Part of:

• Fonds: Gianni Pettena fonds, 1960-2019
•    Series: Exhibitions, circa 1980--2019
•      Sub-series: Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975 (1992), 1992-2010

People:

• Gianni Pettena (archive creator)
• Gianni Pettena (curator)

Title:

Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975 (1992)

Date:

1992-2010

Level of archival description:
Subseries

Extent and medium:

• 0.12 l.m of textual records
  
  4 drawings
  
  
  377 digital files (22 GB)

Scope and content:
The sub-series documents the exhibition "Radicals. Architettura e design 1960-1975", curated by Pettena and presented in the Italian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1996. This documentary exhibition on the Radical architecture movement in the 1960s and the 1970s, for presented the Radical movement not as "essentially conceptual contribution, as “fantastic” theories and utopian visions of the future" [1] but as "precursors of the most innovative production of the contemporary, international architectural scene." [2]

The sub-series contains research material, including photocopies of articles on the Radical movement and research on previous editions of the Venice Biennale. It also contains correspondence for the planning of the exhibition, including with Hans Hollein and the Biennale administration, a draft exhibition proposal, concept development notes by Pettena, proposals for promotional material on the exhibition and press clippings.

Source:
[1][2] Gianni Pettena website, https://www.giannipettena.it/english/exhibitions/settings/ (last accessed 29 January 2020).

Reference number:

AP207.S2.SS09

Arrangement:
Material in this sub-series was kept in its original order when it was first processed upon its arrival at CCA.

Location:

Venice Italy

Related units of description:

• A copy of the exhibition catalogue "Radicals : architettura e design : 1960-75" is held by the CCA's Library (ID:97-B41).

Contains:

• AP207.S2.SS09.001, Research, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, circa 1996
• AP207.S2.SS09.002, Research, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, circa 1996
• AP207.S2.SS09.003, Correspondence, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1995-1997
• AP207.S2.SS09.004, Correspondence and draft exhibition proposal, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1996
• AP207.S2.SS09.005, Correspondence with the Venice Biennale, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1995
• AP207.S2.SS09.006, Press releases for previous exhibition at the Venice Biennale, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1991
• AP207.S2.SS09.007, Correspondence with the Venice Biennale, programs and press releases, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1994-1996
• AP207.S2.SS09.008, Correspondence, notes and concept development, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, circa 1995
• AP207.S2.SS09.009, Proposals for promotional material, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, circa 1996
• AP207.S2.SS09.010, Press clippings, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1995-1996
• AP207.S2.SS09.011, Production of exhibition catalogue and DVD, and exhibition texts, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1996 - 2010
• AP207.S2.SS09.012, Correspondence, transcription of an interview with Pettena, and text about Pettena's exhibition, Radicals. Architettura e Design 1960-1975, 1999 - 2000