Lina Bo Bardi, Italian-born Brazilian Modernist architect, industrial designer, historic preservationist, journalist, and activist whose work defied conventional categorization.
About Lina Bo Bardi. Bo Bardi earned a degree in [Photo by Nelson Kon] Unhão Estate (MAMB and Museum of Popular Art), Salvador, 1963, general view of added staircase. Lina Bo Bardi Giancarlo Palanti, Studio d'Arte Palma 1948 - 1951, 16 April 2018 - 8 March 2019 Nilufar DEPOT, viale Lancetti 34 Milano The title of the new exhibition is Lina Bo Bardi: Together. She designed daring idiosyncratic structures that merged Modernism with populism. Lina Bo Bardi (December 4, 1914 – March 20, 1992) was one of the most important and expressive architects of 20th century Brazilian architecture. The "together" comes from a statement of hers about the importance of collaboration, and the show is a multiple effort. Lina Bo Bardi was an Italian-born Brazilian Modernist architect, industrial designer, historic preservationist, journalist, and activist whose work defied conventional categorization. Lina Bo Bardi: Together pays tribute to Lina’s capacity to engage with every facet of culture and to see the potential in all manner of people. She designed daring idiosyncratic structures that merged Modernism with populism. Lina Bo and P. M. Bardi house in Morumbi, São Paulo, 1949–52, interior view with dining room and internal patio in the foreground. Artist Madelon Vriesendorp has conducted workshops at Solar do Unhão and combined objects made there with others of her own and artefacts by Brazilian craftspeople.