“The Way We Live Now, Modernist Ideologies at Work”, 2015
Curator: James Voorhies (lives and works in U.S.) Description: Modern architecture had high aspirations—no less than a radical change in the structure of society, or so was the hope of modernist architects. Figures such as Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, and Adolf Loos pursued ideals of progress, rationality, and purity in their architecture, design, […]
Falke Pisano, “Object, the Undeniable Success of Operations,” 2008
Curator: Falke Pisano (born 1978 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; lives and works in Berlin, Germany). Description: “Monographic presentations often imply a self-reflective moment, a moment in which the artistic process of the artist is briefly frozen and can be subject to investigation. The exhibition ‘Object, The Undeniable Success of Operations’ is constructed around that fact. […]
Leonor Antunes, “Dwelling Place,” 2007
Artist: Leonor Antunes (born 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal; lives and works in Lisbon and Berlin, Germany). Curator: Aurélie Voltz. Description: A 2007 exhibition for the Associazione Barriera in Turin, Italy based on Eileen Gray.
Kasper Akhøj, Untitled (Schindler/Gray), 2006
Artist: Kasper Akhøj (born 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark; lives and works in Copenhagen and New York City, USA). Description: “In the slide installation Untitled (Schindler/Gray) (2006), Akhøj interrelates the histories of two early modern houses: Eileen Gray’s Villa E.1027 in Roquebrune—Cap Martin, France (1926-1929), and Rudolph M. Schindler’s Kings Rd. House in Hollywood (1921-1922). A […]
Kasper Akhøj, Welcome (to the Teknival), 2008-
Artist: Kasper Akhøj (born 1976 in Copenhagen, Denmark; lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark). Material: Silver gelatin prints. Description: “In Welcome (to the Teknival), Kasper Akhøj examines the process of restoration which is currently taking place at Eileen Gray’s Villa E.1027 in Roquebrune, Cap Martin. Taking as a starting point the series of images that Eileen Gray […]
Leonor Antunes, a spine wall suppressed all draughts, 2008
Artist: Leonor Antunes (born 1972 in Lisbon, Portugal; lives and works in Berlin, Germany). Material: Leather and Fiberglass Description: “a spine wall suppressed all draughts belongs to a series of works Leonor Antunes conceived following her research on E-1027, a seaside villa in Southern France designed by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici and built between 1926 […]
“Yesterday’s Tomorrows,” 2010
Curator: Lesley Johnstone (lives and works in Montreal, Canada). Description: “Why have so many contemporary artists returned in recent years to the forms, ideas and aspirations of Modernist architecture and design? “This question lies at the heart of Yesterday’s Tomorrows, an exhibition that brings together works by ten Canadian and international artists who examine Modernism […]
Paulette Phillips, History appears twice, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce, 2010
Artist: Paulette Phillips (born 1956 in Nova Scotia, Canada; lives and works in Toronto and London, Canada). Materials: Mixed media; Single-channel video with audio, 32 min. Description: “History appears twice, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” is a suite composed of sculptural works, furniture, and a video that enfold the facets of […]
Nicole Wermers, “Untitled (Chairs)” series, 2014-15
Artist: Nicole Wermers (born 1971 in Emsdetten, Germany; lives and works in London, England). Materials: Vintage fur, steel tubing, upholstery, silk, and velvet; variable dimensions. Description: “‘Untitled Chairs’ (2014-15), is a series of unique dining chair and fur coat assemblages where the individual garments are seamlessly and permanently sewn around a chair’s form creating an entirely […]
“Display Show,” 2016
Curator: Céline Condorelli (born 1974 in France; lives and works in London, England), Gavin Wade (born in Great Britain; lives and works in Birmingham, England), and James Langdon (lives and works in Birmingham). Description: An exhibition of work by contemporary artists about modernist display practices presented at Temple Bar Gallery in Dublin, Eastside Projects in Birmingham, […]
