Moon Ji Bang
dal 7/7/2014 al 31/12/2014
Segnalato da
7/7/2014
Moon Ji Bang
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art MMCA, Seoul
This project team composed of Choi Jang-won, Park Cheon-kang, and Kwon Kyung-min was chosen as the inaugural winner of The Young Architects Program (YAP).
With its international partnerships, Young Architects Program (YAP) offers selected young designers and architects across the globe the opportunity to create designs that promote diverse uses such as rest, play, and relaxation as well as hosting a series of live events such as shows, music, dance, exhibitions, and performances. In addition architects are encouraged to address environmental issues, including sustainability and recycling, to create highly innovative projects that provide shade, seating, and water. To achieve these goals, MoMA and MoMA PS1 are currently partnering with the National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI) in Rome, CONSTRUCTO in Chile, and Istanbul Modern in Turkey (on a biennial cycle).
In May 2014, The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA PS1, and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA) in Seoul announced a new partnership that will further expand the international YAP to South Korea. YAP Korea provides opportunities for emerging architects in South Korea to create temporary exterior installations for summer programming at the MMCA. The inaugural YAP Korea installation—chosen from finalists by a team of representatives from both museums and representatives from the other YAP International programs—opens on July 8, 2014. Moon Ji Bang, a project team composed of Choi Jang-won, Park Cheon-kang, and Kwon Kyung-min, was chosen as the inaugural winner.
The winner of the 2014 YAP MAXXI installation is Orizzontale (Jacopo Ammendola, Giuseppe Grant, Juan Lopez Cano, Margherita Manfra, Nasrin Mohiti Asli, Roberto Pantaleoni, and Stefano Ragazzo). The 8 ½ installation is a translucent wall made of recycled beer kegs and an inhabitable timber podium that creates both a shining stage for summer events as well as a comfortable protected shadowed area, inviting people to rest, play, watch, and listen.
The winning design for the 2014 edition of YAP Chile, Wicker Forest by the firm Grupo Talca, is composed of a landscape formed by wicker sticks, stacked together forming a four meter high thick forest. The installation will catch particles dragged by the wind, while providing shade and movement. The components will be recycled when the installation closes.
A dedicated YAP International website, MoMA.org/yap, features the selected proposals and designs from the winner of YAP International. The website also includes an archive of past MoMA/MoMA PS1 YAP finalists and winning proposals, interviews with the curators, and installation videos.
Image: Rendering of Shinseon Play by Moon Ji Bang, winning design of YAP Korea 2014. Image courtesy of Moon Ji Bang.
CONTACT:
Paul Jackson
212-708-9593
paul_jackson@moma.org
Margaret Doyle
212-408-6400
margaret_doyle@moma.org
National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art - MMCA
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