Wednesday, September 7, 2022
ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥΠΟΛΕΙΣ/ ΝΗΣΙΑ: ΑΛΛΑΓΗ ΠΑΡΑΔΕΙΓΜΑΤΟΣ
Sunday, May 15, 2022
Schindler House: 100 Years in the Making
Photographer Unknown, “Construction of the Schindler House using the Slab-Tilt process,” 1922. Courtesy of Art, Design & Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara
Schindler House: 100 Years in the Making emphasizes acts of making, unmaking, and remaking carried out by artists, architects, historians, writers, organizers, and cultural practitioners that have constituted the house and its mythos over this century. Designed and built by 1922, the house was in its first instantiation a radical proposition for modern collective dwelling in a minimal existence—a campsite enclosed by concrete, glass, and redwood. But the house was also constantly in flux, painted, carpeted, curtained, dismantled, reconstructed, excavated, and reimagined. The house’s experimental promise, first put forth now one hundred years ago, lives on today.
Schindler House: 100 Years in the Making guides visitors through Schindler’s cooperative dwelling for two couples, built for himself, his wife Pauline, and their friends Clyde and Marian Chace. Each studio hosts a gentle timeline of landscape and property, construction and maintenance, guests (invited and otherwise) and domesticity, and preservation and pedagogy. Thematic topics are uncovered by various contributors, including historical and archival documents from Reyner Banham, Bernard Judge, Esther McCoy, and R.M. Schindler from the collections of the UCSB Architecture & Design Collections, Los Angeles Times, Long Beach Press Telegram, UC Berkeley Collections, UCLA Young Research Library Special Collections, UCLA Department of Architecture & Urban Design, Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution, Southern California Institute of Architecture Media Archive, Architectural Association Photo Library, and USC Undergraduate Architecture Program.
Artists and contributors to the exhibition include:
Carmen Argote,Fiona Connor,Julian Hoeber,Kathi Hofer,stephanie mei huang,Andrea Lenardin Madden,Renée Petropoulos,Gala Porras-Kim,Stephen Prina,Jakob Sellaoui, Peter Shire
With an emphasis on process over finality, the exhibition incorporates a rotating vitrine which accommodates the display and interpretation of new materials that emerge during the run of the show. Materials on display from the collections of the UCSB Architecture & Design Collections, Los Angeles Times, Long Beach Press Telegram, UCLA Young Research Library Special Collections, UCLA Department of Architecture & Urban Design, Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) collection at the Library of Congress, National Parks Service, Southern California Institute of Architecture Media Archive, Architectural Association Photo Library, and USC Undergraduate Architecture Program will be on view.
The exhibition is complemented by summer-long programming and events including seminars, lectures, reading groups, benefit events, edible performances, in-person curator-led tours, and asynchronous audio tours.
SAT, MAY 28, 2022- SUN, SEP 25, 2022
Thursday, October 17, 2019
Το Bauhaus δεν είναι το σπίτι μας; Το «πνεύμα» της ελεύθερης οικονομίας στην συγκρότηση της σχολής της Βαϊμάρης
Ο Ιωάννης Δεσποτόπουλος και το Bauhaus
Η έκθεση εστιάζει στο Ωδείο Αθηνών, παρουσιάζοντας παράλληλα πτυχές της διαδρομής του αρχιτέκτονα και άγνωστα στοιχεία από την πρόταση του Πνευματικού Κέντρου. Κεντρικό στοιχείο της έκθεσης αποτελεί η κοινωνική διάσταση του έργου του Δεσποτόπουλου. Η κοινότητα αποτελεί όχι μόνο ένα από τα βασικά στοιχεία της σχολής του Bauhaus αλλά και μία από τις βασικές αρχές οργάνωσης των οικισμών στην Ελλάδα. Ο Δεσποτόπουλος που γνωρίζει καλά αυτές τις αρχές, θα τις μεταφέρει στα σχέδια του Πνευματικού Κέντρου και στο κτίριο του Ωδείου.
Στην έκθεση θα παρουσιαστεί πρωτότυπο υλικό από το αρχείο του αρχιτέκτονα που φυλάσσεται στα Αρχεία Νεοελληνικής Αρχιτεκτονικής του Μουσείου Μπενάκη.
Oktober bis zum 7. November 2019 die Ausstellung „Vom Gebäude zur Gemeinschaft: Ioannis Despotopoulos und das Bauhaus“. Gefördert durch das Auswärtige Amt.
Despotopoulos war zudem einer der ersten griechischen Architekten, die sich mit der ideologischen, politischen und gesellschaftlichen Dimension von Architektur auseinandersetzten. Seine zweijährigen Erfahrungen am Bauhaus und das politisch-gesellschaftliche Klima der Weimarer Republik waren für sein Werk prägend. Er verstand das Bauhaus nicht als „Stil“, sondern als eine Denk- und Schaffensweise, die er in seinem Entwurf für das Kulturzentrum Athen 1959 und im Gebäude der Athener Musikhochschule „Odeion“, dem einzigen verwirklichten Bau dieses Projekts, umsetzte.
Im Mittelpunkt der Ausstellung „Vom Gebäude zur Gemeinschaft“ steht das Bauwerk des Athener Konservatoriums: das „Odeion“. Die Schau zeichnet Despotopoulos‘ Lebensweg nach und präsentiert unveröffentlichte Elemente seines Entwurfs für ein Kulturzentrum für Athen. Der Fokus der Ausstellung liegt auf der gesellschaftlichen Dimension seines Werkes. Die Gemeinschaft ist nicht nur eines der entscheidenden Elemente des Bauhaus, sondern auch eines der zentralen Organisationsprinzipien der griechischen Siedlung. Despotopoulos kannte diese Prinzipien bis ins Detail und integrierte sie in die Pläne für das Kulturzentrum sowie in das Gebäude des „Odeion“.
In der Ausstellung werden Originale des Archivs des Architekten gezeigt, das im Besitz des Archivs für Neugriechische Architektur des Benaki Museums ist.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Assembly of a Tenement (polykatoikia)
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Where Is the Surplus? Where Is the Poetry?
Sorkin at the Bauhaus
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: “Modern buildings of our time are so huge that one must group them. Often the space between these buildings is as important as the buildings themselves.”
Walter Gropius: “A modern, harmonic, and lively architecture is the visible sign of authentic democracy.”
Friday, June 21, 2019
Landlord Colors: On Art, Economy, and Materiality
This weekend marks the opening of our landmark exhibition Landlord Colors: On Art, Economy, and Materiality. This large-scale exhibition and public engagement series brings together artworks from five international art scenes that have experienced economic and societal upheaval: Italy (1960s-80s), Korea (1970s-80s), Cuba (1990s-present), Greece (2009-present), Detroit, USA (1967-present). It will be on view at Cranbrook Art Museum from June 22 through October 6, 2019, with a special preview celebration on June 21.
It is a rare opportunity for metro Detroiters to see seminal historic works from around the world along with new commissions from contemporary artists such as Reynier Leyva Novo, Zoë Paul, Kostis Velonis, Matthew Angelo Harrison, and Scott Hocking.
In Detroit, Cranbrook Art Museum Senior Curator Laura Mott has partnered with Taylor Renee-Aldridge (co-founder of ARTS.BLACK) and Ryan Myers-Johnson (Executive Director of Sidewalk Detroit) to offer a free four-month engagement series that is designed to connect art to history and contemporary life across Detroit. See the full list of events here.
Join us THIS WEEKEND for the opening events!
Friday, June 21, 2019
ArtMembers Preview Party
6–9pm
Cranbrook Art Museum
Free for ArtMembers, $20 at the door
Meet artists Elizabet Cerviño, Olayami Dabls, Tyree Guyton, Jennifer Harge, Carole Harris, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Patrick Hill, Scott Hocking, Addie Langford, Kylie Lockwood, Billy Mark, Tiff Massey, Allie McGhee, Jason Murphy, Reynier Leyva Novo, Zoë Paul, Susana Pilar, Anders Ruhwald, Chris Schanck, Socratis Socratous, and Elizabeth Youngblood, among others.
Special performance by Elizabet Cerviño at 7:30pm.
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Material Detroit Events Open to the Public
The full schedule can be found here. Special events include:
Dawn to Dusk: Billy Mark Wind Installation. Mark will create a participatory site-specific installation in his neighborhood of Detroit’s North End, featuring a handmade hoodie with 25-foot arms affixed to three flagpoles. Each morning from June 22–July 28, Mark will raise the arms of the sweatshirts at dawn and lower them at dusk. Visitors are invited to put themselves in the garment. Location: 858 Blaine St., Detroit.
3pm: Susana Pilar Alma (Soul) Performance.* The Havana-based Afro-Cuban artist will present a performance that draws upon a true story from the Detroit 1967 Rebellion. In collaboration with local musicians, Pilar will create a performance that honors the music of The Dramatics, whose founding member, Cleveland Larry Reed, survived the police siege on The Algiers Motel in 1967. Location: 8301 Woodward, Detroit.
*In the event of rain, the performance will be moved to Sunday at 3pm at the same location. Please visit our website and social media channels for the most up-to-date information.
1–6pm: Scott Hocking Bone Black Installation. A monumental installation near Atwater Beach utilizes a collection of the metaphorical ‘bones’ of Detroit’s once prosperous economy – the many boats abandoned throughout the city. Theatrically presented as a suspended fleet, Hocking applies “Bone Black” paint to the boats, an industrial pigment from crushed animal bones that has been produced in Detroit since the 19th century. Location: 900 Guoin St., Detroit (entrance on Guoin between Chene and Joseph Campau).
Noon–4pm: Anders Ruhwald Unit 1: 3583 Dubois Installation. Ruhwald will launch this ongoing project that will occupy an entire apartment in Detroit’s Eastern Market neighborhood. The artist investigates themes of transformation and memory through this installation of black ceramic, charred wood, molten glass, and perceptual environments. Location: Unit 1, 3583 Dubois St., Detroit.
3–6pm: Dabls’ MBAD African Bead Museum. A city-block-sized installation by Olayami Dabls that has been a cultural nexus in Detroit since the late 1990s will celebrate the launch of a new storytelling and exhibition space created in partnership with Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects (LOHA). Speakers will include Olayami Dabls (MBAD), Lorcan O’Herlihy (LOHA), Brittney Hoszkiw (Michigan Economic Development Corp.), and others, as well as a live musical performance by Efe Bes’s group iBm. The Material Detroit curators have organized the debut exhibition by Detroit-based artist Elizabeth Youngblood entitled, mat|ter. Set within the installation’s gallery space, the exhibition will serve as a momentary companion to this longstanding creative pillar. Location: 6559 Grand River Ave., Detroit.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
100 years BAUHAUS
Wood, plywood, acrylic, wax candle
94 x 170 x 40 cm
Installation view, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam
The entrance is free and there will be simultaneous translation in Greek.
– Tuesday 14th 19.30 event on “Why the Bauhaus today? Art and everyday life “.
– Thursday 16th May 17.00 keynote speech by Dr. Regina Bittner, Director of the Bauhaus International Program at Dessau and Vice President of the Bauhaus – Dessau Foundation.
Also at 7.20 pm will be inaugurated.