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In keeping with its commitment to highlighting the historical importance of the Union des Artistes Modernes, Galerie Doria presents a selection of major works from this movement.
The formal renewal of furniture design born of the rejection of ornamentation and the superfluous, the priority given to the functional character of objects, the use of materials at the cutting edge of technology such as metal and glass, the application of the principles of architecture to the decorative arts are all expressed through the works of Jean Burkhalter, Pierre Chareau, Eileen Gray, Francis Jourdain, Robert Lallemant, Jacques Le Chevallier, Rob Mallet-Stevens, Joël and Jan Martel, and others.
These creations are surrounded by period drawings and prints that bear witness to architectural and furniture projects and achievements, such as the project for the Olympic stadium on the front de Seine in Paris for the 1937 International Exhibition by Rob Mallet-Stevens, in collaboration with Georges-Henri PIngusson, Maurice Rotival and Jacques Greber.
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