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Housing speaks directly to the challenges that define our times: social inequality, ecological crisis, displacement, asylum, migration and privatization. Framing the neo-liberal context as a defining condition of contemporary housing, International Case Studies consists of two parts: a series of essays by authors from architecture, anthropology, economy and literature,(...)
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Housing speaks directly to the challenges that define our times: social inequality, ecological crisis, displacement, asylum, migration and privatization. Framing the neo-liberal context as a defining condition of contemporary housing, International Case Studies consists of two parts: a series of essays by authors from architecture, anthropology, economy and literature,(...)
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Collective Housing
Collective Housing
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July 2016
July 2016
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Housing after the neoliberal turn: international case studies
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Housing speaks directly to the challenges that define our times: social inequality, ecological crisis, displacement, asylum, migration and privatization. Framing the neo-liberal context as a defining condition of contemporary housing, International Case Studies consists of two parts: a series of essays by authors from architecture, anthropology, economy and literature, and an “atlas” of global housing that takes neo-liberalism as its starting point. The essays shed light on the challenges and conflicts of contemporary housing production from Andrew Herscher’s research on the politics of “blight” in Detroit to Justin McGuirk’s text on domesticity as data and universal housing questions eclipse by the “Internet of Things.” Conceptualized and compiled by architectural critic-historian Anne Kockelkorn and Columbia professor Reinhold Martin, the illustrated “atlas” presents 33 housing examples rarely seen together and invites readers to think of housing as an unstable constellation evolving within the power relations of territorial processes.
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Housing speaks directly to the challenges that define our times: social inequality, ecological crisis, displacement, asylum, migration and privatization. Framing the neo-liberal context as a defining condition of contemporary housing, International Case Studies consists of two parts: a series of essays by authors from architecture, anthropology, economy and literature, and an “atlas” of global housing that takes neo-liberalism as its starting point. The essays shed light on the challenges and conflicts of contemporary housing production from Andrew Herscher’s research on the politics of “blight” in Detroit to Justin McGuirk’s text on domesticity as data and universal housing questions eclipse by the “Internet of Things.” Conceptualized and compiled by architectural critic-historian Anne Kockelkorn and Columbia professor Reinhold Martin, the illustrated “atlas” presents 33 housing examples rarely seen together and invites readers to think of housing as an unstable constellation evolving within the power relations of territorial processes.
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Collective Housing
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In this collection of mediations on what Baudelaire championed (and Michael Fried chastised) as presentness, Lavin investigates the convergence of notions such as liveness, the provisional and the obsolete in revealing qualities of the contemporary. Three sets of essays explore different forms of architectural time, particularly as they shape the differences between(...)
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In this collection of mediations on what Baudelaire championed (and Michael Fried chastised) as presentness, Lavin investigates the convergence of notions such as liveness, the provisional and the obsolete in revealing qualities of the contemporary. Three sets of essays explore different forms of architectural time, particularly as they shape the differences between(...)
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AA words 13: Flash in the pan
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In this collection of mediations on what Baudelaire championed (and Michael Fried chastised) as presentness, Lavin investigates the convergence of notions such as liveness, the provisional and the obsolete in revealing qualities of the contemporary. Three sets of essays explore different forms of architectural time, particularly as they shape the differences between history, theory and criticism as genres of writing.
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In this collection of mediations on what Baudelaire championed (and Michael Fried chastised) as presentness, Lavin investigates the convergence of notions such as liveness, the provisional and the obsolete in revealing qualities of the contemporary. Three sets of essays explore different forms of architectural time, particularly as they shape the differences between history, theory and criticism as genres of writing.
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February 2014
February 2014
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Architectural Theory
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural(...)
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural(...)
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Canadian Architects
Canadian Architects
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May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
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Richard Henriquez : selected works 1964-2005
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural Institute of Canada/Governor General’s Awards and five Lieutenant Governor’s Awards, the firm, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, combines unique contemporary design with sensitivity to historical context and urban fabric.
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Richard Henriquez is a major figure in Canadian architecture today. Born in Jamaica and educated at the University of Manitoba and MIT, and recently awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, he is the founding partner of Henriquez Partners, a firm recognized internationally for its design excellence. The winner of six Royal Architectural Institute of Canada/Governor General’s Awards and five Lieutenant Governor’s Awards, the firm, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, combines unique contemporary design with sensitivity to historical context and urban fabric.
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May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
May 2006, Vancouver / Toronto
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Canadian Architects
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Citix60: Berlin
Citix60: Berlin
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Local creatives give you the inside scoop on the architecture, art, shopping, dining, and nightlife in Berlin in Victionarys up-to-date guide. Get in touch with the rich culture and history of the city by having a German feast at Caf_ Atlantic for breakfast, visiting Corbusierhaus by the renowned Le Corbusier, enjoying the festivals and contemporary art exhibits at(...)
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Local creatives give you the inside scoop on the architecture, art, shopping, dining, and nightlife in Berlin in Victionarys up-to-date guide. Get in touch with the rich culture and history of the city by having a German feast at Caf_ Atlantic for breakfast, visiting Corbusierhaus by the renowned Le Corbusier, enjoying the festivals and contemporary art exhibits at(...)
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Citix60: Berlin
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Local creatives give you the inside scoop on the architecture, art, shopping, dining, and nightlife in Berlin in Victionarys up-to-date guide. Get in touch with the rich culture and history of the city by having a German feast at Caf_ Atlantic for breakfast, visiting Corbusierhaus by the renowned Le Corbusier, enjoying the festivals and contemporary art exhibits at Martine-Gropius-Bau, hunting for vintage finds at Arkonaplatz Vintage Market, and tasting the craft beers at microbrewery Hops & Barley. Folding map cover
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Local creatives give you the inside scoop on the architecture, art, shopping, dining, and nightlife in Berlin in Victionarys up-to-date guide. Get in touch with the rich culture and history of the city by having a German feast at Caf_ Atlantic for breakfast, visiting Corbusierhaus by the renowned Le Corbusier, enjoying the festivals and contemporary art exhibits at Martine-Gropius-Bau, hunting for vintage finds at Arkonaplatz Vintage Market, and tasting the craft beers at microbrewery Hops & Barley. Folding map cover
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December 2014
December 2014
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City Guides
City Guides
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In eleven pointed and sometimes provocative conversations, architect and professor of architecture, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani uses a critique of contemporary urban planning to develop principles for reestablishing the discipline. In seven projects designed with these principles in mind, he shows how his vigorous reinterpretation of the field can be implemented and what(...)
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In eleven pointed and sometimes provocative conversations, architect and professor of architecture, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani uses a critique of contemporary urban planning to develop principles for reestablishing the discipline. In seven projects designed with these principles in mind, he shows how his vigorous reinterpretation of the field can be implemented and what(...)
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Urban design as craft : eleven conversations and seven projects, 1999-2011
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In eleven pointed and sometimes provocative conversations, architect and professor of architecture, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani uses a critique of contemporary urban planning to develop principles for reestablishing the discipline. In seven projects designed with these principles in mind, he shows how his vigorous reinterpretation of the field can be implemented and what a fresh start can look like. Magnago Lampugnani envisages a calm modern city that can measure itself against the historic city, while emphasizing sustainability and providing a home for a multifaceted and continually changing society.
Urban design as craft : eleven conversations and seven projects, 1999-2011
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In eleven pointed and sometimes provocative conversations, architect and professor of architecture, Vittorio Magnago Lampugnani uses a critique of contemporary urban planning to develop principles for reestablishing the discipline. In seven projects designed with these principles in mind, he shows how his vigorous reinterpretation of the field can be implemented and what a fresh start can look like. Magnago Lampugnani envisages a calm modern city that can measure itself against the historic city, while emphasizing sustainability and providing a home for a multifaceted and continually changing society.
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June 2012
June 2012
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Urban Theory
Urban Theory
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Perhaps most well known for the iconic sculpture "Cadillac Ranch" and performances like "Media Burn", the radical architecture and media art group Ant Farm created an abundance of works across disciplines — including video, publications, built environments, and performance. Less known are the group’s “time capsule” works made throughout their career, which rejected the(...)
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Perhaps most well known for the iconic sculpture "Cadillac Ranch" and performances like "Media Burn", the radical architecture and media art group Ant Farm created an abundance of works across disciplines — including video, publications, built environments, and performance. Less known are the group’s “time capsule” works made throughout their career, which rejected the(...)
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March 2017
March 2017
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The present is the form of all life: the time capsules of Ant Farm and LST
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Perhaps most well known for the iconic sculpture "Cadillac Ranch" and performances like "Media Burn", the radical architecture and media art group Ant Farm created an abundance of works across disciplines — including video, publications, built environments, and performance. Less known are the group’s “time capsule” works made throughout their career, which rejected the idea of the time capsule as a reliable means of cultural preservation. Published as a supplement to the exhibition "The Present Is the Form of All Life: The Time Capsules of Ant Farm and LST", this book features essays, an interview with LST, and many never before published or reproduced images of archival material, tracing the time capsule works of Ant Farm and successor group LST from analog archive to digital database.
The present is the form of all life: the time capsules of Ant Farm and LST
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Perhaps most well known for the iconic sculpture "Cadillac Ranch" and performances like "Media Burn", the radical architecture and media art group Ant Farm created an abundance of works across disciplines — including video, publications, built environments, and performance. Less known are the group’s “time capsule” works made throughout their career, which rejected the idea of the time capsule as a reliable means of cultural preservation. Published as a supplement to the exhibition "The Present Is the Form of All Life: The Time Capsules of Ant Farm and LST", this book features essays, an interview with LST, and many never before published or reproduced images of archival material, tracing the time capsule works of Ant Farm and successor group LST from analog archive to digital database.
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March 2017
March 2017
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This richly illustrated monograph looks at André Volten's stylistic development by examining a large number of works from his sculptural output. The writers also consider Volten's significance to sculpture in the Netherlands and on the international art scene, as well as(...)
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This richly illustrated monograph looks at André Volten's stylistic development by examining a large number of works from his sculptural output. The writers also consider Volten's significance to sculpture in the Netherlands and on the international art scene, as well as(...)
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September 2000, Rotterdam
September 2000, Rotterdam
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André Volten : sculpture in private space/sculpture in public space
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This richly illustrated monograph looks at André Volten's stylistic development by examining a large number of works from his sculptural output. The writers also consider Volten's significance to sculpture in the Netherlands and on the international art scene, as well as discussing his development of the Constructivist aesthetic. Since the 1950s, André Volten (b. 1925) has made an exceptional contribution to sculpture in public space, and examples of his prolific output can be seen in the Netherlands and beyond. He has also been an important protagonist in the debate about the need for art within the public domain. The integration of architecture and visual art, as seen in Volten's work, demonstrates how these two disciplines can complement and invigorate each other.
André Volten : sculpture in private space/sculpture in public space
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This richly illustrated monograph looks at André Volten's stylistic development by examining a large number of works from his sculptural output. The writers also consider Volten's significance to sculpture in the Netherlands and on the international art scene, as well as discussing his development of the Constructivist aesthetic. Since the 1950s, André Volten (b. 1925) has made an exceptional contribution to sculpture in public space, and examples of his prolific output can be seen in the Netherlands and beyond. He has also been an important protagonist in the debate about the need for art within the public domain. The integration of architecture and visual art, as seen in Volten's work, demonstrates how these two disciplines can complement and invigorate each other.
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September 2000, Rotterdam
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Dating from the early 1970s, ‘'Design and the Building Site'’ is Sérgio Ferro’s most influential theoretical work. Written just after Ferro had arrived in France after fleeing the military dictatorship that took power in Brazil in 1964 and arrested him in 1970 for his involvement in active resistance, the essay reflects much of what he had left behind: encounters with(...)
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Dating from the early 1970s, ‘'Design and the Building Site'’ is Sérgio Ferro’s most influential theoretical work. Written just after Ferro had arrived in France after fleeing the military dictatorship that took power in Brazil in 1964 and arrested him in 1970 for his involvement in active resistance, the essay reflects much of what he had left behind: encounters with(...)
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The building site and the design
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Dating from the early 1970s, ‘'Design and the Building Site'’ is Sérgio Ferro’s most influential theoretical work. Written just after Ferro had arrived in France after fleeing the military dictatorship that took power in Brazil in 1964 and arrested him in 1970 for his involvement in active resistance, the essay reflects much of what he had left behind: encounters with Brasilia’s harsh construction sites; experiences with the collective ''Arquitetura Nova''; work on the editorial committee of the journal ''Teoria e Prática''; and the year Ferro spent in prison, befriending construction workers and reading Freud. The text constitutes a critique of architectural production under capitalism, surveying the political economy of architectural production and its influence on the contemporary practice of architecture. Half a century after its first publication, and in the face of capitalism’s greatest crisis, it has never offered such a pressingly relevant call for action. This edition contextualises and expands on Ferro’s essay with earlier and later texts, clarifying both the contextual and theoretical elements at play in its argument. A preface written by Ferro especially for this first English-language edition recounts his journey from Brasilia’s building sites to the experiments of ''Arquitetura Nova'', as well as a topic he has rarely touched on before: postmodernism.
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Dating from the early 1970s, ‘'Design and the Building Site'’ is Sérgio Ferro’s most influential theoretical work. Written just after Ferro had arrived in France after fleeing the military dictatorship that took power in Brazil in 1964 and arrested him in 1970 for his involvement in active resistance, the essay reflects much of what he had left behind: encounters with Brasilia’s harsh construction sites; experiences with the collective ''Arquitetura Nova''; work on the editorial committee of the journal ''Teoria e Prática''; and the year Ferro spent in prison, befriending construction workers and reading Freud. The text constitutes a critique of architectural production under capitalism, surveying the political economy of architectural production and its influence on the contemporary practice of architecture. Half a century after its first publication, and in the face of capitalism’s greatest crisis, it has never offered such a pressingly relevant call for action. This edition contextualises and expands on Ferro’s essay with earlier and later texts, clarifying both the contextual and theoretical elements at play in its argument. A preface written by Ferro especially for this first English-language edition recounts his journey from Brasilia’s building sites to the experiments of ''Arquitetura Nova'', as well as a topic he has rarely touched on before: postmodernism.
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April 2025
April 2025
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Architects on dwelling
Architects on dwelling
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While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, ''Architects on dwelling'' takes a close look at how that outcome is created. To design any kind of dwelling, architects draw on both their reservoir of ideas as well as their own experiences as fellow inhabitants of such structures. This book explores how architects design the places we inhabit(...)
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While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, ''Architects on dwelling'' takes a close look at how that outcome is created. To design any kind of dwelling, architects draw on both their reservoir of ideas as well as their own experiences as fellow inhabitants of such structures. This book explores how architects design the places we inhabit(...)
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Architects on dwelling
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While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, ''Architects on dwelling'' takes a close look at how that outcome is created. To design any kind of dwelling, architects draw on both their reservoir of ideas as well as their own experiences as fellow inhabitants of such structures. This book explores how architects design the places we inhabit and how those places in turn inform the manner in which we live, in ways beyond lifestyle and personal taste. Through contributions by Stephen Hoey, Henry McKeown & Ian Alexander, James Mitchell, Stacey Philips, Christopher Platt, Adrian Stewart, and Miranda Webster—most of whom are Scotland-based practitioners as well as teachers in The Glasgow School of Art—it reveals the unique values and qualities that inform their design processes. In their essays, they focus mostly on one exemplary building, explaining how and why they design the way they do. Dick van Gameren, Simon Henley, and Graeme Hutton, distinguished experts and themselves architect-educators, place this work within an international context and provide insightful comment about what these design approaches inform us about contemporary design in Scotland. Complemented with a wide range of images, these essays both illuminate the architects’ motivations and inspirations and celebrate their featured works.
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While most books on architecture focus on the architectural outcome itself, ''Architects on dwelling'' takes a close look at how that outcome is created. To design any kind of dwelling, architects draw on both their reservoir of ideas as well as their own experiences as fellow inhabitants of such structures. This book explores how architects design the places we inhabit and how those places in turn inform the manner in which we live, in ways beyond lifestyle and personal taste. Through contributions by Stephen Hoey, Henry McKeown & Ian Alexander, James Mitchell, Stacey Philips, Christopher Platt, Adrian Stewart, and Miranda Webster—most of whom are Scotland-based practitioners as well as teachers in The Glasgow School of Art—it reveals the unique values and qualities that inform their design processes. In their essays, they focus mostly on one exemplary building, explaining how and why they design the way they do. Dick van Gameren, Simon Henley, and Graeme Hutton, distinguished experts and themselves architect-educators, place this work within an international context and provide insightful comment about what these design approaches inform us about contemporary design in Scotland. Complemented with a wide range of images, these essays both illuminate the architects’ motivations and inspirations and celebrate their featured works.
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July 2022
July 2022
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Architectural Theory
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Se risquer à prendre l'initiative d'un projet n'est pas toujours un bon calcul. Cet engagement personnel compte trop peu en face des projets de ceux qui détiennent l'autorité. Être intégré à ceux-là en revanche est une stratégie qui peut se révéler plus rentable. Ce n'est pas là une simple formalité. Soit. Mais la participation au projet se mérite parce que c'est un gage(...)
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Se risquer à prendre l'initiative d'un projet n'est pas toujours un bon calcul. Cet engagement personnel compte trop peu en face des projets de ceux qui détiennent l'autorité. Être intégré à ceux-là en revanche est une stratégie qui peut se révéler plus rentable. Ce n'est pas là une simple formalité. Soit. Mais la participation au projet se mérite parce que c'est un gage(...)
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Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
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January 1900, Orléans
January 1900, Orléans
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Kristina Solomoukha : les principes ne sont pas négociables
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Se risquer à prendre l'initiative d'un projet n'est pas toujours un bon calcul. Cet engagement personnel compte trop peu en face des projets de ceux qui détiennent l'autorité. Être intégré à ceux-là en revanche est une stratégie qui peut se révéler plus rentable. Ce n'est pas là une simple formalité. Soit. Mais la participation au projet se mérite parce que c'est un gage de réussite sinon une fin en soi. Le tout sera donc d'en être en se connectant au réseau porteur. Le projet, tel que le définissent Luc Boltanski et Eve Chiapello dans Le Nouvel Esprit du Capitalisme, est bien " l'occasion et le prétexte de la connexion ", l'occasion et le prétexte de rencontres et de discussions entre des personnes réactives, mobiles, motivées et impliquées ailleurs. Car il ne suffira pas d'un seul projet pour avoir l'air d'être à la hauteur ; il en faudra sans cesse de nouveaux, et si possible plusieurs à la fois. Ainsi la vie s'écoulera au rythme des projets auxquels vous aurez la capacité de répondre. Faute de quoi, vous donnerez l'impression de stagner. L'activité de Kristina Solomoukha consiste autant à s'engager dans des projets qu'à penser et à matérialiser les formes que prend cet engagement. Projet (1997) en représente toutes les étapes en même temps qu'il les active. Son développement et sa représentation ne font qu'un. Sa mise en œuvre correspond à l'objectif qu'est sa mise en vue. Pour être transparent dans son processus, Projet reste conforme aux rouages et à l'économie de n'importe quel projet digne de ce nom. Mais toutes les phases, comme les liens entre elles, ne sont mises en forme que par des éléments au symbolisme quasiment caricatural. Projet tient ainsi dans une forme de représentation standard : la maquette. Y figurent des constructions dont l'architecture signe la fonction avec le symbolisme " cheap " d'une ville Playmobil. Un temple à colonnades figure une banque et la banque figure la phase financement du projet : simplification de circonstance qui fait écho aux schématismes efficaces de la syntaxe entreprenariale autant que de la planification urbaine. Architecture et " culture du projet " ont en commun d'être les cadres, matériels ou procéduraux, qui orientent nos manières d'agir. Comment dès lors ne pas s'y plier aveuglément, sans toutefois prétendre vainement s'en défaire ? Imaginer un télescopage comique entre la grammaire du pouvoir et la pensée d'un sujet critique. Par exemple, exprimer les préoccupations personnelles de l'artiste au travail en pourcentages et en données statistiques (Journal intime, 1994-2001). Drôle de combinaison qui ne montre pas une incompatibilité. Elle tourne plutôt en dérision l'étroitesse sinon l'inflexibilité de certains cadres qui donnent lieu à des situations absurdes. C'est en proposant de nouvelles configurations urbaines ou des architectures inédites que les dessins de Kristina Solomoukha grossissent malicieusement les aberrations contemporaines. Dans tous ses travaux, la critique est le résultat d'une tentative de participation et d'implication. Comme si en creux se dessinait le portrait collectif d'un sujet contemporain dépassé par des structures de pouvoir et des mécanismes économiques qui tournent à plein mais dans le vide. Qu'un projet aboutisse est gratifiant. C'est la preuve de l'efficacité de votre collaboration mais son aboutissement met un terme au projet dans lequel vous donniez enfin la pleine mesure de vos compétences. Projet débouche lui sur des produits dérivés qui le bouclent, sans l'achever. Ils renvoient à l'impulsion initiale.
Kristina Solomoukha : les principes ne sont pas négociables
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Se risquer à prendre l'initiative d'un projet n'est pas toujours un bon calcul. Cet engagement personnel compte trop peu en face des projets de ceux qui détiennent l'autorité. Être intégré à ceux-là en revanche est une stratégie qui peut se révéler plus rentable. Ce n'est pas là une simple formalité. Soit. Mais la participation au projet se mérite parce que c'est un gage de réussite sinon une fin en soi. Le tout sera donc d'en être en se connectant au réseau porteur. Le projet, tel que le définissent Luc Boltanski et Eve Chiapello dans Le Nouvel Esprit du Capitalisme, est bien " l'occasion et le prétexte de la connexion ", l'occasion et le prétexte de rencontres et de discussions entre des personnes réactives, mobiles, motivées et impliquées ailleurs. Car il ne suffira pas d'un seul projet pour avoir l'air d'être à la hauteur ; il en faudra sans cesse de nouveaux, et si possible plusieurs à la fois. Ainsi la vie s'écoulera au rythme des projets auxquels vous aurez la capacité de répondre. Faute de quoi, vous donnerez l'impression de stagner. L'activité de Kristina Solomoukha consiste autant à s'engager dans des projets qu'à penser et à matérialiser les formes que prend cet engagement. Projet (1997) en représente toutes les étapes en même temps qu'il les active. Son développement et sa représentation ne font qu'un. Sa mise en œuvre correspond à l'objectif qu'est sa mise en vue. Pour être transparent dans son processus, Projet reste conforme aux rouages et à l'économie de n'importe quel projet digne de ce nom. Mais toutes les phases, comme les liens entre elles, ne sont mises en forme que par des éléments au symbolisme quasiment caricatural. Projet tient ainsi dans une forme de représentation standard : la maquette. Y figurent des constructions dont l'architecture signe la fonction avec le symbolisme " cheap " d'une ville Playmobil. Un temple à colonnades figure une banque et la banque figure la phase financement du projet : simplification de circonstance qui fait écho aux schématismes efficaces de la syntaxe entreprenariale autant que de la planification urbaine. Architecture et " culture du projet " ont en commun d'être les cadres, matériels ou procéduraux, qui orientent nos manières d'agir. Comment dès lors ne pas s'y plier aveuglément, sans toutefois prétendre vainement s'en défaire ? Imaginer un télescopage comique entre la grammaire du pouvoir et la pensée d'un sujet critique. Par exemple, exprimer les préoccupations personnelles de l'artiste au travail en pourcentages et en données statistiques (Journal intime, 1994-2001). Drôle de combinaison qui ne montre pas une incompatibilité. Elle tourne plutôt en dérision l'étroitesse sinon l'inflexibilité de certains cadres qui donnent lieu à des situations absurdes. C'est en proposant de nouvelles configurations urbaines ou des architectures inédites que les dessins de Kristina Solomoukha grossissent malicieusement les aberrations contemporaines. Dans tous ses travaux, la critique est le résultat d'une tentative de participation et d'implication. Comme si en creux se dessinait le portrait collectif d'un sujet contemporain dépassé par des structures de pouvoir et des mécanismes économiques qui tournent à plein mais dans le vide. Qu'un projet aboutisse est gratifiant. C'est la preuve de l'efficacité de votre collaboration mais son aboutissement met un terme au projet dans lequel vous donniez enfin la pleine mesure de vos compétences. Projet débouche lui sur des produits dérivés qui le bouclent, sans l'achever. Ils renvoient à l'impulsion initiale.
Form:
books
books
Publication:
January 1900, Orléans
January 1900, Orléans
Subject:
Contemporary Art Monographs
Contemporary Art Monographs
