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International Coalition of Art Deco Societies Announces

New President, World Congress, and More

DELAWARE – The International Coalition of Art Deco Societies and social activities. Recent Congresses have taken place in Shanghai,
(ICADS) announces the election of Roberta Nusim, President of the Havana, Melbourne, New York, Montreal and Buenos Aires. These
Art Deco Society of New York, as its new President, effective December Congresses often generate global attention to Art Deco in danger as in
1, 2021. She succeeds Joseph Loundy, of the Chicago Art Deco Society, Cuba, which revealed 1930s Havana Deco treasures in imminent danger
in that role. Nusim will work with an elected of collapse after decades of neglect. A new
Board of Directors comprised of leaders of the preservation effort in Havana emerged after the
Art Deco Societies from across the world ICADS Congress.
including Robin Grow of Melbourne, Jack The 2019 Congress on Art Deco, in
Johnson of Miami, Atul Kumar of Mumbai, Argentina, had international participation
Pascal Laurent of Paris, Sharon Koskoff of from Art Deco enthusiasts who visited some of
Palm Beach, Rita Shiang of Virginia, and Steve the 25 rural communities with monumental
Knight of Washington DC. Art Deco works by Francisco Salamone,
ICADS, founded in 1991, is comprised of architect of more than 60 municipal buildings
29 Art Deco and Modernism Societies around in the Art Deco style in the Pampas of
the world, dedicated to fostering international Argentina between 1936 and 1940. The
cooperation and support to preserve, celebrate Congress became the catalyst for rediscovery,
and educate the public in the appreciation of restoration and renewed global interest in
Art Deco architecture, design and culture of Salamone’s important contributions to the
the 1920s and 30s. architecture of the period.
Each April Art Deco societies around the The 2023 World Congress in April 2023
world host local activities to celebrate World Art will take place in Miami Beach, considered the
Deco Day, commemorating the anniversary of birthplace of the Art Deco preservation move-
the opening of the 1925 Paris exposition that ment in the United States.
launched the Art Deco movement. For more information contact:
Every two years ICADS members from contact@icads.info
around the world convene at the ICADS
On November 29, 2021, in partnership with
biennial World Congress on Art Deco in cities Consulate of France in New York, the Empire State
selected for their important Art Deco architec- Building glowed in blue, white, and red
ture. The Congress brings together top scholars in celebration of entertainer and civil rights icon
and global leaders for lectures, tours, meetings Josephine Baker as she became the first black woman
with local governmental and cultural officials, inducted into the Pantheon.

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