Fig: Haus-Rucker-Co, Environment Transformers Vienna, 1968 Ⓒ Haus-Rucker-Co, Gerald Zugmann
Children vernissage: 23.11.2014 // 11 a.m. -1 p.m. // Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
Talk: 27.11.2014 // 7.30 p.m. // Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
Tour: 6.12.2014 // 7.30 p.m. // Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
Exhibition: 22.11.2014 - 22.2.2014 // Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
The late 1960s witnessed an extraordinary sense of awakening and optimism. In the wake of the first space programmes an unshakeable faith took root in progress towards an ever-improving future. Design and architecture became exuberant, colourful, sexy, light-hearted and fluent. Haus-Rucker-Co, as a collective of architects and artists, developed a new concept of architecture for radically altered life-forms. Their interactive “Mind-Expander” and pneumatic architectures caused quite a stir on the international scene.
“Architectural Utopia Reloaded” traces the beginnings of HRC from Vienna to New York between 1967 and 1977 as well as their lasting influence on the contemporary art of today.
For the children vernissage as an kick-of event children and adults are invited to built with building bricks the future in the kitchen monument. The kitchen monument of raumlaborberlin is presented in cooperation between the Haus am Waldsee and the Cultural Office of Steglitz- Zehlendorf.
Curated by Katja Blomberg (Haus am Waldsee), Ludwig Engel and Günter Zamp Kelp (Haus-Rucker-Co).
Article about the exhibition by smow
haus am waldsee
HAUS-RUCKER-CO I ARCHITECTURAL UTOPIA RELOADED
Photo © Roman März
Photo © Roman März
Photo © Roman März
Photo © Ludwig Engel
Photo © Ludwig Engel