Álvaro Siza
Sacro
09 Nov 2016 - 26 Mar 2017
photo Nicolò Galeazzi courtesy Fondazione MAXXI
photo Nicolò Galeazzi courtesy Fondazione MAXXI
Opening mostra: ALVARO SIZA, SACRO ©Musacchio & Ianniello
Opening mostra: ALVARO SIZA, SACRO ©Musacchio & Ianniello
Opening mostra: ALVARO SIZA, SACRO ©Musacchio & Ianniello
ÁLVARO SIZA
SACRO
9 November 2016 - 26 March 2017
curated by Achille Bonito Oliva and Margherita Guccione
head of research Roberto Cremascoli
The best architect is time.
Álvaro Siza
Great inclined walls, a sinuous layout, ample spaces alternating with others that are deliberately restricted in dialogue and contraposition with those of the museum: this is how the great Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has imagined the exhibition featuring drawings, projects and objects that reveal his relationship with the sacred.
Projects with a religious nature are flanked by others in which the theme of religiousness is treated in a less direct fashion: religious objects designed for the Holy Father alternate with figurative drawings and architectural projects in Italy and elsewhere, while on the walls are projected photos of a number of his projects taken by six international photographers. The shots of Fernando Guerra, Nicolò Galeazzi, José M. Rodrigues, Leonardo Finotti, Luìs Ferreira Alves and Mimmo Jodice thus describe both the environments designed by Siza in which religious ceremonies are practiced and the calm of the atmospheres in which nature and landscape are the principles of sanctity.
SACRO
9 November 2016 - 26 March 2017
curated by Achille Bonito Oliva and Margherita Guccione
head of research Roberto Cremascoli
The best architect is time.
Álvaro Siza
Great inclined walls, a sinuous layout, ample spaces alternating with others that are deliberately restricted in dialogue and contraposition with those of the museum: this is how the great Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza has imagined the exhibition featuring drawings, projects and objects that reveal his relationship with the sacred.
Projects with a religious nature are flanked by others in which the theme of religiousness is treated in a less direct fashion: religious objects designed for the Holy Father alternate with figurative drawings and architectural projects in Italy and elsewhere, while on the walls are projected photos of a number of his projects taken by six international photographers. The shots of Fernando Guerra, Nicolò Galeazzi, José M. Rodrigues, Leonardo Finotti, Luìs Ferreira Alves and Mimmo Jodice thus describe both the environments designed by Siza in which religious ceremonies are practiced and the calm of the atmospheres in which nature and landscape are the principles of sanctity.