Events and Lectures in April

Dionisio González, Santa Amaro III, 2006, 64 × 138 inches, Courtesy of the West Collection, Oaks, PA

Thursday, 5 - 7 pm at the MoCP

Work by:
Alexander Apóstol
Dionisio González
Terence Gower
Luisa Lambri
Chris Mottalini
Bas Princen
Thomas Ruff
Josef Schulz

This exhibition explores connections between architecture and photography, from methods of spatial representation to the relationships between the real and virtual worlds in each discipline. It examines the responses of artists to the ideals of modern and postmodern design, and explore the connections between the immersive natures of both photography and architecture and the networks of spatial relationships on which they depend. Topics explored include architecture as idealized public space, the idea of progress, and the challenge of how to represent it photographically.

Friday, 3:30pm at the MoCP

Exhibiting artists Alexander Apóstol and Chris Mottalini will discuss their work on view in Building Pictures. In his series Residente Pulido, Apóstol digitally transforms images of buildings constructed in Venezuela during the 1950s as a commentary on the rise and fall of prosperity as seen in the rationalist modernist architecture of the country. Mottalini’s work documents homes designed by American late modernist architect Paul Rudolph just before they are destroyed. In their works, both artists hint at the perceived failures of the more utopian ideals of modern architecture.

Friday, 11am at the MoCP

Please join MoCP Curator Karen Irvine as she leads a tour of Building Pictures.