Dreamland
dal 22/7/2008 al 26/10/2008
Segnalato da
22/7/2008
Dreamland
The Museum of Modern Art - MoMA, New York
Architectural Experiments since the 1970s. During this time, the city as a site for building became the screen for the projection of architectural fantasies and utopias. The exhibition explores these imagined projects, as well as the ways that these experiments eventually resulted in real projects such as family houses and skyscrapers. On show Rem Koolhaas's drawing and other recent acquisitions that include works by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Diller & Scofidio and Simon Ungers.
The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries, third floor
Organized by Andres Lepik, Curator, Department of Architecture and Design.
Rem Koolhaas’s book Delirious New York and several drawings made for the book, including the
recently acquired watercolor Plan of Dreamland (1977), is the point of departure for this exhibition
of works from the collection of the Department of Architecture and Design at MoMA.
The explosion of architectural thoughts and experiments in the 1970s resonates to this
day. Raimund Abraham, Peter Eisenman, Rem Koolhaas, Steven Holl, Hans Hollein are among the
well-known architects practicing today who are inextricably linked to both the practice and theory
of the 1970s. During this time, the city as a site for building—and New York especially—became
the screen for the projection of architectural fantasies and utopias. The exhibition explores these
imagined projects, as well as the ways that these experiments eventually resulted in real projects
such as family houses and skyscrapers.
In addition to the Koolhaas drawing, other recent acquisitions included in the exhibition
include works by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Diller & Scofidio and Simon Ungers. The centerpiece of
the gallery is a display of architectural models organized as a kind of fantasy city juxtaposing in
close relation both unbuilt visionary projects and realized buildings. The outer walls of the gallery
include architectural drawings that compliment and supplement the dreamscape of models.
Upcoming related events:
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
1:30 p.m.
Lectures & Gallery Talks | Gallery Talks
Dreamland: Architectural Experiments since the 1970s
With Nader Vossoughian
The Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium, second floor
Museum lecturers, educators, graduate students, and occasionally curators lead talks in the collection and special exhibitions daily at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Audiences learn about the historical context and significance of modern and contemporary artworks through a process of looking and exchanging ideas with a lecturer.
This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition Dreamland: Architectural Experiments since the 1970s
Sign language interpreted gallery talks are held every fourth Sunday of the month at 1:30 p.m. FM headsets for sound amplification are available for all talks. Lectures are free with Museum admission. Groups are limited to twenty-five. Group stickers are distributed ten minutes prior to each Gallery Talk.
Press Contact: Meg Blackburn, 212/708-9757 or meg_blackburn@moma.org
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