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Zaha Hadid Architects - Library & Learning Center, University of Economics, Vienna

Zaha Hadid Architects - Library & Learning Center, University of Economics, Vienna

The new Library and Learning Centre rises as a polygonal block from the heart of the new University campus. The interior of the Llc is informed by the external landscape of the masterplan which maps out the different levels.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Zaha Hadid - Sleuk Rith Institute Cambodia

Zaha Hadid - Sleuk Rith Institute Cambodia

The Sleuk Rith Institute, a new institution and genocide memorial in the Cambodia capital Phnom Penh, brings together a museum, research centre, graduate school, document archives and research library.

Duration : 3m
Maturity Level : all

Zaha Hadid Architects - Sofia Karo Multifunctional Masterplan

Zaha Hadid Architects - Sofia Karo Multifunctional Masterplan

The Sofia Karo Multifunctional Masterplan is a project by Zaha Hadid Architects. It is a masterplan for a mix of residential, offices, sports, state administration, hotel, knowledge center and public services.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

Zaha Hadid Architects - Mathematics Gallery at the Science Museum, London

Zaha Hadid Architects - Mathematics Gallery at the Science Museum, London

Mathematics: The Winton Gallery brings together remarkable stories, historical artifacts and design to highlight the central role of mathematicians, their tools and ideas have helped build the modern world over the past four centuries.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

Zaha Hadid Architects - Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre

Zaha Hadid Architects - Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre

The Heydar Aliyev Cultural Centre, designed to become the primary building for the Azerbaijan’s cultural programs, breaks from the rigid and often monumental Soviet architecture that is so prevalent in Baku, aspiring instead to express the sensibilities of Azeri culture and the optimism of a nation that looks to the future.

Duration : 2m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: Triumphs and Laments - A Project for Rome 2016

William Kentridge: Triumphs and Laments - A Project for Rome 2016

In 2016, William Kentridge was at work on a monumental frieze, called Triumphs and Laments: A Project for Rome, to be installed along the banks of the Tiber River. The work was designed to span 550 metres of an embankment of the river on Piazza Tevere: a procession of 55 drawings delving into the history of Rome from ancient times to the present, integrated with references to current world happenings, which open up conversations about the nature of history and how it is recorded; our capacity to remember and to forget.

Duration : 9m
Maturity Level : all

Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher - Volu/Dining Pavilion

Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher - Volu/Dining Pavilion

Commissioned by Robbie Antonio for Design Miami 2015, Volu is part of the Revolution Project that explores the application of advanced design and fabrication technologies in the creation of cost-efficient living spaces.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: Triumphs and Laments - Work in Progress

William Kentridge: Triumphs and Laments - Work in Progress

In 2016, William Kentridge was at work on a monumental frieze, called Triumphs and Laments: A Project for Rome, to be installed along the banks of the Tiber River. The work was designed to span 550 metres of an embankment of the river on Piazza Tevere: a procession of 55 drawings delving into the history of Rome from ancient times to the present, integrated with references to current world happenings, which open up conversations about the nature of history and how it is recorded; our capacity to remember and to forget.

Duration : 4m
Maturity Level : all

Zaha Hadid Architects - Loa and Vesu Vases for Wiener Silver Manufactur

Zaha Hadid Architects - Loa and Vesu Vases for Wiener Silver Manufactur

The Loa and Vesu Vases express a powerful dynamic through their surface complexity.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: Triumphs and Laments - The Installation

William Kentridge: Triumphs and Laments - The Installation

In 2016, William Kentridge was at work on a monumental frieze, called Triumphs and Laments: A Project for Rome, to be installed along the banks of the Tiber River. The work was designed to span 550 metres of an embankment of the river on Piazza Tevere: a procession of 55 drawings delving into the history of Rome from ancient times to the present, integrated with references to current world happenings, which open up conversations about the nature of history and how it is recorded; our capacity to remember and to forget.

Duration : 1m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: Peripheral Thinking - Yale University

William Kentridge: Peripheral Thinking - Yale University

In this lecture, the South African artist, William Kentridge examines possibilities for learning from the edges. He discusses the porousness of focus and describes the ways in which studio processes can be instructive for looking at universal questions. Kentridge talks specifically about his current project, Notes Towards a Model Opera, which looks at the Cultural Revolution in China and other utopian projects. Followed by a reception. Generously funded by the Andrew Carnduff Ritchie Fund.

Duration : 1h
Maturity Level : all

Around Lulu - A conversation between William Kentridge and Pierre Audi

Around Lulu - A conversation between William Kentridge and Pierre Audi

A conversation between Willian Kentridge and opera and theatre director Pierre Audi about the cultural setting of the Weimar Republic, the time when Alban Berg wrote his opera Lulu.

Duration : 1h 7m
Maturity Level : all

William Kentridge: If We Ever Get to Heaven

William Kentridge: If We Ever Get to Heaven

If We Ever Get to Heaven is a work by the celebrated South African artist William Kentridge. The artist achieved renown with his remarkable animation films, charcoal drawings and installations composed of film, sound, music and sculptural objects.

Duration : 13m
Maturity Level : all

Imran Qureshi

Imran Qureshi

From his home in Lahore, Imran Qureshi reminisces about the sounds of his father’s typewriter and the chimes of the wall clock installed in his study, which fascinated him as a boy. In retrospect, he recognises and celebrates the connection between these lasting impressions from his childhood, and his own artistic practice.

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Robert Longo| Let The Frame of Things Disjoint

Robert Longo| Let The Frame of Things Disjoint

Robert Longo speaks about his solo exhibition ’Let The Frame of Things Disjoint’, which was on view at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, London, in 2017.

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Gilbert & George | Drinking Pieces and Video Sculptures | Galerie Ropac London

Gilbert & George | Drinking Pieces and Video Sculptures | Galerie Ropac London

After selling their first work of art in 1970, Gilbert & George celebrated by getting drunk at Balls Brothers Wine Bar in Bethnal Green, London, and recorded their experience in a series of black and white pictures. Video by Nikolai Saoulski In this series, referred to as Drinking Pieces, the distorted and blurred images evoke a feeling of inebriation.

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Tea with Julia | Gilbert & George

Tea with Julia | Gilbert & George

Gilbert & George invited Julia Peyton-Jones to their house in East London where they live and work. The artists conducted a tour of their studio presenting models and catalogues of two of their current exhibitions, describing how they make their pictures in addition to showing their work in progress on their latest series entitled ‘The New Normal’ as well as other projects which are underway.

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Jules de Balincourt | There Are More Eyes Than Leaves on the Trees

Jules de Balincourt | There Are More Eyes Than Leaves on the Trees

This latest series of abstract landscapes, initiated over a year ago and finalised during the first half of 2020, express a desire for both physical and emotional escape. Mixing intimate and large formats, many of these paintings convey the soothing presence of nature and manifest the need for a shelter far from the world we live in.

Duration : 0s
Maturity Level : all

SEAN SCULLY

SEAN SCULLY

Scully at work in his studio

Duration : 0s
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GAHEE PARK ’BETRAYAL

GAHEE PARK ’BETRAYAL

Under the eye of Harlem the cat, GaHee Park talks about her process and inspirations in her home and studio.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL

JEAN-MICHEL OTHONIEL "DREAM ROAD" AT PERROTIN TOKYO

By naming his exhibition Yumeji, Othoniel shows his romantic vision of the world and how such simple things as flowers are keys to emotions, a dream road to fantasies and imagination.

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JR -TEHACHAPI- AT PERROTIN PARIS

JR -TEHACHAPI- AT PERROTIN PARIS

In October 2019, JR received permission to work in a maximum-security prison located in Tehachapi, California. Initially, JR photographed the men, one by one, from above, and they told their story in front of a camera.

Duration : 6m
Maturity Level : all

GEORGES MATHIEU AT PERROTIN HONG KONG

GEORGES MATHIEU AT PERROTIN HONG KONG

The late French artist Georges Mathieu was exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time. In this engrossing video, Georges Mathieu committee chairman, Edouard Lombard, introduces the artist’s legacy as the founder of Lyrical Abstraction.

Duration : 5m
Maturity Level : all

Johan Creten — En Quarantaine

Johan Creten — En Quarantaine

For this short experimental film, Johan Creten worked together with the Dutch filmmaker Gerrit Schreurs. Living under lockdown in Paris during the month of April 2020, the artist reflected on a very intense period living as a young artist during another pandemic. In the summer of 1991, Johan

Duration : 7m
Maturity Level : all