Carole A. Fewell Gallery | August 6 – November 8, 2021

This exhibition will encompass a selection of watercolors and bronzes by American architect and graphic designer Richard Saul Wurman. Throughout the show, the Carole A. Fewell Gallery will be turned into a lounge area where artworks will be in dialogue with design furniture. Copies of Vitra’s 1967 classical Panton Chair will be randomly arranged in the space and will serve as a backdrop for a series of wireless-mic conversations with presenters in different fields. This program, in the style of Mr. Wurman’s conferences, will be organized by the Museum in collaboration with Mr. Wurman and Books & Books.

Throughout his life, Richard Saul Wurman (Philadelphia, PA., 1935) has challenged traditional forms of presenting and understanding facts. He has lectured extensively, and published nearly a hundred books on different subjects, with a focus on ‘information architecture’ (a term that he coined.) He created an array of conferences where great minds from the most varied backgrounds converged, including the popular TED from 1984 to 2002 and a spinoff TEDMED Conferences from 1995 to 2010. His trailblazing, multidisciplinary approach to Knowledge and Understanding has granted him numerous accolades, including several honorary doctorates and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian, Cooper-Hewitt in Design.