The Krannert Art Museum at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is hosting an exhibition titled "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" from January 30 to July 12, 2025. The exhibition explores how four midcentury modern homes in Champaign-Urbana, designed between the 1940s and 1990s, functioned as venues for artistic performances and cultural gatherings. These homes include the Margaret Erlanger House, designed by architect Jack Baker for dance professor Margaret Erlanger; Baker's own loft and studio; the residence of architect John Replinger and artist Dorothy Replinger; and the home of architect A. Richard "Dick" Williams. The exhibition aims to highlight the role of these residences in fostering avant-garde culture within the community.
The exhibition has been curated by David Hays, Professor and Brenton H. and Jean B. Wadsworth Head, Department of Landscape Architecture; Kathryn Holliday, Randall J. Biallas Professor of Historic Preservation and American Architectural History, School of Architecture; Phillip Kalantzis-Cope; Jeffery S. Poss, Professor Emeritus, School of Architecture; and Jon L. Seydl, KAM Director.
