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The 2nd Valencia Biennial explores, together with leading international artists and creators, a central problem facing the world today: the destiny of diversity. Specially commissioned projects question the power and potential of the city, of "The Ideal City", understood as a prismatic place capable of symbolically ordering and accommodating difference and differences(...)
septembre 2003, Valencia
The ideal city: the 2nd Valencia biennal
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The 2nd Valencia Biennial explores, together with leading international artists and creators, a central problem facing the world today: the destiny of diversity. Specially commissioned projects question the power and potential of the city, of "The Ideal City", understood as a prismatic place capable of symbolically ordering and accommodating difference and differences without smothering them. The participating artists include Alicia Alonso, Will Alsop, Peter Brook, Gavin Bryars, Pino Cacucci, Mike Figgis, Andrea Gambetta, Vicente Guallart, Lorand Hegyi, James Hulme, Francisco Jarauta, Pablo Ley, Jean Louis Maubant, José Monleón, Bruce McLean, Vicente Muñoz Puelles, Irene Papas, Tomás Ruiz, Carles Santos, Luigi Settembrini, Rafael Sierra, Lucas Soler, Francesca Sorace.
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During the economic boom of the 1990's, art museums expanded dramatically in size, scope, and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers : on the one hand as places of entertainment, leisure, and commerce, on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for everything from elitism to looting or illegally exporting works from(...)
janvier 2004, Princeton / Cambridge, Mass.
Whose muse? : art museums and the public trust
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During the economic boom of the 1990's, art museums expanded dramatically in size, scope, and ambition. They came to be seen as new civic centers : on the one hand as places of entertainment, leisure, and commerce, on the other as socially therapeutic institutions. But museums were also criticized for everything from elitism to looting or illegally exporting works from other countries, to exhibiting works offensive to the public taste. "Whose Muse?" brings together five directors of leading American and British art museums who together offer a forward-looking alternative to such prevailing views. While their approaches differ, certain themes recur : as museums have become increasingly complex and costly to manage, and as government support has waned, the temptation is great to follow policies driven not by a mission but by the market. However, the directors concur that public trust can be upheld only if museums continue to see their core mission as building collections that reflect a nation's artistic legacy and providing informed and unfettered access to them. The book, based on a lecture series of the same title held in 2000-2001 by the Harvard Program for Art Museum Directors, also includes an introduction by Cuno and a fascinating - and surprisingly frank - roundtable discussion among the participating directors. A rare collection of sustained reflections by prominent museum directors on the current state of affairs in their profession, this book is without equal. It will be read widely not only by museum professionals, trustees, critics, and scholars, but also by the art-loving public itself.
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For this site-specific work at Japan's National Art Museum in Osaka, Christian Philipp Müller tracked down 54 different types of chairs in use at the museum. He then presented them on a colorful, stair-step platform in chronological order by the date of design, and created a typology of usage. The book also includes photos of the chairs in use, product catalogs and(...)
juin 2007
Portrait of the museum as a chair
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For this site-specific work at Japan's National Art Museum in Osaka, Christian Philipp Müller tracked down 54 different types of chairs in use at the museum. He then presented them on a colorful, stair-step platform in chronological order by the date of design, and created a typology of usage. The book also includes photos of the chairs in use, product catalogs and storage conditions. A fine commentary on the current fetish of the chair as design object, and our nostalgia for these familiar shapes memorialized as high-class consumer goods. With contribitions by Christian Philipp Müller, Hiroyuki Nakanishi, Christian Witt-Döring and Bennett Simpson.
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Cosmocaixa: the total museum
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Through an ongoing dialogue between museology and architecture, the director of CosmoCaixa, Jorge Wagensberg, and architects Robert and Esteve Terradas examine the conception and construction of the new Barcelona Science Museum, the CosmoCaixa. By designing a series of built elements, the architects negotiated the complex program demands of the museum and the topographic(...)
octobre 2007, Barcelona
Cosmocaixa: the total museum
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Through an ongoing dialogue between museology and architecture, the director of CosmoCaixa, Jorge Wagensberg, and architects Robert and Esteve Terradas examine the conception and construction of the new Barcelona Science Museum, the CosmoCaixa. By designing a series of built elements, the architects negotiated the complex program demands of the museum and the topographic difficulties of the site. Through an ongoing dialogue between museology and architecture, the director of CosmoCaixa, Jorge Wagensberg, and architects Robert and Esteve Terradas examine the conception and construction of the new Barcelona Science Museum, the CosmoCaixa. By designing a series of built elements, the architects negotiated the complex program demands of the museum and the topographic difficulties of the site.
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One hundred twenty-eight rare photos show Beaux-Arts architecture. Midway, Ferris Wheel, more. Architectural emphasis; full text.
janvier 1900, New York
The Chicago world's fair of 1893 : A photographic record
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One hundred twenty-eight rare photos show Beaux-Arts architecture. Midway, Ferris Wheel, more. Architectural emphasis; full text.
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Présentation d'une cinquantaine de projets architecturaux dessinés à l'occasion des expositions universelles de Paris. Véritables laboratoires, vivants recueils d'architectures et d'ornements, les expositions universelles rythment la vie des grandes capitales, à partir de 1851. L'idée d'une confrontation pacifique, internationale, qui rassemble commerce, industrie et(...)
Les expositions universelles à Paris : architectures réelles ou utopiques
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Présentation d'une cinquantaine de projets architecturaux dessinés à l'occasion des expositions universelles de Paris. Véritables laboratoires, vivants recueils d'architectures et d'ornements, les expositions universelles rythment la vie des grandes capitales, à partir de 1851. L'idée d'une confrontation pacifique, internationale, qui rassemble commerce, industrie et beaux-arts se concrétise avec la première Exposition universelle de Londres : Le Crystal Palace, élevé par Joseph Paxton, devient un monument symbolique et novateur par sa transparence, ses dimensions grandioses, le modernisme de sa réalisation. Lors de la première Exposition universelle parisienne de 1855, l'éblouissante réalisation londonienne suscite le vif désir de donner une expression monumentale à un bâtiment conçu pour durer : le Palais de l'industrie, situé au bas des Champs-Elysées. Il accueille les expositions du Salon jusqu'à sa destruction, pour faire place aux Grand et Petit Palais de l'Exposition de 1900. D'abord peu étendues, centrées autour d'un unique palais, les expositions prennent, à partir de 1867, le visage de véritables cités de l'éphémère, bariolées et colorées, qui, lorsqu'elles sont situées au coeur même de la ville, entrent en totale contradiction avec elle. Grâce à la riche collection de dessins d'architecture du musée d'Orsay et du Fonds Eiffel, cet ouvrage permet d'illustrer l'imagination des architectes, la diversité des édifices et ressuscite d'extraordinaires réalisations aujourd'hui disparues.
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avec la collaboration de Geert Bekaert, Immo Boyken, Sibel Bozdogan, Bernard Espion, Steven Jacobs, Jola Gola, Michel Provost, Sven Sterken, Rostislav Svacha, Jonathan M. Woodham. Volume compréhensive sur l'Expo 58 à Bruxelles.
octobre 2006, Bruxelles
L'architecture moderne à l'expo 58
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avec la collaboration de Geert Bekaert, Immo Boyken, Sibel Bozdogan, Bernard Espion, Steven Jacobs, Jola Gola, Michel Provost, Sven Sterken, Rostislav Svacha, Jonathan M. Woodham. Volume compréhensive sur l'Expo 58 à Bruxelles.
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octobre 2006, Bruxelles
Studio works 11
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The annual compilation of selected student work from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in two volumes.
septembre 2006, Cambridge, Mass.
Studio works 11
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The annual compilation of selected student work from Harvard University Graduate School of Design in two volumes.
Exhibition design
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Exhibition design has become a significant architectural way to present an idea or a product; to communicate its meaning; to show its beauty; and, ideally, to increase sales. This book shows how trade fair and exhibition design projects have evolved into a perfect demonstration of architectural art: an art that combines the forming of space with the use of materials and(...)
juin 2006, Gloucester, MA
Exhibition design
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Exhibition design has become a significant architectural way to present an idea or a product; to communicate its meaning; to show its beauty; and, ideally, to increase sales. This book shows how trade fair and exhibition design projects have evolved into a perfect demonstration of architectural art: an art that combines the forming of space with the use of materials and lighting to achieve a convincing narrative and setting. Whether we find them in trade fairs or in museums, this book gathers the best recent installations, featured through full-color pictures, drawing plans, and sketches; and supplemented with descriptive text with practical information on manufacturers, furniture, and materials.
When space meets art
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How long ago have you been to an exhibition or an event? What information and amusement you get from it? Did you enjoy it? We are thrilled to present you our latest title When Space Meets Art/When Art Meets Space which leads you to taste and feel all sorts of events comprehensively. An exhibition, a party or any kinds of event can encompass all design areas. For many(...)
When space meets art
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How long ago have you been to an exhibition or an event? What information and amusement you get from it? Did you enjoy it? We are thrilled to present you our latest title When Space Meets Art/When Art Meets Space which leads you to taste and feel all sorts of events comprehensively. An exhibition, a party or any kinds of event can encompass all design areas. For many of us who usually focus only on the exhibited items or the subject of events, few of us ever pay attention to the whole design environment. This title will guide you to look and feel it through two key components: spatial design and graphic elements. From 3D to 2D, it demonstrates how structural work including venue setups from exterior to interior makes the whole event outstanding and turn into exceptional eye-catching fascination and how graphic elements from venue decorations to promotional items makes consistency to reflect the whole event concept and affect the affiliation from the exhibited subjects to audience. By that, the title ultimately reveals how these objects affect your sense and blow up your impression to particular events.