All articles by Sowmya Thuniki
Sowmya Thuniki
Floating Cinema relaunching with Extra-Ordinary cargo
Reincarnated after a year-long absence, Up Projects‘ Floating Cinema has had a redesign by Duggan Morris Architects and is relaunching this June.
Black Maria by GRUPPE & Richard Wentworth: Video
Black Maria is a temporary presence – at once event space, meeting point, spectacle and screening device – designed by emerging Swiss architectural practice Gruppe and the artist (and longtime local to Kings Cross) Richard Wentworth.
Barnaby Barford’s Seven Deadly Sins
Artist and designer Barnaby Barford’s latest show opened in London on the February 27th at David Gill. Wall sculpture pieces based around mirrors which allow visitors to see themselves reflected in a surround of each of Barford’ interpretation of the seven deadly sins.
Pippo Ciorra: On the Road with Gabriele Basilico (1944-2013)
Earlier this year we lost a special figure in the world of architectural photography. Gabriele Basilico will long be an inspiration to those who value the simple yet poetic nuance with which he captured the special character of territory and place, especially in his native Italy. Pippo Ciorra, the director of the prestigious MAXXI museum, wrote this beautiful eulogy on his passing in February; we’re pleased to bring you the exclusive translation here – Eds.
Designers in Residence 2013
London’s Design Museum has one day left for entries for this year’s Designers in Residence which runs from September until January 2014.
Review: Elmgreen & Dragset, Staging Space
Boasting a suitably industrial interior organised around a central studio-atrium, the RCA’s Dyson Building is testament to the art school as a factory production line: something which Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset themselves avoided. Having trained in poetry and theatre respectively, the duo – who met in 1995 and were lovers for the first decade of their collaboration – have made a remarkably successful career in contemporary art, often by critiquing the very institutions in which their complex installations and social tableaux have appeared.
Croydon’s Urban Pioneers – Part 1
The Architecture Foundation brings its young Urban Pioneers programme to Croydon this Spring. From February to May, a group of 14-17 year olds will spend ten sessions exploring the history, predicament and future of Croydon, one of the most provocative and indeed critical urban centres in the UK today.
Blueprint beta goes online!
Welcome to Blueprint’s temporary beta-home online, while we gear up for the relaunch of our website later this spring!