Art as the New Industry at the Abandoned
Art as the New Industry _ Jack Self
– Buda Art Center _ 51N4E
– Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Center _ Menos é Mais Arquitectos + João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto
– MJH Gallery of iD Town _ O-office Architects
– Prada Foundation Art Museum _ OMA
– Silesian Museum in Katowice _ Riegler Riewe Architekten
– FRAC Dunkerque _ Lacaton & Vassal
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Ecologies of Domesticity: Three Ways of Designing the Landscape
Ecologies of Domesticity: Three Ways of Designing the Landscape _ Nelson Mota
– House of the Infinite _ Alberto Campo Baeza
– Two Houses in Monção _ João Paulo Loureiro
– Caterpillar House _ Sebastián Irarrázaval Arquitectos
– House in Yatsugatake _ Kidosaki Architects Studio
– MO House _ Gonzalo Mardones Viviani
– Fall House _ Fougeron Architecture
– Sunflower House _ Cadaval & Solà-Morales
– House in Hibaru _ SUPPOSE DESIGN OFFICE
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C3 no.375 (2015 #11/12)
Art as the New Industry at the Abandoned
Art as the New Industry _ Jack Self
The accepted narrative in the West is that deindustrialisation means the closure of factories, the outsourcing of production to the East, and the ruination or abandonment of large urban territories(and sometimes whole cities themselves). In response, Western economies increasingly hope to use immaterial production to propel growth. Financial services, management training and consultancy are all vital, however it is more often creative and cultural production that is seen as a key measure of a city’s global success.
This recount describes a huge shift in the location of production, however it rarely considers what might be happening in the so-called East, where rapid technological development and colossal social change are in fact creating similar conditions. In Shenzhen, abandoned factories do not signify the end of local manufacturing, but rather signify its relocation to more efficient, technically sophisticated or modern plants. At the same time, Chinese cultural production is exploding: younger generations that would previously have become labourers are now seeking artistic recognition on the international stage.
The forces of globalisation have resulted in huge numbers of useless buildings—many with truly remarkable qualities. Now those same forces are creating a need for spaces of artistic production and cultural influence, and ex-industrial architecture is getting a second life.
C3 no.375 (2015 #11/12)
Art as the New Industry at the Abandoned
Art as the New Industry _ Jack Self
The accepted narrative in the West is that deindustrialisation means the closure of factories, the outsourcing of production to the East, and the ruination or abandonment of large urban territories(and sometimes whole cities themselves). In response, Western economies increasingly hope to use immaterial production to propel growth. Financial services, management training and consultancy are all vital, however it is more often creative and cultural production that is seen as a key measure of a city’s global success.
This recount describes a huge shift in the location of production, however it rarely considers what might be happening in the so-called East, where rapid technological development and colossal social change are in fact creating similar conditions. In Shenzhen, abandoned factories do not signify the end of local manufacturing, but rather signify its relocation to more efficient, technically sophisticated or modern plants. At the same time, Chinese cultural production is exploding: younger generations that would previously have become labourers are now seeking artistic recognition on the international stage.
The forces of globalisation have resulted in huge numbers of useless buildings—many with truly remarkable qualities. Now those same forces are creating a need for spaces of artistic production and cultural influence, and ex-industrial architecture is getting a second life.