Conceptions of Space
John Hill
18. July 2014
Daniel Grataloup (Swiss, born 1937). Urban Proposal with Multiple Thin-shell Capsules. Project, 1970—96. Aerial perspective, 1970. Pencil and ink on vellum, 11 5/8 x 16 1/2″. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the architect. © 2014 Daniel Gratalo
Today is Friday, which means we're heading to the Museum of Modern Art for their UNIQLO Free Friday Nights. One exhibition we're excited to see is Conceptions of Space: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Architecture, curated by Pedro Gadanho.
The exhibition (on display until October 19, 2014) uses the department's recent aquisitions to "addresses how contemporary architects continue to embrace spatial creation as a fundamental focus of their work." Twenty projects by an international group of architects and artists "survey this expanded field" through models, drawings, photographs, videos, and a room-sized installation. Below we highlight a few of the recent aquisitions on display.
Installation view of Conceptions of Space: Recent Acquisitions in Contemporary Architecture. July 4–October 19, 2014. © 2014 The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Photograph: John Wronn
Iwan Baan (Dutch, born 1975). Herzog & de Meuron’s National Stadium, Beijing. 2008. Digital C-print, 36 x 54″. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown. Photograph © Iwan Baan
Kengo Kuma & Associates. GC Prostho Museum Research Center, Kasugai Aichi, Japan. 2010. Model. Pencil on tracing paper, 16 1/2 x 11 3/4″. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the architect. © 2014 Kengo Kuma & Associates
Didier Faustino (French, born Portugal, 1968). Double Happiness. 2009. Photograph on Baryt paper, 29 1/2 x 22 1/16″. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Architecture and Design Purchase Fund. Photograph © Didier Faustino
LOT-EK. APAP OpenSchool, Anyang, Korea. 2010. Model. Cardboard and acrylic, 7 1/2 x 15 x 20″. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art. © 2014 LOT-EK
Jakub Szczęsny (Polish, born 1973). Keret House, Warsaw, Poland. 2012. The Logic. Ink on paper, 11 11/16 x × 16 1/2″. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the architect. © 2014 Jakub Szczęsny
