LIVING. Frontiers of Architecture III-IV

14/06/2011. [VIDEO] [Louisiana] Denmark 06/01-10/02.2011
metalocus, PEDRO NAVARRO

How we live, where, why, and with whom. These are but a few of the aspects covered in Louisiana's impressive and diverse summer exhibition entitled "LIVING" which investigates the concepts of home and new modes of life through architectural, social and cultural looks at the world today.

Photo.© LIVING Frontiers of Architecture III-IV.

Photo.© LIVING Frontiers of Architecture III-IV.

Anarchitekton, Brasilia (2002-2004). Photo © Jordi Colomer.

Jordi Colomer is the only Spanish artist and architect included.

The exhibition catalogue Frontiers of Architecture III-IV – Living includes a preface by the curator of the exhibition, Kjeld Kjeldsen, as well as the articles “An exclamation mark that tells me I exist – an anthropological introduction to living” by Mark Vacher, “Cell Block, Egospheres, Self-containers” by Peter Sloterdijk, “Pollen Architecture and Pollen Cities” by Yann Moulier Boutang, as well as “Archipelagos and Pavilions” by Joseph Grima. It also features the poem “Living” by Morten Søndergaard and brief introductory texts to themes and presentations of works in the exhibition.

The exhibition also includes a large installation of BIG's first project in North America West 57th which is seen being built up through time-lapse photography in this short clip. Film, video, photography, drawings, models and installations visualize this diversity, commented on in depth in interviews with artists and architects round off the exhibit which runs from June 1st 2010 - Oct. 2nd 2010.

Participating architects include De Vylder Vinck Taillieu, Belgium; Dorte Mandrup Architects, Denmark; Mats Thomassen, Denmark; Søren Blicher, Denmark; R&Sie(n) Architects, France; MVRDV Architects, Holland; WAM Architects, Holland; Atelier Bow-Wow, Japan; MAD Architects, China; the architect and artist Alexander Brodsky, Moscow; Estudio Teddy Cruz, USA; Herzog & de Meuron Architecten, Switzerland; Tham & Videgård Architects, Sweden; Adam Kalkin, USA; Liquifer System Group, Austria.

Participating artists include Katja Bjørn Jacobsen, Denmark; Peter Funch, Denmark; Pierre Huyghe, France; Aurore Valade, France; Robert Milin, France; Erik Klein Wolterink, Holland; Solmaz Shahbazi, Iran; Ai Weiwei, China; Cao Fei, China; Zhang Huan, China; Wang Quinsong, China; ToroLab, Mexico; Larissa Sansour, Palestine/Denmark; Marjetica Potrč, Slovenia; Jordi Colomer, Spain; Ruth Ewan, UK; Martin Parr, UK; Love Enquist, Sweden; Kimsooja, South Korea; Bastienne Schmidt, Germany; Thomas Schütte, Germany; Gregory Crewdson, USA; Carlo Gianferro, Italy; Christopher Michel, USA; Gaby Thijsse, Holland; L/B, Switzerland; Nullohm, Norway.