CAN BUILDINGS CURATE
According to the curators of this show, the young architectural practice
Newbetter, ‘The modern gallery setting remains a contentious, inspirational
and problematic cultural battleground.’ Can Buildings Curate Is
an exhibition of artist commissions and architectural projects that collectively
seek to challenge and explore this terrain in the appropriate context
of the old Poundstretcher shop.
Projects included come from Dee Ferris, Neal Rock, Mathieu Copeland, David
Cunningham, Sebastian Roux, Décosterd + Rahm, OMA/Rem Koolhaas,
Diller+Scofidio, SANAA (Sejima/ Nishizawa), RßSie, AS-IF, Hirsch/Müller,
Davide Bertocchi, Cerith Wyn Evans, Goshka Macuga, Cai Guo-Qiang, Barbara
Vanderlinden, Igor Zabel.
Can Buildings Curate comes to LOT from the Architectural Association,
London. The show is supported by Art Review, Harmon Pro, ICON, The Elephant
Trust, Pro Helvetia, Arts Council of Switzerland.
Can Buildings Curate is curated and designed by Newbetter, who are: AA tutor, writer and critic Shumon Basar, architect/curator Joshua Bolchover and architect Parag Sharma. For more information, visit newbetter.co.uk
