Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias
Self-cleaning kitchens and houses assembled from plastic promised Americans a different domestic life during the twentieth century. At LACMA, Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias follows the ways these visions were imagined and sold, from the scale of a household appliance to an entire living environment.
Architectural models and films appear alongside domestic objects, showing how technology entered the image of tomorrow’s home. The exhibition also asks who these futures were intended to serve and who was excluded from their promises. Alternative visions widen the account beyond the versions of domestic progress promoted to consumers.
Los Angeles, USA
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