Vienna prepared two exhibitions for the Brno native Loos
Vienna – In Vienna, two exhibitions dedicated to the Austrian pioneer of modern architecture, Adolf Loos (1870-1933), a native of Brno, are taking place starting this week. The scientific library of the city of Vienna (Wienbibliothek) showcases documents and writings in the Vienna City Hall, while the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) displays designs and models of buildings. Thanks to the easing of measures against the spread of the coronavirus, museums and exhibitions in Austria can once again welcome visitors from this week.
The library exhibition has the unusual title Gehet doch schnell die Ausstellung besuchen...! (Just hurry to visit the exhibition...!) and opens on Thursday, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the famous architect's birth, who, according to the library, is "indelibly linked to Viennese Modernism with his architectural works and is considered a pioneer of international modern architecture."
The library is exhibiting primarily letters and other writings and documents in its spaces, which were co-designed by Loos in 1907. An architecturally designed former dining room of the then tenant Friedrich Boskovits is also part of the presentation. Vienna now uses this space as an exhibition area. Specifically for the current exhibition, a serving trolley designed by Loos has returned here, for example.
Loos's literary works are less known to the general public. He wrote not only scholarly texts on architectural theory but also engaged in fashion design, arts and crafts, lifestyle, music, and much more. The exhibition, planned to run until April 9 of next year, aims to introduce visitors to all these aspects. The Vienna library benefits from having acquired a collection of documents from the estate of Loos researcher Franz Glück in 2008.
"At the center is the writing Loos, who – even before the building Loos came to be – made himself heard through his unorthodox, provocative essays and witticisms," the library recalls.
The exhibition, which focuses more on Loos's architectural work itself, is organized by the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) from Tuesday. It has gathered around 100 architectural designs, plans, photographs, and models of buildings from Loos's archive at the Albertina museum.
The exhibition ADOLF LOOS. Privathäuser (ADOLF LOOS. Private Houses) thus presents unrealized and realized projects, emphasizing family homes, villas for middle-class or artistic clientele, as well as social housing. These will be on display until March 14.
The architecture of Adolf Loos is characterized by striking external austerity. He considered ornamentation a sign of primitivism, while objectivity and functionality were hallmarks of cultural maturity.
His realizations have been preserved primarily in Vienna, Prague, Brno, but also in Paris, Montreux, and elsewhere in Europe. Among the architect's most famous projects, often regarded as a leading representative of architectural purism, are the Müller Villa in Prague and the villa of Viktor Bauer in Hrušovany near Brno. In the Czech Republic alone, his authorship encompasses more than 30 buildings and interiors.
> https://mak.at/adolfloos
The library exhibition has the unusual title Gehet doch schnell die Ausstellung besuchen...! (Just hurry to visit the exhibition...!) and opens on Thursday, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the famous architect's birth, who, according to the library, is "indelibly linked to Viennese Modernism with his architectural works and is considered a pioneer of international modern architecture."
The library is exhibiting primarily letters and other writings and documents in its spaces, which were co-designed by Loos in 1907. An architecturally designed former dining room of the then tenant Friedrich Boskovits is also part of the presentation. Vienna now uses this space as an exhibition area. Specifically for the current exhibition, a serving trolley designed by Loos has returned here, for example.
Loos's literary works are less known to the general public. He wrote not only scholarly texts on architectural theory but also engaged in fashion design, arts and crafts, lifestyle, music, and much more. The exhibition, planned to run until April 9 of next year, aims to introduce visitors to all these aspects. The Vienna library benefits from having acquired a collection of documents from the estate of Loos researcher Franz Glück in 2008.
"At the center is the writing Loos, who – even before the building Loos came to be – made himself heard through his unorthodox, provocative essays and witticisms," the library recalls.
The exhibition, which focuses more on Loos's architectural work itself, is organized by the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) from Tuesday. It has gathered around 100 architectural designs, plans, photographs, and models of buildings from Loos's archive at the Albertina museum.
The exhibition ADOLF LOOS. Privathäuser (ADOLF LOOS. Private Houses) thus presents unrealized and realized projects, emphasizing family homes, villas for middle-class or artistic clientele, as well as social housing. These will be on display until March 14.
The architecture of Adolf Loos is characterized by striking external austerity. He considered ornamentation a sign of primitivism, while objectivity and functionality were hallmarks of cultural maturity.
His realizations have been preserved primarily in Vienna, Prague, Brno, but also in Paris, Montreux, and elsewhere in Europe. Among the architect's most famous projects, often regarded as a leading representative of architectural purism, are the Müller Villa in Prague and the villa of Viktor Bauer in Hrušovany near Brno. In the Czech Republic alone, his authorship encompasses more than 30 buildings and interiors.
> https://mak.at/adolfloos
The English translation is powered by AI tool. Switch to Czech to view the original text source.
0 comments
add comment
