Tag Exhibitions

16-09-2020

Three new appointments of The Architects Series - the first will focus on Werner Sobek

The Architects Series, the exhibition format created in collaboration with The Plan and sponsored by the Iris Ceramica Group, is back on September 17. Following the long pause imposed by the pandemic lockdown, The Architects Series presents itself to the public with a brand new formula: online webinars that make it possible to overcome physical and geographical boundaries, adapting to the changes taking place in our society. The first appointment of the new series is dedicated to architect Werner Sobek. On 17 September it will be possible to watch the video documentary dedicated to life inside the architectural studio and attend, online, the architect’s lecture entitled “Build More with Less”.

15-09-2020

Architecture Festival in Italy: the winning events

The Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity and Urban Regeneration of Italy’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism has supported an initiative aimed at developing awareness of the importance of contemporary architecture among the public and promoting quality architecture to aid the country’s civil, social and economic progress: the "Architecture Festival" competition saw the selection of seven winning projects for seven events held in the month of September 2020.

11-09-2020

Berlin, the famous Berghain club morphs into an art gallery

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives profoundly, and music venues have suffered more than most from the prevention measures put in place. One of the most famous of these - Berlin’s Berghain Technoclub - has been closed for six months. To keep afloat, it has now been converted indefinitely into a modern art gallery and is hosting the exhibition called Studio Berlin.

08-09-2020

Adrian Streich Città Analoga Exhibition Architektur Galerie Berlin

September 3 marked the inauguration of an exhibition by Zurich architect Adrian Streich at Berlin’s Architektur Galerie. Inspired by Italian architect Aldo Rossi’s “Città Analoga”, meaning “The analogous city”, the exhibition creates an imaginary place in the Architektur Galerie on Karl-Marx-Allee, made up of four projects by four different architect inspiring debate on the design of contemporary urban spaces.

04-09-2020

Opening of Manifesta 13 in Marseille

Opening later than initially scheduled, Manifesta 13 kicked off in Marseille on 28 August. The biennial event is taking place for the first time in France, as an embodiment of the initiative’s cross-disciplinary and multicultural ideals. A team of architects, urbanists, curators and art products explore the specific geographic and sociopolitical context of the French port city.

02-09-2020

Guggenheim Bilbao, great artworks to enjoy at the Museum

Many museums have started reopening after the pandemic outbreak, and one of these is the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain. An icon of 20th-century architecture and at the same time, a treasure trove of significant artworks and fascinating exhibitions, including Olafur Eliasson’s In Real Life.

18-08-2020

The Design Museum in London has reopened with Electronic

The Design Museum in London rolled out the first phase of its post-lockdown reopening plans on Friday 31 July 2020 with the opening of the temporary exhibition Electronic: From Kraftwerk to The Chemical Brothers. An immersive experience in the world of electronic music.

17-08-2020

Special Golden Lion Awards for Calvesi, Celant, Enwezor and Gregotti

Maurizio Calvesi, Germano Celant, Okwui Enwezor and Vittorio Gregotti, the four former Artistic Directors of the Venice Biennial Visual Arts Department who recently passed away, are to receive Special Golden Lions 2020 from the Italian Biennale’s Board of Directors. The awards will be presented at the exhibition "Le Muse Inquiete (The Disquieted Muses). When the Biennale meets History" to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the institution’s foundation, and is curated for the first time by the artistic directors of all the Biennale’s six departments.