In the first iteration of the Out of the Box: Amancio Williams series, Gilles Delalex and Yves Moreau of Studio Muoto explore the infrastructural dimensions of Williams’ work, with a focus on his unrealized projects for an airport on the coast of Buenos Aires (1945) and the church Cruz en el Río de la Plata (1978‒1980), both of which establish a dialogue with the horizon.
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Amancio Williams, Studio Muoto, Gilles Delalex, Yves Moreau, Buenos Aires, Out of the box, infrastructure, Argentina, horizon
23 June 2023 to 17 September 2023
On the Horizon: Amancio Williams selected by Studio Muoto
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In the first iteration of the Out of the Box: Amancio Williams series, Gilles Delalex and Yves Moreau of Studio Muoto explore the infrastructural dimensions of Williams’ work, with a focus on his unrealized projects for an airport on the coast of Buenos Aires (1945) and the church Cruz en el Río de la Plata (1978‒1980), both of which establish a dialogue with the horizon.
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Amancio Williams, Studio Muoto, Gilles Delalex, Yves Moreau, Buenos Aires, Out of the box, infrastructure, Argentina, horizon
In the second iteration of the Out of the Box: Amancio Williams series, Claudia Shmidt focuses on letters both sent and received by Amancio Williams. These letters, written to politicians, leading cultural institutions, and influential architects, help to situate Williams’s practice and elaborate on his persistence in bringing his projects to life.
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Amancio Williams, Claudia Shmidt, Buenos Aires, Out of the box, Argentina
12 October 2023 to 28 January 2024
Far from Nostalgia: Amancio Williams selected by Claudia Shmidt
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In the second iteration of the Out of the Box: Amancio Williams series, Claudia Shmidt focuses on letters both sent and received by Amancio Williams. These letters, written to politicians, leading cultural institutions, and influential architects, help to situate Williams’s practice and elaborate on his persistence in bringing his projects to life.
Octagonal gallery Keyword(s):
Amancio Williams, Claudia Shmidt, Buenos Aires, Out of the box, Argentina
This event, open to the public, brings together in conversation some of the people that were collaborating with Jean-Louis Cohen on several of his unfinished projects.
6 April 2024, 1pm to 6pm
Unfinished Business: A Tribute to Jean-Louis Cohen
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This event, open to the public, brings together in conversation some of the people that were collaborating with Jean-Louis Cohen on several of his unfinished projects.
Although it has hosted concerts in the past, the Paul-Desmarais Theatre is better known for holding conferences and film screenings. Concerts traditionally held in the historic Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur will temporarily take place at the CCA and music will be reintroduced in the theatre, initiating new perceptions of sound, and of this space. Mindful of the(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
CCA, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, concerts, chamber music, classical music, up-and-coming musicians.
31 January 2024 to 17 May 2024
Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur Concerts
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Although it has hosted concerts in the past, the Paul-Desmarais Theatre is better known for holding conferences and film screenings. Concerts traditionally held in the historic Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur will temporarily take place at the CCA and music will be reintroduced in the theatre, initiating new perceptions of sound, and of this space. Mindful of the(...)
Paul-Desmarais Theatre Keyword(s):
CCA, Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, concerts, chamber music, classical music, up-and-coming musicians.
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
2 November 2023, 6:30pm
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
5 October 2023, 6:30pm
Join us for a talk by artist Susanne Kriemann, who will present her research and photographic projects dealing with radioactivity.
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
14 March 2024, 6pm
Susanne Kriemann on the Radioactive Afterlife
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Join us for a talk by artist Susanne Kriemann, who will present her research and photographic projects dealing with radioactivity.
Paul-Desmarais Theatre
10 Minutes is a collection of twenty-four interviews with architects, designers, and artists about their relationship with materials and how this informs architectures and design’s place in society. Questions of economy, ecology, cooperation, and pedagogy are also at the heart of the conversations, revealing a variety of contemporary, exploratory, and constantly renewed(...)
2 May 2024, 6pm
10 minutes: Architects and Designers in Conversation
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10 Minutes is a collection of twenty-four interviews with architects, designers, and artists about their relationship with materials and how this informs architectures and design’s place in society. Questions of economy, ecology, cooperation, and pedagogy are also at the heart of the conversations, revealing a variety of contemporary, exploratory, and constantly renewed(...)
CCA Bookstore
9 May 2024, 6pm
CCA Bookstore
Shaughnessy House, CCA Keyword(s):
Indigenous-led design, place-based practices, place-based knowledges, pedagogy, environment, climate crisis, on-the-land learning
24 February 2024, 2pm to 3:30pm
Shaughnessy House, CCA Keyword(s):
Indigenous-led design, place-based practices, place-based knowledges, pedagogy, environment, climate crisis, on-the-land learning