Le Corbusier Exhibit Opens in Liverpool
This year's Eurpoean Capital of Culture hosts the exhibition in a dramatic church crypt.
Laurel Petriello -- Interior Design, 10/24/2008 12:00:00 AM
Pavillon Suisse, Paris, 1929-33 © FLC/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2008
Le Corbusier’s architecture evoked mixed emotions throughout his 50-year career. Proving he can even create a stir after death, the first major Corbusier exhibition to open since 1987 launched earlier this month—in a church crypt.
Organized by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Trust, “Le Corbusier: The Art of Architecture” premiered on October 2 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. The exhibit is located in Liverpool, this year’s European Capital of Culture, and tracks the life and work of the 20th century’s most famous architect.
Portrait Le Corbusier, © FLC/Vg bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2007
"This will be the first major exhibition of Le Corbusier's work in Britain for more than 20 years and will appeal to a new generation of visitors. It features the architect as 'Renaissance Man' – artist, writer and polemicist as well as the single most influential designer and urbanist of the last century," said Charles Knevitt, director of RIBA Trust.
The exhibit spans an impressive 3300 square feet, and features original architectural models, furniture, as well as specially built models and reconstructions of Le Corbusier’s historical interiors. It includes previously unpublished material such as original film footage by the architect and reconstructions of historical architectural models built by him, such as Ville Contemporaine, the monumental model of his Utopian masterplan for Paris. The exhibit runs through January 18, 2009.
Images courtesy of Royal Institute of British Architects.
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