R.M. Schindler: The Prequel
Thursday, Sep 10, 20155:46 AM — Monday, Dec 7, 201510:46 AMEDT
| Schindler House - 835 N Kings Road West Hollywood, CA
West Hollywood, CARelated
R.M. Schindler: The Prequel—Josef Hoffman, Adolf Loos, Otto Wagner and the Modernist Debates of Early 20th Century Vienna Curated by Christian Witt-Dörring of MAK Vienna, the MAK Center presents this exhibition exploring the intellectual climate in Vienna at the time of R.M. Schindler’s architectural training, and highlighting the trajectory connecting 19th century Europe with 20th century West Hollywood. The Prequel contextualizes the landmark 1922 Kings Road House as a direct result of the debates playing out in Vienna Modernist circles from 1890–1914, when Schindler was a student and young practitioner. Through photographs, drawings, and furniture designs, the exhibition reviews the foundations laid by Otto Wagner, as well as the next generation responses to his work as personified by Adolf Loos and Josef Hoffman. The exhibition is divided into four sections: the first focuses on R.M. Schindler’s (1887–1953) Vienna years from 1887–1914. As a student, Schindler took up civil engineering before attending Otto Wagner’s special school of architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts. Rebelling against the revival styles of Historicism, architects around 1900 created buildings based on a unity of form and function. The development of new materials and building techniques allowed Schindler to move beyond structural forces as the inspiration for architectural form. Throughout his career, however, he engaged the Viennese imperative to reconcile interior and exterior environments. A special feature in this section is a selection of drawings from Schindler’s early professional years. More info at makcenter.org/programming/rm-schindler-the-prequel/
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