Frank Gehry: Through the Eyes of Czechs - Invitation to the Exhibition
Event date: 20.10. 2021 – 13.12.2021
Location: Winternitz Villa, Na Cihlářce 10, Prague 5
Open: Sunday to Wednesday 12–18 hours
The Dancing House by American architect Frank Gehry is one of the most iconic buildings in Prague, just as Gehry is one of the most significant architects in the world over the past three decades. The exhibition titled “Frank Gehry: Through the Eyes of Czechs” creates a kind of collage representing the legendary architect in connection with the Czech Republic. The exhibition can be visited at Winternitz Villa from 20.10. 2021 to 13.12.2021. The curator of the exhibition is prominent architecture theorist and publicist Adam Štěch.
This year's exhibition program at Winternitz Villa focuses on the work of foreign architects in the Czech lands. “Frank Gehry is one of the most important architects in the world over the past 40 years. We are fortunate that he built his iconic Dancing House here. However, he is also connected to other less-known things in the Czech Republic. And we decided to present those at the exhibition.” explains the exhibition's concept by curator Adam Štěch.
The exhibition presents Gehry's work in relation to the Czech environment from the perspective of Czech creators or collaborators, thus outlining a somewhat different angle on this architect. You will encounter three different perspectives on the work of this significant Californian architect here.
A photographic series by Czech photographer DANALKA will initially offer an unusual view of some of Gehry's buildings, which Alka visits around the world. For the exhibition at Winternitz Villa, he selected several photographs printed on metal plates. From the Dancing House in Prague to Gehry's famous Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
The second perspective will reveal the technical background of the company Sipral and its collaboration on the construction of Gehry's Louis Vuitton Foundation building in Paris. Sipral was invited to the project to create specifically shaped elements of the facade, which are structurally essential and artistically significant elements of the entire building's structure. For the exhibition at Winternitz Villa, Sipral provided technical drawings and documentation of the development of these structural elements, their realization, and installation.
The final part of the exhibition returns to the Dancing House through audio testimonies of Vlad Milunić. Milunić is a Czech architect of Croatian descent. In addition to a number of realizations of nursing homes, residential complexes, or renovations, his name is most distinctly associated with this building. “To illustrate the story of the Dancing House at the exhibition in Winternitz Villa, we decided to record some of Milunić's memories, which were published in 2003 in the book Dancing House by the Golden Ratio publishing house,” describes curator Adam Štěch.
Curator: Adam Štěch (OKOLO)
Graphic design and installation: Matěj Činčera, Jan Kloss (OKOLO)
Production: Kristina Cysařová, David Cysař
Location: Winternitz Villa, Na Cihlářce 10, Prague 5
Open: Sunday to Wednesday 12–18 hours
The Dancing House by American architect Frank Gehry is one of the most iconic buildings in Prague, just as Gehry is one of the most significant architects in the world over the past three decades. The exhibition titled “Frank Gehry: Through the Eyes of Czechs” creates a kind of collage representing the legendary architect in connection with the Czech Republic. The exhibition can be visited at Winternitz Villa from 20.10. 2021 to 13.12.2021. The curator of the exhibition is prominent architecture theorist and publicist Adam Štěch.
This year's exhibition program at Winternitz Villa focuses on the work of foreign architects in the Czech lands. “Frank Gehry is one of the most important architects in the world over the past 40 years. We are fortunate that he built his iconic Dancing House here. However, he is also connected to other less-known things in the Czech Republic. And we decided to present those at the exhibition.” explains the exhibition's concept by curator Adam Štěch.
The exhibition presents Gehry's work in relation to the Czech environment from the perspective of Czech creators or collaborators, thus outlining a somewhat different angle on this architect. You will encounter three different perspectives on the work of this significant Californian architect here.
A photographic series by Czech photographer DANALKA will initially offer an unusual view of some of Gehry's buildings, which Alka visits around the world. For the exhibition at Winternitz Villa, he selected several photographs printed on metal plates. From the Dancing House in Prague to Gehry's famous Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
The second perspective will reveal the technical background of the company Sipral and its collaboration on the construction of Gehry's Louis Vuitton Foundation building in Paris. Sipral was invited to the project to create specifically shaped elements of the facade, which are structurally essential and artistically significant elements of the entire building's structure. For the exhibition at Winternitz Villa, Sipral provided technical drawings and documentation of the development of these structural elements, their realization, and installation.
The final part of the exhibition returns to the Dancing House through audio testimonies of Vlad Milunić. Milunić is a Czech architect of Croatian descent. In addition to a number of realizations of nursing homes, residential complexes, or renovations, his name is most distinctly associated with this building. “To illustrate the story of the Dancing House at the exhibition in Winternitz Villa, we decided to record some of Milunić's memories, which were published in 2003 in the book Dancing House by the Golden Ratio publishing house,” describes curator Adam Štěch.
Curator: Adam Štěch (OKOLO)
Graphic design and installation: Matěj Činčera, Jan Kloss (OKOLO)
Production: Kristina Cysařová, David Cysař
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