John Pawson
dal 21/9/2010 al 29/1/2011
Segnalato da
21/9/2010
John Pawson
Design Museum, London
Plain Space. The exhibition celebrates Pawson's career from the early 1980s to date and includes a selection of landmark commissions including the Sackler Crossing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the new Cistercian Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur in the Czech Republic and Calvin Klein's iconic flagship store in New York, as well as current and future projects. At the heart of the exhibition is a site-specific, full-sized space designed by Pawson to offer a direct and immersive experience of his work. This is the first time the Design Museum has realised a 1:1 scale architectural installation inside the museum.
This autumn, the Design Museum presents a major exhibition on John Pawson. Often
labelled a ‘minimalist’, he is known for his rigorous process of design. By reducing and
editing he creates architecture and product designs of visual clarity, simplicity and
grace.
Plain Space celebrates Pawson’s career from the early 1980s to date and includes a
selection of landmark commissions including the Sackler Crossing at the Royal Botanic
Gardens, Kew, the new Cistercian Monastery of Our Lady of Novy Dvur in the Czech
Republic and Calvin Klein’s iconic flagship store in New York, as well as current and
future projects.
At the heart of the exhibition is a site-specific, full-sized space designed by Pawson to
offer a direct and immersive experience of his work. This is the first time the Design
Museum has realised a 1:1 scale architectural installation inside the museum.
Using a rich range of media the exhibition will explore projects from Pawson’s career.
Specially commissioned, large-scale photography will look at his architecture in the
landscape. Actual architectural elements in stone, bronze, wood and metal taken from a
range of buildings including the Baron House in Sweden and Pawson’s own house in
London will explore his sensitive use of materials. The process of design and
construction will also be shown through photography, film, sketches, study models,
prototypes and interviews relating to a number of projects including a private home in
Treviso, Italy currently under construction. Personal items from the Pawson archive will
also be on display including letters from Karl Lagerfeld and the writer Bruce Chatwin.
A new book, John Pawson Plain Space, written by Alison Morris, will be published by
Phaidon Press to coincide with the opening of the exhibition.
Oepning: wednesday 22 september 2010
Design Museum
Shad Thames SE1 2YD, London
10.00-17.45 daily
Admission: adults 8.50, concessions 6.50, students 5 under 12s free