Upcoming Event Free Artist Talk: Adam Nathaniel Furman

Through a partnership with Kent State College of Architecture and Kent State College of the Arts School of Fashion, the Museum will host a FREE moderated conversation between university professors with the visiting artist and designer, Adam Nathaniel Furman from 7-8pm in the Museum’s Auditorium. The discussion will include themes relating to Furman’s practice as a designer based in London. More information about the partnership and artist below.

Trained in architecture, Adam’s work critically engages ornament, color, and aesthetics as cultural and political agents within the built environment. His practice spans products, furniture, interiors, and large-scale public works, uniting historical reference with contemporary theory through rigorous material and formal exploration. His research-driven approach has contributed significantly to architectural and design discourse through teaching, curatorial work, and publications, including Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and Stories and Revisiting Postmodernism. His work is held in major international museum collections, and in 2024 he was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by the Royal Institute of British Architects in recognition of his contributions to British architecture. His art works have previously/currently shown in Carnegie Museum of Art and the Design Museum in London.