March Diary
Diary editor Johanna Agerman | johanna@icon-magazine.co.uk URBAN AFRICA 31 MARCH – 5 SEPTEMBER See Africa through the eyes of architect David Adjaye. This exhibition of vivid large-scale photographic projections reveals urban Africa afresh, confronting the public’s scant knowledge of the continent’s cities and documenting their growth. Integral to Adjaye’s ongoing research into new patterns of urbanism, his journey through Africa takes in every one of its 53 capital cities.
Diary editor Johanna Agerman | johanna@icon-magazine.co.uk
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URBAN AFRICA 31 MARCH – 5 SEPTEMBER See Africa through the eyes of architect David Adjaye. This exhibition of vivid large-scale photographic projections reveals urban Africa afresh, confronting the public’s scant knowledge of the continent’s cities and documenting their growth. Integral to Adjaye’s ongoing research into new patterns of urbanism, his journey through Africa takes in every one of its 53 capital cities. Traces of a colonial past are juxtaposed with the unofficial settlements and townscapes that surround new cities buzzing with the energy of the present. Born in Africa, based in London and building globally, Adjaye should have just the eye for such an epic journey. Design Museum, London www.designmuseum.org |
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| THE ESSENCE OF THINGS: DESIGN AND THE ART OF REDUCTION 20 MARCH – 19 SEPTEMBER The “less is more” mantra – variants of which predate classicism – is a principle whose impact on design transcends time and place. Vitra documents the phenomenon’s diversity, exploring its influences and motifs with furniture and product design from Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, Dieter Rams, Shiro Kuramata and Jasper Morrison. Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein, www.design-museum.de |
DESIGN BY PERFORMANCE 14 MARCH – 30 MAY This showcase for contemporary design focuses not on the finished product, but on the production process. Designers such as Studio Glithero, Studio Libertiny and Martino Gamper demonstrate that such processes can be performances, and as such are affected by their environment, situation and audience. This makes for an exhibition of unpredictable character which takes place in a space open to action and change. Z33, Hasselt, Belgium www.z33.be |
VAN DOESBURG & THE INTERNATIONAL AVANT-GARDE 4 FEBRUARY – 16 MAY This major exhibition presents Van Doesburg’s many influences and ideas – from Dada and the Bauhaus to the Constructivists and Art Concret. The work of this pivotal artist and founding member of the De Stijl movement is shown among more than 350 pieces from his key contemporaries. Not to be missed by the hardcore modernist brigade. Tate Modern, London www.tate.org.uk |
| GOSSE DE PEINTRE: BEAT TAKESHI KITANO 11 MARCH – 12 SEPTEMBER The Japanese actor-director’s art goes on show. Fondation Cartier, Paris www.fondationcartier.com |
EN CONSTRUCCION 29 MARCH, 6.15PM Guerin’s award-winning, urban documentary. Barbican Centre, London www.architecture foundation.org.uk |
HANS ULRICH OBRIST: THE FUN PALACE BY CEDRIC PRICE 22 MARCH, 6.30PM HUO makes a case for Price’s unbuilt masterpiece. Royal Academy of Arts, London www.royalacademy.org.uk |
| THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF ARCHITECTURE 6 MARCH Both Tony Fretton and Souto de Moura speak. The Italian Institute of Culture, Budapest www.tervlap.hu |
GRACE JONES AND CHRIS LEVINE: STILLNESS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT 18 MARCH – 1 APRIL Diva and artist create a mixed-media installation. The Vinyl Factory, London www.thevinylfactory.com |
FROZEN IN TIME ENDS 20 MARCH Don’t miss Studio Wieki Somers’ solo show in Paris. Galerie Kreo, Paris www.galeriekreo.com |
| THE TEN PRINCIPLES OF DIETER RAMS 2 MARCH, 7.15PM A panel of design specialists discusses the impact and implications of the German designer’s work. Goethe-Institut, London www.design museum.org/talks |
INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUES: ARCHITECTURE AND CLIMATE CHANGE EVERY TUESDAY IN MARCH, 6.30PM Can vernacular building traditions provide us with a sustainable future? Paul Oliver, Francis Kere and C Anjalendran share their expertise. Dr Pachauri and Prof Schellnhuber talk climate change and discuss the future international agenda. RIBA , London www.riba.org |
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