public works was part of the Concrete Geometries Symposium at
the Architectural Association last December, an the paper from then
is now part of the Concrete Geometries exhibition, and has lent the
subtitle.
Concrete Geometries
The Relational in Architecture
Front Members’ Room
7–27th May 2011
Mon–Fri 10am–7pm
Sat 10am–3pm
Private view
Friday 6 May 2011
6.30–8.30pmArchitectural Association
School of Architecture
36 Bedford Square
London WC1B 3ES
Information 020 7887 4145
www.aaschool.ac.uk
A corridor, so narrow that strangers brush shoulders; a platform
through a densely inhabited house, changing the relationship
between inhabitant and visitor; a room reshaped through a graphic
pattern; a space under a motorway, sloped in a way that it is
rendered useless for those who need it most.
These are four of twenty projects investigating how geometric
aspects of space such as size, shape or relative position of
figures are perceived and influence behavior, not in an abstract
sense but in ways that are real. This exhibition, curated by
Marianne Mueller and Olaf Kneer, features recent work of artists,
architects and researchers, who are exploring this subject through
projects and texts. It also contains a site specific intervention
by artist Fran Cottell reclaiming the Front Member's Room as a
space of debate for the duration of the exhibition.
The event is part of Concrete Geometries, an ongoing
interdisciplinary AA research initiative, investigating the social
and experiential value of architectural form – its relational
potential.
With works by BAR Architekten, Barkow Leibinger, Adrian Blackwell +
Jane Hutton, Brandlhuber + ERA Emde Schneider, Fran Cottell,
Anthony Coleman, Easton+Combs, Lukas Einsele, Bettina Gerhold,
Jaime Gili, Susanne Hofmann/Baupiloten, IwamotoScott, Graziela
Kunsch & Rafi Segal, Christine Rusche, Kai Schiemenz, SMAQ,
SPAN Architecture & Design, Atelier Tekuto, Studio Elmo Vermijs
and Vincent Wittenberg. Words by Matthias Ballestrem, Kathrin
Böhm/public works, Isabelle Doucet and Toni Kotnik,
The exhibition has been supported by CCW Graduate School, the
Embassy of the Netherlands and the Austrian Cultural Forum in
London.
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Posted April 30, 2011 19:10 by Kathrin Böhm
public works will presenting at Jim
Woddalls '24 Hour Olympic State'. We will be on from 10-1pm on
Friday morning on the 6th of May sharing a slot with Katherine
Clarke from muf. If you need a snack beforehand join the marathon
for a 9am breakfast.
24 HOUR OLYMPIC STATE
The Olympic Games, Urban renewal &
Surveillance: A marathon of presentations, film, sound, performance
and discussion
The Olympics can arguably be described as a laboratory for the
neoliberal city utopia; after all, the Games represent the success
of a brand and an event based on a combination of massive urban
renewal, dodgy governance, hugely profitable advertising and
broadcasting contracts, the corporatisation and militarisation of
public space, and the criminalisation of dissent.
The Olympics depend, to a large scale, on their ability to operate
on a clean, consensual space: without history, without discontents,
without opposition. The Olympic Park is the fantasy of such space,
Jim Woodall's Olympic State installation, currently on show at See
Studio Exhibition Space, is one of its disruptions.
The Olympics Games is the strategic occupation of the social and
economic space of the city, but they allow, or even invite, for a
tactical response. The goal of this 24h marathon of activities,
echoing the 24hr surveillance of the site, is to bring together
artists, activists and researchers challenging the Olympic
dream.
We wish to amplify Jim Woodall's radical gesture by summoning an
assemblage of talks, films, interventions, performances and
concerts which are part of the myriad of militant productions
taking place in the city right now.
In particular, we are interested in exploring the dynamics of urban
renewal brought to East London by the Olympics and the issue of
surveillance and control of public space. This 24 hour event aims
at providing a generous and welcoming space for discussion. Join us
for an evening, a night, a morning or a day - or stay up for the
whole marathon...
24 HOUR OLYMPIC STATE is curated by Isaac Marrero, Cristina Garrido
and Jim Woodall
You can download the press release here
Thursday 5th May 18:00 - Friday 6th May 17:59
SEE STUDIO EXHIBITION SPACE
13 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD,
HACKNEY WICK,
E9 5LX
020 8986 6477
Barbeque beautifully prepared and served by 'The Sit Down
Affair'.
Posted April 29, 2011 09:27 by Andreas Lang
public works will be giving a talk as part of
'The King's Speeches' series leading up to
the 'Land of
Kings Festival' at the the Print
House Gallery in Dalston.
"As we head towards the third annual Land of Kings festival,
taking place at the end of April, join us for The King's Speeches -
a series of talks by local luminaries taking place at The Print
House Gallery in Dalston. The informal sessions will be free to
attend and encourage people living and working in the area to draw
inspiration from locally-based creatives from publishing, design,
art and literature..... "
Thursday, April 21 · 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Print House Gallery, 18 Ashwin Street, E8 3DL
Posted April 19, 2011 11:10 by Andreas Lang
Kathrin from public works will be at a panel discussion in
Nuremberg, as part of an ongoing public art
programme for the neighbourhood of Muggenhof in Nuremberg. The
programme is curated by Regina Pemsl, with many public events where
local expectations and artist's intentions can meet and be
negotiated in regards to ongoing and shared programmes. One of the
questions raised by residents was whether making cake is art - to
be discussed.
Posted April 11, 2011 08:34 by Kathrin Böhm
Following the Engaged and Enraged Friday Session_45 on 1st
April, a collective proposal to continue the sessions has been
submitted to the RSA The Resourceful Architect Open Call. To
download the panels click here, for the text here.
Engaged and Enraged Proposal - Panels
publicworkspanels.pdf
.pdf document 3.43 MB
Engaged and Enraged proposal_text
publicworkstext.pdf
.pdf document 24.09 kB
Posted April 6, 2011 09:46 by Kathrin Böhm
