Friday, 28 November 2008
10.30 – 17.30
Lecture Theatre, V&A, South Kensington
The late 1960s saw the last surge of utopian thinking in the 20th century. Visionaries on both sides of the Cold War were inspired to envisage new ways of living and to challenge social conformism. Architects exploited the processes, forms and technologies of the Cold War in their experimental practices; using geodesic domes, inflatable structures, space rockets, launch pads and satellites, computers and electronics, in order to imagine alternative utopias.
Join Cold War Modern curators Jane Pavitt and David Crowley in the company of Hans Hollein; Günter Zamp Kelp ( of Haus-Rucker-Co) and Krzysztof Wodiczko, who will discuss their work from the period. Architectural historian Sam Hardingham will explore selected projects by British architect group Archigram, and Serpentine Co-Director Hans Ulrich Obrist will discuss Japanese architect Arata Isozaki.
Book now www.vam.ac.uk/tickets 0207942 221
£45, concessions available
For further details, please contact:
Jane Pavitt
Curator - Cold War Modern - Victoria & Albert Museum
Principal Research Fellow - University of Brighton
Research Dept, V&A Museum, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL
0207 942 2596
j.pavitt@vam.ac.uk
