Fusco and Four are well-known for their work producing the Boston International Fine Art Show (BIFAS), now in its twelfth year, and they’ll launch their latest joint effort at The Cyclorama (Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, South End, 617-363-0405).

AD20/21 focuses on modern to contemporary art, with attention given to 21st century fine art and design, as well as various decorative arts movements, including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Avant Garde. Forty fine art galleries and design exhibitors from the United States and Europe are contributing their expertise and inventory, providing attendees with access to furniture, glass, ceramics, decorative arts, jewelry, and a diverse display of paintings, sculpture, prints, and photography spanning the last 108 years.

The event kicks off on Thursday, April 3, with a catered Gala Preview benefiting Boston Architectural College. Tickets to the 5:30pm–9:30pm festivities are $100 and $250, and they include a complimentary catalog and re-admission the entire weekend.

On Friday, the Weekend Show officially begins, with hours from 1pm–9pm on Friday, 11am–8pm on Saturday, and 11am–5pm on Sunday. Tickets are a genuine bargain at just $15 (paid in advance or at the door) because holders can use them repeatedly for all three days. Since children under 12 are admitted free, turning the event into a fun family outing is effortless, too.

The roster of informative, appealing, and affordable — the last because admission is free for ticket holders — weekend programs ranges from Friday’s New Collectors’ Night reception and guest speakers (5pm–9pm) to Saturday’s Preserving the Modern lecture from Philip Johnson Glass House Executive Director Christy MacLear (12:30pm) to Sunday’s London Art Deco presentation and book signing with Arnold Schwartzman (2:30pm). Members of the general public are also welcome to enjoy the free concurrent exhibition Kinesthetics: Modernist Design 1925–2000 until Saturday, April 5. [More Information]

Get a head start on all of the exciting art and design fare to come with the following choice photographs provided by Fusco & Four/Ventures, LLC.

AD20/21: Art & Design of the 20th & 21st Centuries

All Images Provided by Fusco & Four/Ventures, LLC. Click the thumbnails to see larger images

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Saturday | January 26

A Conversation with Playwright Douglas Carter Beane

First up on Saturday is “A Conversation with Playwright Douglas Carter Beane.” A Tony Award nominee in 2007 for the Broadway comedy The Little Dog Laughed, Douglas Carter Beane also wrote, among many other things, the screenplay for the 1995 feature film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo.

Beane will discuss his ample work—and presumably take questions from attendees—in the same location where SpeakEasy Stage Company is currently staging The Little Dog Laughed through February 16. The afternoon engagement requires advance registration and will start at 12:30pm at the Boston Center for the Arts’ Calderwood Pavilion (527 Tremont Street, Boston).

Sunday | January 27

Making Movies in Massachusetts

Both events scheduled for Sunday will be hosted at the Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Avenue, Boston). The first, “Making Movies in Massachusetts” from 1:30pm–3pm, will explore the reasons underlying Massachusetts’ present and future popularity as a location for filming movies. Nick Paleologos, the executive director of the Massachusetts Film Office, and producer-director Sam Weisman will lead the registration-required discussion.

A Look at Avenue Q

A half-hour later, at 3:30pm, the 90-minute discussion “A Look at Avenue Q” will begin. It also requires advance registration to gain an inside perspective on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical-comedy Avenue Q, which is about one cash-strapped college graduate’s attempts to acquire fame in the Big Apple. Producer Jeffrey Seller and puppet conceiver and designer (yes, the production uses puppets à la Sesame Street) Rick Lyon share their experiences while leading the talk.

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