Tadao Ando “Challenges: Faithful to the Basis” exhibition at Gallery Ma, Tokyo
Tadao Ando became widely known to society in the 1970s through his first essay and manifesto “Urban Guerrilla House”. Since then he has continued to create innovative architectural works that are critical of contemporary society.
Since the late 1990s, he has gradually expanded his field of activity overseas until today, he is engaged in work all over the world, from Europe and the United States to Asia and the Middle East.
The exhibition is also intended to review and summarize Tadao Ando’s 30 years of architectural activity, focusing on the places in which the works have been created. The projects taken up here differ entirely, not only in place (i.e. Osaka, Kobe, Tokyo, Venice, Abu Dhabi, Mexico and Bahrain), but state of progress, size and program.
The exhibition start from October 3rd to December 20th, 2008 at GALLERY · MA, Tokyo, where a mock-up of the Row House in Sumiyoshi, Ando’s architectural starting point, has been built. In addition, his buildings, which are living, integral parts of their respective places, are introduced by different means such as sketches, models, drawings and videos in order to convey their essential character.
This exhibition is also held to celebrate the publication of the complete anthology “Tadao Ando” series by TOTO Shuppan. Including “Tadao Ando 1” (Housing & Housing), “Tadao Ando 2” (Outside Japan), and “Tadao Ando 3” (Inside Japan) which will be released at the same time as the exhibition.
Source and image credit: GALLERY · MA, Nacása & Partners Inc.
Tadao Ando “Challenges: Faithful to the Basis”
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