Friday, July 17, 2015

Joseph Cornell Exhibition at the Royal Academy 4 July — 27 Sept 2015


"Wanderlust brings together 80 of Cornell’s most remarkable boxes, assemblages, collages and films, some never before seen outside the USA. Entirely self-taught, the independence of Cornell’s creative voice won the admiration of artists from Marcel Duchamp and the Surrealists, to Robert Motherwell and the Abstract Expressionists, with echoes of his work felt in Pop and Minimalist art."

at the Royal Academy of Arts
4 July — 27 September
Saturday – Thursday 10am – 6pm
Friday 10am – 10pm

more here.

Monday, July 13, 2015

The Brewery Yard by Tzannes




"From the Architect: This project integrates the plant equipment for a tri-generation plant with the historic Carlton and United Brewery building on the fringe of the 
Sydney CBD... We developed an innovative formal solution to this problem where the
form of the new work arose from the integration of complex profile of the existing roofline with the organic regular form of the plant equipment within."

from archdaily.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Bartlett Show 27 June – Saturday 11 July




Exhibition open to the public

Saturday 27 June – Saturday 11 July

Family activities on Saturday 27 June

140 Hampstead Road, London, NW1 2BX






more info here.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

University of Westminster BAIA work at Freerange Exhibition, Brick Lane


'Non-conformist' Guest Rooms by heri&salli, Heribert Wolfmayr and Josef Saller

The "architectural duo heri&salli... turned their backs on technological temptations to come up with a kind of 'negative design' that renders the history and original fabric of the building visible. This is seen in the exposed wooden beams and locally-made bricks that lend the rooms a cave-like atmosphere."

Study models
more at Detail. (worth a look!)

Friday, June 19, 2015

'Everything is Architecture' Discussion on Fri 19 June, 1pm at the ICA




"With the spotlight on architecture as the London Festival of Architecture takes over the capital this month and we look ahead to our forthcoming display Everything is Architecture: Bau Magazine from the 60s and 70s (opening 28 July), our Culture Now series looks to architectural practice.

In light of the upcoming display Everything is Architecture: Bau Magazine from the 60s and 70s, this talk serves as a precursory investigation into the little-known Austrian magazine Bau, co-edited between 1965 and 1970 by Hans Hollein, Walter Pichler, Günther Feuerstein and others.

Part of the London Festival of Architecture, for this event, Prof. Murray Fraser will chair a discussion with Peter Cook and architectural historian (and occasional visiting critic for BAIA) Dr. Eva Branscome."

Fri 19 Jun, 1pm

ICA
The Mall
London, London SW1Y 5AH
United Kingdom

Saturday, May 23, 2015

'Corporeality, objects, and other stuff' at Fold Gallery 5th June-11th July


"FOLD is pleased to present Corporeality, Objects and Other Stuff a group show consisting of painting and sculpture. Each artist in this show approaches the material and physical matter of their work using a combination of sophisticated visual playfulness, and a range of carefully considered responses to modernism and abstraction."

FOLD is within walking distance of the studio:
158 New Cavendish St
London W1W 6YW

more here.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

The Retti Candle Shop by Hans Hollein (1966)


In 1966, Hans Hollein  designed  the Retti candle shop for a site just 12ft wide. "...designed like a sparkling aluminium jewellery box, with a grand triumphal entrance in the shape of a cartoonish ionic column punched through its metallic facade, framed by glazed display windows on either side, (it) pulled out at angles towards the street. This thin curtain of aluminium continued within, forming a reflective backdrop to displays of candles, arranged like grand organ pipes beneath bespoke globe light fittings."
from the guardian.
more here.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

'Heavenly River' installation by Julien Salaud


"A luminous, panoramic landscape of UV-coated thread enchants a subterranean cellar in Julien Salaud’s newest site-specific installation, Fleuve Céleste (The Heavenly River). 82 feet beneath the ground, in the cellars of the Maison Ackerman, the eccentric artist has spun a “magical bestiary” with approximately 28 miles of cotton thread and 65,000 nails."


Saturday, April 25, 2015

Tokyo Bar by Kengo Kuma


"Tufts of brightly coloured electrical cabling give the walls and furniture of this bar by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma a hairy appearance. The tangle of rainbow-hued wires drapes down the walls, over table-tops and chair backs, and around light-fittings in Tetchan – a bar that serves grilled meat skewers known as Yakitori."

more at dezeen.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Old Mill Hotel by GRAFT


From the architect: "In the white city of Old Beograd, near the banks of the Sava River, GRAFT transformed the historic building of the “Old Mill” into a 4 Star hotel. The ambitious interior concept embraces and enhances the existing historical structures with new materials, colors and shapes, activating the original qualities of the cultural monument and hence creating a unique visual experience."
more at archdaily.