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Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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6 June 2013 to 11 August 2013
6 June 2013 to 11 August 2013
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Dissections: Geoffrey Smedley
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Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
Dissections: Geoffrey Smedley
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Dissections brings together several works by Vancouver-based artist Geoffrey Smedley and reflects on many disciplines such as the history of science, geometry, philosophy, and architecture. The exhibition takes the form of a cabinet theatre in the mode of the absurd, staging the mythic figure of Descartes’ Clown, a neurotic and insecure robot that dissects himself with(...)
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6 June 2013 to
11 August 2013
6 June 2013 to
11 August 2013
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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5 September 2013 to 12 January 2014
5 September 2013 to 12 January 2014
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H-BLOCK: Prison Housing – Donovan Wylie
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The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
H-BLOCK: Prison Housing – Donovan Wylie
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The H-Block buildings of Maze Prison were a potent symbol of the often violent political struggles in Northern Ireland known today as the Troubles. The prison, opened in 1971 by the British government, was designed to keep apart warring loyalist and republican paramilitaries, the latter demanding to be treated as prisoners of war rather than criminals. As part of this(...)
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5 September 2013 to
12 January 2014
5 September 2013 to
12 January 2014
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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5 September 2013 to 5 December 2013
5 September 2013 to 5 December 2013
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H-BLOCK: Social Housing – Ilse Bing
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
H-BLOCK: Social Housing – Ilse Bing
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In 1929, Ilse Bing bought a Leica camera and started a photographic career that took her from Frankfurt to New York via Paris. While still in Frankfurt, she was commissioned by architect and urban planner Mart Stam to undertake a photographic survey of the modern buildings that were being erected in the city, including the Henry and Emma Budge-Heim H-block building. Built(...)
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5 September 2013 to
5 December 2013
5 September 2013 to
5 December 2013
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The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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18 April 2002 to 29 September 2002
18 April 2002 to 29 September 2002
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Lewis Baltz: The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California
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The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
Lewis Baltz: The New Industrial Parks Near Irvine, California
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The exhibition presents a work by American artist Lewis Baltz that provokes critical thought on the relationships between architecture, landscape, and photography. The New Industrial Parks is part of a monographic series developed in the 1970s (The Tract Houses, Maryland, Nevada and Park City) that deals with wide-ranging cultural and philosophical questions about(...)
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18 April 2002 to
29 September 2002
18 April 2002 to
29 September 2002
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
Date:
17 June 2010 to 17 October 2010
17 June 2010 to 17 October 2010
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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary
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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary
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Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary explores the fundamental role of drawing in the work avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis. One of the most important figures in late twentieth-century music, Xenakis is also known for his innovative work on Le Corbusier’s La Tourette and Philips Pavilion. Curated by Sharon Kanach and Carey Lovelace, The Drawing Center.(...)
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17 June 2010 to
17 October 2010
17 June 2010 to
17 October 2010
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Octagonal gallery
Octagonal gallery
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PHCON2002:0016:018
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Binder documents correspondence addressed to Anne Alpert in New York City, New York and at her summer house in Sag Harbor, New York, along with memorabilia and photographs from the mid-1970s to the end of her life in 1997. Included are the letters of condolences following the deaths of her two sons, John Sebastian Matta, who died in 1976, and Gordon Matta-Clark, who died in 1978. Also documented is Alpert's ongoing relationship with members of the Matta family, including Roberto Matta, Malitte Matta and their daughter Federica. Reviews and announcements of exhibitions by Roberto Matta as well as Matta-Clark are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
PHCON2002:0016:018
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Binder documents correspondence addressed to Anne Alpert in New York City, New York and at her summer house in Sag Harbor, New York, along with memorabilia and photographs from the mid-1970s to the end of her life in 1997. Included are the letters of condolences following the deaths of her two sons, John Sebastian Matta, who died in 1976, and Gordon Matta-Clark, who died in 1978. Also documented is Alpert's ongoing relationship with members of the Matta family, including Roberto Matta, Malitte Matta and their daughter Federica. Reviews and announcements of exhibitions by Roberto Matta as well as Matta-Clark are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
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1976-1997
1976-1997
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Gordon Matta-Clark Mother's papers: Letters from 1976 to 1996
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PHCON2002:0016:018
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Binder documents correspondence addressed to Anne Alpert in New York City, New York and at her summer house in Sag Harbor, New York, along with memorabilia and photographs from the mid-1970s to the end of her life in 1997. Included are the letters of condolences following the deaths of her two sons, John Sebastian Matta, who died in 1976, and Gordon Matta-Clark, who died in 1978. Also documented is Alpert's ongoing relationship with members of the Matta family, including Roberto Matta, Malitte Matta and their daughter Federica. Reviews and announcements of exhibitions by Roberto Matta as well as Matta-Clark are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
Gordon Matta-Clark Mother's papers: Letters from 1976 to 1996
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PHCON2002:0016:018
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Binder documents correspondence addressed to Anne Alpert in New York City, New York and at her summer house in Sag Harbor, New York, along with memorabilia and photographs from the mid-1970s to the end of her life in 1997. Included are the letters of condolences following the deaths of her two sons, John Sebastian Matta, who died in 1976, and Gordon Matta-Clark, who died in 1978. Also documented is Alpert's ongoing relationship with members of the Matta family, including Roberto Matta, Malitte Matta and their daughter Federica. Reviews and announcements of exhibitions by Roberto Matta as well as Matta-Clark are also included. Binder contains photographs and textual records.
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1976-1997
1976-1997
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On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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18 January 2017 to 11 June 2017
18 January 2017 to 11 June 2017
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Phyllis Lambert: 75 Years At Work
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On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
Phyllis Lambert: 75 Years At Work
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On the occasion of Phyllis Lambert’s ninetieth birthday, this exhibition offers an autobiographical glimpse into the evolution of the CCA founder’s ideas and her work as an architect, activist, editor, and curator. Highlighting her deep commitment to the city and to intellectual research, this display of archival material from the CCA’s collection, institutional archives,(...)
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18 January 2017 to
11 June 2017
18 January 2017 to
11 June 2017
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Hall cases
Hall cases
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ARCH256503
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"Over rough flooring and to increasingly uncomfortable sound and lighting the visitor to the Christian Pavilion enters the negative zone where he becomes vividly conscious of hatred, family quarrels, starvation, hunger and war, resulting from man's attempt to conduct his life without God. / Dans la seconde zone, l'espace architectural, les images et les sons ont été conçus de manière à créer un[e] impression de malaise et un sentiment d'inquiétude. Les murs convergent, le plafond s'abaisse, des images illustrant les querrelles [sic], l'oppression, la famine, la haine et la guerre, exposeront les conséquences tragiques du comportement négatif de l'homme lorsqu'il s'éloigne de l'Evangile de Jésus-Christ."--Description.
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"Over rough flooring and to increasingly uncomfortable sound and lighting the visitor to the Christian Pavilion enters the negative zone where he becomes vividly conscious of hatred, family quarrels, starvation, hunger and war, resulting from man's attempt to conduct his life without God. / Dans la seconde zone, l'espace architectural, les images et les sons ont été conçus de manière à créer un[e] impression de malaise et un sentiment d'inquiétude. Les murs convergent, le plafond s'abaisse, des images illustrant les querrelles [sic], l'oppression, la famine, la haine et la guerre, exposeront les conséquences tragiques du comportement négatif de l'homme lorsqu'il s'éloigne de l'Evangile de Jésus-Christ."--Description.
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1967
1967
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Interior view of the Christian Pavilion?, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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"Over rough flooring and to increasingly uncomfortable sound and lighting the visitor to the Christian Pavilion enters the negative zone where he becomes vividly conscious of hatred, family quarrels, starvation, hunger and war, resulting from man's attempt to conduct his life without God. / Dans la seconde zone, l'espace architectural, les images et les sons ont été conçus de manière à créer un[e] impression de malaise et un sentiment d'inquiétude. Les murs convergent, le plafond s'abaisse, des images illustrant les querrelles [sic], l'oppression, la famine, la haine et la guerre, exposeront les conséquences tragiques du comportement négatif de l'homme lorsqu'il s'éloigne de l'Evangile de Jésus-Christ."--Description.
Interior view of the Christian Pavilion?, Expo 67, Montréal, Québec
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"Over rough flooring and to increasingly uncomfortable sound and lighting the visitor to the Christian Pavilion enters the negative zone where he becomes vividly conscious of hatred, family quarrels, starvation, hunger and war, resulting from man's attempt to conduct his life without God. / Dans la seconde zone, l'espace architectural, les images et les sons ont été conçus de manière à créer un[e] impression de malaise et un sentiment d'inquiétude. Les murs convergent, le plafond s'abaisse, des images illustrant les querrelles [sic], l'oppression, la famine, la haine et la guerre, exposeront les conséquences tragiques du comportement négatif de l'homme lorsqu'il s'éloigne de l'Evangile de Jésus-Christ."--Description.
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1967
1967
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Material Witness
Material Witness
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Susanne Kriemann on how photography records radioactive landscapes
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The Lives of Documents, Photography as a Project, Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, Susanne Kriemann, conversation, oral history, radioactive landscapes
The Lives of Documents, Photography as a Project, Stefano Graziani and Bas Princen, Susanne Kriemann, conversation, oral history, radioactive landscapes
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11 March 2024
11 March 2024
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Learning from… Lagos
Learning from… Lagos
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Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and a team of students from The Harvard Project on the City are followed over a 2-year period as they research Lagos, Nigeria in Lagos Wide and Close (Netherlands, 2005), a documentary by Bregtje van der Haak. Lagos is home to an estimated 15 million people whose survival depends on improvisation, networking, and risk-taking. Despite extreme(...)
Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and a team of students from The Harvard Project on the City are followed over a 2-year period as they research Lagos, Nigeria in Lagos Wide and Close (Netherlands, 2005), a documentary by Bregtje van der Haak. Lagos is home to an estimated 15 million people whose survival depends on improvisation, networking, and risk-taking. Despite extreme(...)
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
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29 March 2007 , 6pm
29 March 2007 , 6pm
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Learning from… Lagos
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Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and a team of students from The Harvard Project on the City are followed over a 2-year period as they research Lagos, Nigeria in Lagos Wide and Close (Netherlands, 2005), a documentary by Bregtje van der Haak. Lagos is home to an estimated 15 million people whose survival depends on improvisation, networking, and risk-taking. Despite extreme(...)
Learning from… Lagos
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Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and a team of students from The Harvard Project on the City are followed over a 2-year period as they research Lagos, Nigeria in Lagos Wide and Close (Netherlands, 2005), a documentary by Bregtje van der Haak. Lagos is home to an estimated 15 million people whose survival depends on improvisation, networking, and risk-taking. Despite extreme(...)
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29 March 2007
6pm
29 March 2007
6pm
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Paul Desmarais Theatre
Paul Desmarais Theatre
