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Hans Hollein: transFORMS
The "Hans Hollein transFORMS" exhibition provides a better understanding of the coherence between the creative and critical approaches of Austrian architect Hans Hollein (1934-2014). It showcases his most iconic pieces which themselves reflect research spanning over half a century.
Today, the view of his 鈥渟tyle鈥� as postmodern deserves further study in light of his involvement in the various movements that shaped the post-avant-gardism of the 1960s to 1980s, ranging from Informalism to Conceptualism and the Radical Architecture movement.
In 1987, the Centre Pompidou devoted a significant exhibition to him in the Forum, and after he passed away, the Centre Pompidou - Mus茅e National d鈥橝rt Moderne acquired a vast collection in 2016, including installations, models, drawings and documentation on all aspects and covering all periods of his work.
With his first research into the concept of space (1958-1962) and on Architekturskulptur in Austria and the United States, followed by the 鈥楢rchitektur鈥� exhibition with Walter Pichler (Galerie N盲chst St. Stephan, 1963) and his collages on urban scale (now at the MoMA), the first phase of his work links in closely with Conceptualism, especially through his participation in the catalogues and exhibitions devoted to this movement.
From 1965 onwards, he played an active role in editing BAU magazine in Austria, while still working on noteworthy exhibitions including 鈥楢ustriennale鈥� (Triennale di Milano, 1968), 鈥楳ANtransFORMS鈥� (Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York, 1976) and installations such as Die Turnstunde (St盲dtisches Museum Abteiberg in M枚nchengladbach, 1984). His international reputation and his affiliation with this movement were confirmed by the creation of his iconic fa莽ade featuring a series of columns, for the founding exhibition of postmodernism 鈥楲a Strada Novissima鈥� at the 1980 Venice Biennale.
After designing several shops, including Retti (1966) and Schullin I and II (1974-1976), Hollein worked on a large number of architectural projects in Austria, such as the Haas Haus (1990) opposite St. Stephan cathedral in Vienna鈥檚 main square, and on some major creations further afield such as the Museum Abteiberg in M枚nchengladbach (1982), the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt (1991), and Vulcania (2002) in Auvergne, France.
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The "Hans Hollein transFORMS" exhibition provides a better understanding of the coherence between the creative and critical approaches of Austrian architect Hans Hollein (1934-2014). It showcases his most iconic pieces which themselves reflect research spanning over half a century.
Today, the view of his 鈥渟tyle鈥� as postmodern deserves further study in light of his involvement in the various movements that shaped the post-avant-gardism of the 1960s to 1980s, ranging from Informalism to Conceptualism and the Radical Architecture movement.
In 1987, the Centre Pompidou devoted a significant exhibition to him in the Forum, and after he passed away, the Centre Pompidou - Mus茅e National d鈥橝rt Moderne acquired a vast collection in 2016, including installations, models, drawings and documentation on all aspects and covering all periods of his work.
With his first research into the concept of space (1958-1962) and on Architekturskulptur in Austria and the United States, followed by the 鈥楢rchitektur鈥� exhibition with Walter Pichler (Galerie N盲chst St. Stephan, 1963) and his collages on urban scale (now at the MoMA), the first phase of his work links in closely with Conceptualism, especially through his participation in the catalogues and exhibitions devoted to this movement.
From 1965 onwards, he played an active role in editing BAU magazine in Austria, while still working on noteworthy exhibitions including 鈥楢ustriennale鈥� (Triennale di Milano, 1968), 鈥楳ANtransFORMS鈥� (Cooper-Hewitt Museum in New York, 1976) and installations such as Die Turnstunde (St盲dtisches Museum Abteiberg in M枚nchengladbach, 1984). His international reputation and his affiliation with this movement were confirmed by the creation of his iconic fa莽ade featuring a series of columns, for the founding exhibition of postmodernism 鈥楲a Strada Novissima鈥� at the 1980 Venice Biennale.
After designing several shops, including Retti (1966) and Schullin I and II (1974-1976), Hollein worked on a large number of architectural projects in Austria, such as the Haas Haus (1990) opposite St. Stephan cathedral in Vienna鈥檚 main square, and on some major creations further afield such as the Museum Abteiberg in M枚nchengladbach (1982), the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt (1991), and Vulcania (2002) in Auvergne, France.
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