculpture in Jerusalem, a stadium in Paris, hotels in Austria and Madrid, oddball hats for Alessi and a perfume bottle for Kenzo."
Tokyo, Japan
"He designed the Maserati showroom headquarters in Italy, as well as places and objects as diverse as restaurants in London, an opera house lobby in Tel Aviv, the living and dining rooms of a sheiks residence in Qatar, a flagship clothing store in Tokyo, a public sculpture in Jerusalem, a stadium in Paris, hotels in Austria and Madrid, oddball hats for Alessi and a perfume bottle for Kenzo."
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"Before The Hurricane: Designing this chair in 1999, Arad named it ?New Orleans.? Image by PHOTO BY ERIC AND PETRA HESMERG"

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