Richard Neutra in Europe
08 May - 01 Aug 2010
RICHARD NEUTRA IN EUROPE
Buildings and Projects 1960 – 1970
8 May – 1 August, 2010
Austro-American architect Richard Neutra (born 1892 in Vienna, died 1970 in Wuppertal), one of the most important representatives of “Classic Modernism”, was best known for his houses in Southern California. His designs combined light metal structures with stucco elements to create light, pervious ensembles, which he embedded with great sensitivity in carefully arranged gardens and landscapes.
For the first time ever architectural projects will be shown that he realized in Europe in his 10 final creative years (1960–1970). He created eight villas, four in Switzerland, three in Germany and one in France. Prominent clients in this period included publisher of the ZEIT newspaper Gerd Bucerius but also figures from commerce and science. And for the first time seven unrealized projects will be documented, which were only discovered in the artist’s estate during research work for this exhibition – for example, a competition entry for the theater Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf.
The exhibition came about in cooperation with the archives of the University of California in Los Angeles and Dion Neutra, the son and partner of the architects, and a team of experts put together by Klaus Leuschel (Hubertus Adam, Joachim Driller, Lilian Pfaff and Rolf Ahnesorg).
Buildings and Projects 1960 – 1970
8 May – 1 August, 2010
Austro-American architect Richard Neutra (born 1892 in Vienna, died 1970 in Wuppertal), one of the most important representatives of “Classic Modernism”, was best known for his houses in Southern California. His designs combined light metal structures with stucco elements to create light, pervious ensembles, which he embedded with great sensitivity in carefully arranged gardens and landscapes.
For the first time ever architectural projects will be shown that he realized in Europe in his 10 final creative years (1960–1970). He created eight villas, four in Switzerland, three in Germany and one in France. Prominent clients in this period included publisher of the ZEIT newspaper Gerd Bucerius but also figures from commerce and science. And for the first time seven unrealized projects will be documented, which were only discovered in the artist’s estate during research work for this exhibition – for example, a competition entry for the theater Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf.
The exhibition came about in cooperation with the archives of the University of California in Los Angeles and Dion Neutra, the son and partner of the architects, and a team of experts put together by Klaus Leuschel (Hubertus Adam, Joachim Driller, Lilian Pfaff and Rolf Ahnesorg).