Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Thinkers of Space in Their Working Spaces

It's been a while, but here's a reblog from Polis for you, a site worth reblogging:


















Walter Benjamin, perhaps searching fragments in archives for “Some Motifs on Beadelaire
at the Bibliotheque National de France, Paris.
















Martin Heidegger, perhaps doing a final review of Building Dwelling Thinking in his office

















Francois Baudrillard, perhaps taking break after writing The Beaubourg Effect.

Richard Sennett, perhaps pondering identity in his working space.

Michel Foucault in his office, perhaps submerged in Panopticism.

Credits: Image of Benjamin, by Gisele Freund, Heiddeger by Pillippe Lacou-Labarthe, Image of Sennet by the NYT, Image of Baudrillard by J. Lane, Image of Foucault from Portail Michel Foucault.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Fabian Marti's 'Two Hotel' Artists Guest House





"The idea of a hotel as a creative act is inspired by Alighero Boetti‘s One Hotel which he maintained in Kabul in the Sixties. However TwoHOTEL has a different focus as it is specifically aimed as a hotel for artists."

Images and full article at Centre for the Aesthetic Revolution


Friday, July 4, 2014

Mobile Office

Hans Hollein, Mobiles Büro / Mobile Office, 1969

"1969, lange bevor die mobile Kommunikation ihre Möglichkeiten entfaltet hatte, propagierte Hollein ein aufblasbares Büro, dass temporäres arbeiten an den verschiedensten Plätzen ermöglichen sollte. In der Abbildung zu sehen: Hans Hollein beim Zwischenstopp mit Reißbrett und Telefon am Flugfeld Asparn"

Image and text via hollein.com

Friday, June 20, 2014

Measuring Space








Images from the top:
William Forsythe, Lectures from improvisation technologies, 2011.
Rudolf Von LabanGammes Dynamosphériques, séquence de mouvement “A” 
Rudolf Von LabanGammes Dynamosphériques, séquence de mouvement “A” et “B” 
Rudolf Von Laban, Choreutics, an “analysis of forms in movement”. The three plans 
All images from Danse et architecture. Nouvelle de danse 42/43. Editions Contredanse

"Behind the exploration of more or less explicit ties between dance and visual arts in the 20th century, the recent exhibition at the Centre Pompidou in Paris “Danser sa vie” hides a powerful investigation on the nature of space and the evolution of its representation through the body.

Images and text via microcities.net , where you can read the whole article and see more photos.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Plans (which aren't really plans)







Images from the top:
Ellsworth Kelly, One Stroke 1959 (via artspotting)
Kazimir Malevich, Suprematism With Eight Rectangles 1915 (via wikiart)
Gregory Crewdson, Untitled, from hover series, 1996 (via bombmagazine)
Louise Bourgeois, Untitled (Big Dipper), state I (via moma.org)
Robert Morris, Philadelphia Labyrinth 1974 (via wikiart)

Friday, May 16, 2014

Carl Andre and Definition of Space





Carl Andre: (From the top) 
Secant, 1977
Steel Magnesium Plain, 1969
Installing Steel Magnesium Plain, 1969


Monday, April 28, 2014

Andrea Zittel: Investigating freedom






Andrea Zittel
Image 1-3 from top: Inhabitable sculptures – A-Z wagon stations
Bottom: A-Z Carpet Furniture: Cabin

"Blurring the line between art and life, american artist Andrea Zittel’s fascinating experiments in functional living showcase her preoccupation with self-sufficiency and adaptability. Since a decade she has been creating minimal self-sufficient dwelling spaces in which everyday actions such as sleeping, eating, cooking, bathing and socializing are transformed into acts of art."

Text from www.designboom.com Follow the link to read the full article.
Images via www.designboom.comwww.artnet.com and www.afterall.org

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Body, action and space: Franz Erhard Walther






Franz Erhard Walther
Drei Sockel. Vier Standstellen. Zwei Schreitbahnen, 1975
Ten Meters Twice (sidesteps), 1977
Opposite and Laterally Space Circuit, 1976
Action Piece
55 Handlungsbahnen 

Since the 60s, Walther has used the body as material for his textile sculptures. He invites the observers to participate in his work, through the use and rearranging of the forms presented. New connections appear.

Photos via:


Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Josef Albers: Structural Constellations




Josef Albers
F.M.E 5, 1962
Structural Constellation, ca. 1950
Structural Indication, 1948
All: Machine engraving on laminated plastic

Josef Albers is one of those great Bauhaus Artists I rediscover from time to time. We recently used som of his color exercises in a drawing class where I teach, and during research, I found the wonderful website albersfoundation.org They not only have great photos, but texts, lectures, and films with Josef and Annie Albers. A great resource, highly recommended!