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White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes

Heinz Architectural Center Sept. 22, 2012–Jan. 13, 2013
Architectural works of art in a calm setting outdoors
Raketenstation Hombroich, with sculptures in foreground by Katsuhito Nishikawa and Oliver Kruse, and Raimund Abraham’s House for Musicians in the background; photo: Iwan Baan

Today a new type of museum is emerging—one that fuses inventive architecture and landscape design with radical conceptual and installation art. These sites typically mix old and new, featuring collaborative plans by several designers and encouraging exploration outdoors. White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes presents six such sites from around the globe: The Olympic Sculpture Park (USA); Stiftung Insel Hombroich (Germany); Benesse Art Site Naoshima (Japan); Instituto Inhotim (Brazil); Jardín Botánico de Culiacán (Mexico); and Grand Traiano Art Complex (Italy).  The exhibition includes models and drawings by architects and landscape architects (see list below). Renowned architectural photographer Iwan Baan has photographed all six sites for the exhibition and for the catalogue, which also features texts by Raymund Ryan, Brian O’Doherty and Marc Treib.

This exhibition is organized by Raymund Ryan, curator of architecture.

The exhibition presents works by:

Raimund Abraham (New York City); Tadao Ando (Osaka); Arquitetos Associados (Belo Horizonte); Tatiana Bilbao (Mexico City); Rodrigo Cerviño Lopez (São Paulo); Rudolf Finsterwalder (Stephanskirchen); Erwin Heerich (Düsseldorf); HHF architects (Basel); Oliver Kruse (Hombroich); Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles); Ryue Nishizawa (Tokyo); Rizoma Arquitetura (Belo Horizonte); Hiroshi Sambuichi (Hiroshima); Álvaro Siza Vieira (Porto); TOA (Taller de Operaciones Ambientales, Mexico City); Topotek 1 (Berlin); Weiss/Manfredi (New York City)

 

Exhibition Images

Weiss/Manfredi, Sketch of PACCAR Pavilion at Olympic Sculpture Park
Weiss/Manfredi, Olympic Sculpture Park Sketch #2, Courtesy of Weiss/Manfredi
Architectural works of art in a calm setting outdoors
Raketenstation Hombroich, with sculptures in foreground by Katsuhito Nishikawa and Oliver Kruse, and Raimund Abraham’s House for Musicians in the background; photo: Iwan Baan
Aerial view of Benesse House Museum and Oval
Tadao Ando, Aerial view of Benesse House Museum and Oval, on the island of Naoshima, Japan; photo: Iwan Baan
Terrace level of the Miguel Rio Branco Gallery at Inhotim
Arquitetos Associados, Terrace level of the Miguel Rio Branco Gallery at Inhotim; photo: Iwan Baan
Johnston Marklee's Model of the Commercial Building at Grand Traiano Art Complex
Johnston Marklee, Model of the Commercial Building at Grand Traiano Art Complex, Courtesy of Johnston Marklee

Support

The programs of the Heinz Architectural Center are made possible by the generosity of the Drue Heinz Trust. General operating support for Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by The Heinz Endowments and Allegheny Regional Asset District. Carnegie Museum of Art receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Major support for the exhibition catalogue was provided by Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown.