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Paolozzi Heads, Assemble & Simon Terrill.
Exhibition
Parallel (of Life and) Architecture
22 Sep 2017 – 4 Nov 2017
Regular hours
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
Free.
Address
- University of Bath
- Claverton Down
- Bath
England - BA2 7AY
- United Kingdom
Parallel (of Life and) Architecture will see three duos of architects, artists and designers offer new insight into the legacy of Alison and Peter Smithson.
About
This exhibition explores the Smithsons' relationship with the avant-garde and ‘architecture as a direct result of a way of life’ (A+PS). Known for their progressive approach, the Smithsons were key figures in the Brutalism movement and had a great fondness for Bath and the surrounding area.
This exhibition brings together the work of Turner Prize winning collective Assemble & Simon Terrill, Warren & Mosley, and The Decorators & GOIG who will each take key developments in the Smithsons' oeuvre as creative departure points to highlight their impact and lasting relevance as radical thinkers.
The exhibition’s title is taken from the seminal exhibition Parallel of Life and Art, staged in 1953 at the ICA, London by the Smithsons, artist photographer Nigel Henderson and sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi. Echoing the methods and collaborative processes of the Smithsons during their breakthrough phase as architects in 1950s Britain, this exhibition will uniquely reveal their research and creative practices.
Though concerned with how we lived then, the Smithsons’ ideas continue to influence how we live now and undoubtedly will in the future.
