Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Reflecting architecture in contemporary art photography


Curated by Simon Rees, ENVISIONING BUILDINGS at MAK, Vienna engages with the work of contemporary artists who use the camera to reveal different perspectives about architecture and buildings. Gavin Hipkins is amongst the artists represented in the exhibition, which include Andreas Gursky, Pierre Huyghe, Thomas Ruff, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Jane & Louise Wilson.

The artists and the exhibition focus on iconic buildings of the 20th and 21st century, including the work of modernist architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Ernst Plishke and of contemporary figures such as Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron and Peter Zumthor. Read more...
Image: Gavin Hipkins The Habitat installed at Artspace, Auckland