Diary.AR'S CHOICE OF INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS AUSTRIA YVES KLEIN Yves Klein (28 April 1928 - 6 June 1962) was a French artist and is considered an important figure in post-war European art. New York critics of Klein's time classify him as neo-Dada, but other critics, such as Thomas McEvilley in an essay submitted to Artforum in 1982, have since : AIR ARCHITECTURE MAK Mak Falstaffian figure; categorically maintains his innocence. [Br. Lit.: The Second Shepherds’ Play] See : Deceit Mak sheep stealer succeeds by waiting till the shepherds fall asleep. [Br. Lit. , Vienna Until 24 September Architectural projects and concepts by French artist Yves Klein famous for his, mostly blue, sponge paintings. Yet he also experimented with the notion of 'Air Architecture', an architecture of ephemeral Temporary. Fleeting. Transitory. materials such as air, fire, water, and space as defined by the body. www.mak.at THE NETHERLANDS DYNAMACITY: TACTICS FOR A CHANGING METROPOLIS Netherlands Architecture Institute, Rotterdam Until 11 June It takes more than buildings to make a city, claim a new group of architects from Spain, Italy, Japan and the Netherlands. They feel buildings are too sluggish and cities too fast, so have developed methods to intervene in the city's dynamics, including driving around the city with a mobile pub and collaborating with local residents to change buildings. www.nai.nl SWITZERLAND HENRY MATISSE: FIGURE COLOUR SPACE Fondation Beyeler, Basel Until 9 July Exploration of the interior with figure which holds such a key place in Matisse's oeuvre: drawings, paintings and sculptures drawn from museums and private collections including Paris, London, Chicago, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and St Petersburg. www.beyeler.com UK ALBERS & MOHOLY-NAGY: FROM THE BAUHAUS TO THE NEW WORLD Tate Modern The Tate Modern in London is Britain's national museum of international modern art and is, with Tate Britain, Tate Liverpool, Tate St Ives, and Tate Online[1], part of the group now known simply as Tate. London Until 4 June Rediscover Re`dis`cov´er v. t. 1. To discover again. Verb 1. rediscover - discover again; "I rediscovered the books that I enjoyed as a child" two dazzling pioneers of Modernism. With more than 200 works from painting and moving sculptures to photography, film, furniture and graphic design, this is the first Tate exhibition dedicated to early Modernist abstraction for more than two decades. www.tate.org.uk USA THE GREEN HOUSE: NEW DIRECTIONS IN SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE Sustainable architecture applies techniques of sustainable design to architecture. From the root words sus– (under) + tenere (to hold); to keep in existence; to maintain or prolong. It is related to the concept of "green building" (or "green architecture"). AND DESIGN National Building Museum, Washington DC From 20 May 2006 to 3 June 2007 Ground-breaking exhibition focusing on new developments in green technology and products for the house building market. www.nbm.org Subscribe using the enclosed form or click on our website www.arplus.com |
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