Architects: Valerio Olgiati
Location: Flims, Switzerland
Year: 1999
Das gelbe Haus
Photographs: Wikipedia, waullye.blogspot.fr, e-architect.co.uk, arch’it, artisan, archinfo.it, Francesca Vitale
Im-materiality No.3 // Ebbe Stub Wittrup + Troels Sandegård
Im-materiality No. 3 (Consciousness) by Ebbe Stub Wittrup + Troels Sandegård
"Im-materiality No.3" is a collective exhibition, held at the Sorø Kunstmuseum.
The exhibition is curated by Brigitte Kirkhoff Eriksen, and presents itself as follows:
"Can we even understand the material world that lies outside of ourselves? Can we separate ourselves from it? How can we pose the question "what is real?" if "we cannot understand what is real unless we understand what 'what' means, and we cannot understand what 'what' means without understanding what 'means' is, but we cannot hope to understand what 'means' is without understanding what 'is' means." (Ray Brassier)
"We could give up right away. Nevertheless, Im-materiality No.3 will venture an attempt at describing the relationship between the consciousness and the surrounding world, between thought and thing, the immaterial and the material. The exhibition asks a lot of questions to which it offers no clear-cut answers. For the consciousness is an unsolved riddle and no one knows if it resides in one place or indeed everywhere."
Danish artists Ebbe Stub Wittrup + Troels Sandegård work with superstition and the creation of myths, optical illusions and tricks of the mind in his art. They take inspiration from psychology, theosophy, gestalt and colour theory, and they're ability of challenging and disturbing our logical and rational interaction with the world.
Sticks and Stones // David Chipperfield
Architect: David Chipperfield
Location: Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
Year: 2014
Photographs: David von Becker
// Installation Art by Antony Gormley
// Installation Art + Sculptures by Antony Gormley
British artist Antony Gormley is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body to space. His work has been widely exhibited throughout international exhibitions.
The objects hover between being architecture and being an image of architecture. Contained objects in a defined internal space.
In the Ropac Gallery installation, all the lights were removed and the frames were painted with two layers of phosphorescent paint that absorbed light during the day and emitted it at night. In the night-mode the work assumes an unstable position between the virtual and the real.
For more news check his page for an insight into his art practice and the studio.
all images courtesy of Antony Gormley
// Muller van Severen
// Muller van Severen
"Muller van Severen" is another great design export from Belgium.
The design of Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen, who are also both practicing as visual artists, is something in between art and furniture. They call it a 'furniture project'.The duo met in Gent, where Fien was studying photography and Hannes plastics. No wonder their collections can be seen as pieces of art and remind of sculptural objects.
The furniture is made of a thin wire structure, that frames the sculpture and has a transparent character. Like 'drawings in a space' thats how the designer like to call it. The minimalistic use of material and construction leads to clear forms and an own timeless aesthetic.
We are pretty sure that we will hear a lot more about their great designs in the future!
If you are also in love with their work, try to step by the new exhibition of their design at Gallery Valerie_Traan in Antwerp till 25 of October!
photography by Muller van Severen
Exhibition Space // Norman Foster
Architect: Norman Foster Location: Madrid, Spain Year: 2010 Area: 150 sqm Photography: ivorypress art+books
in 2010 ivory press opened up a new exhibition space in collaboration with norman foster+partners.
it's used as an extension to their ivory art+ book space I and the ivory library, opened since 2008.
the new space can be used for exhibitions by artists, gallerists or for book publications.
ORDOS // Tatiana Bilbao
Architects: Tatiana Bilbao Location: Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China Year: 2010 Curator: Ai Weiwei, Beijing, China Constructed Area: 1,000 sqm aprox
Sines Center for the Arts // Aires Mateus
Architects: Aires Mateus
Location: Sines, Portugal
Area: 8,065 sqm
Year: 2005
Photographs: Daniel Malhão
