8 posts tagged “architecture”
i dug up an old book (and an old jacket that i'm guessing inspired helmut lang's thumbloop phase) i bought in new york back in 1998 at maybe the hippest store i've ever shopped: 'hotel of the rising star' at 13 prince st (probably the original five green inspiration), run by a bunch of architects who sold their ORFI label (organization for returning fashion interest) and a wonderfully carefully curated collection of things including event horizon, edited by michael tarantino and inspired by a michelangelo antonioni essay (event horizon was a series of exhibitions organized by the irish museum of modern art exploring the european identity). the fifth artist page is an essay on 'calendar' by atom egoyan:
"The idea of a nation is something which fascinates me. If we are to presume that a nation is the result of a collective projection, then it is clear that the idea of national territory is more of a pyschological concept than it is a definition set by physical borders."
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"In conceiving 'Calendar', I wanted to find a story that would deal with these three levels of Armenian consciousness: Nationalist, Diasporan and Assimilationist."
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"The metaphor of seperation in the film ... is intended to emphasize the precarious nature of national identity."
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"Taken outside of its source, national identity can become contrived and absurd. Yet what is the 'source' of something so complex and profound? Is it limited to a physical dimension? Can it be defined by other means? These are questions which I am still asking, and I'm excited that 'Calendar' has helped me to begin to answer."
A. Egoyan
DUBAI NEXT: Face of 21st Century Culture
Firestation, Vitra Campus, June 5 – September 14, 2008
An exhibition by the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority in cooperation with the Vitra Design Museum.
Curators: Rem Koolhaas & Jack Persekian
Everyone knows the architectural landmarks of Dubai, but this new global city’s true achievement and future promise soars well beyond it’s dynamic growth and spectacular buildings. Dubai is first and foremost about its people – a vibrant, multicultural and cosmopolitan community made up of over 200 different nationalities. These people are the driving forces behind the widely published new forms of design, culture, communication and lifestyle that shape Dubai today. Nowhere else in the world is the radical transformation of what people think of nationalities, heritage and culture more evident than in Dubai.
This exhibition tells the story of Dubai from a cultural angle. It shows the making of 21st century culture, built upon the vision and heritage of the Emirati people and their fellow global citizens everywhere, as well as how these ideas take shape on architectural, urbanistic and cultural projects for the next decades. Being shown parallel to the exhibition “Living under the Crescent Moon” the exhibition “Dubai Next” will complement the museum’s focus on Arab domestic and contemporary culture in 2008.
legend. made no money. changed the fashion game (a few times). made deadly serious clothes (over and over). nazi serious. kept awesome company (gluckman, holzer, mapplethorpe, weber, bourgeois. of his contemporaries, only sander, slimane and margiela come close.
I missed this:
Shanghai Expo Theme Pavilion, China
Shanghai/ China, 2007-2010
Foster + Partners has designed the concept for the United Arab Emirates Pavilion at Shanghai’s Expo 2010. Devised to relate to the theme 'Better Cities, Better Lives', the pavilion is inspired by the principles of traditional Arab city planning.
atom egoyan steve albini frederico fellini john cassavetes marcel proust le corbusier jim jarmusch tom waits eames john lurie terrence malick elia suleiman bernard tschumi emir kusturica will oldham arto lindsay terry jones flood joerg koch jenny holzer francois truffaut tim burton kelly reichardt spike jonez rick rubin jean eustache thom mayne chris marker prince martin margiela daniel lanois steven soderbergh christopher doyle paul o'fflyn oliver assayas zaha hadid john peel juergen teller archie shepp lars von trier bill evans jean luc godard rem koolhaas sonic youth larry clark michael brook aaron katz eric rohmer michael mann ry cooder noah baumbach abbas kiarostami evan parker david cronenberg andre balazs werner herzog samira makhmalbaf helmut lang wong kar wai mohsen makhmalbaf martin scorsese wim wenders wes anderson ken burns hedi slimane steve pinker harmony korine luis barragan brian eno jil sander thelma schoonmaker venetia scott francis ford coppola oscar niemeyar james yancey richard linklater
