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Next Up: Exhibit Columbus / Part 1: A Conversation with the Curators

2021-07-20T08:27:00-04:00

Today, in partnership with Exhibit Columbus, we're introducing Next Up: Exhibit Columbus, our 5-part series of conversations with the curators of Exhibit Columbus and the recipients of The J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize.

The designers awarded the Miller Prize were each selected for their commitment to the transformative power that architecture, art, and design have to improve people’s lives and make cities better places to live.

Each designer, or team, was tasked with creating a site-specific installation in and around the city of Columbus, Indiana. Our conversations touch on each project within the context of the designer's body of work, the process involved during the research and development, and finally discussing each installation in detail.

The installations will be unveiled in person with a preview party on August 20th and will be open to the public from August 21st to November 28th.

To begin, our conversation today is with Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil, co-curators of the ...

Exhibit Columbus names Dream the Combine, ecosistema urbano, Future Firm, Olalekan Jeyifous, and Sam Jacob Studio as Miller Prize recipients

2020-08-12T13:38:00-04:00

Exhibit Columbus has announced that the organization's forthcoming 2020-2021 exhibition cycle, curated by Iker Gil and Mimi Zeiger, will focus on the theme of New Middles:From Main Street To Megalopolis, What Is The Future of The Middle City?

In addition to announcing the new theme, the organization has also named the winners of this year's J. Irwin and Xenia Miller Prize winners. The winners are: Dream the Combine of Minneapolis, ecosistema urbano of Miami and Madrid, Future Firm of Chicago, Olalekan Jeyifous of Brooklyn, and Sam Jacob Studio of London.

Previously on Archinect: Archinect Sessions Site Visit: Exhibit Columbus.

Describing the theme of the symposium and exhibition, the former of which will be presented virtually in 2020 with in-person installations taking shape in 2021, the organizers write that "Midwest, mid-sized, or middle American, the notion of “middle" goes beyond geography and does not mean average or neutral. Middle is its own condition, especially in relation ...

Mimi Zeiger and Iker Gil selected for inaugural Exhibit Columbus Curatorial Fellowship

2020-06-18T16:39:00-04:00

Architect Iker Gil and critic Mimi Zeiger have been selected for the inaugural 2020-2021 Curatorial Fellowship created by Exhibit Columbus. The pair is slated to co-curate the 2020 Exhibit Columbus Symposium as well as the 2021 Exhibit Columbus Exhibition.

Zeiger is a Los Angeles-based curator, critic, and editor, while Chicago-based Gil leads MAS Studio, the nonprofit MAS Context, and is also the executive director of the SOM Foundation. According to a press release announcing the selection, "Gil and Zeiger bring an extensive background in researching and creating exhibitions and publications around architecture and design through themes related to alternative histories of modernism, cities and the urgencies of civic space, resiliency, and connectivity."

Describing the goals of the Curatorial Fellowship, Exhibit Columbus Director Anne Surak explains, “Exhibit Columbus is excited to build upon its first two cycles by introducing new curatorial voices to the third iteration of the pr...

Mies' Farnsworth House to be awash in gridded lasers for this year's Chicago Architecture Biennial

2019-06-18T13:55:00-04:00

In conjunction with the upcoming Chicago Architecture Biennial, Iker Gil and Luftwerk will present their collaborative light and sound installation at Mies van Der Rohe's Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois. Titled 'Geometry of Light,' the installation will cast red lasers onto the elements of the building to emphasize its openness while tracing its underlying geometric principles. Gil and Luftwerk recently unveiled a preview of the installation:

Amazing turnout last night for our Chicagoland Art + Design Community preview of "Geometry of Light", the @_luftwerk and Iker Gil collaboration that will be co-presented by @MiesGlassHouse and @MASContext October 11-13, 2019. Tickets at https://t.co/VVVyQ92CrL #geometryoflight pic.twitter.com/mX3mjdp6Ol
— Farnsworth House (@MiesGlassHouse) June 15, 2019 Scenes from the @_luftwerk @MASContext Geometry of Light preview at the @MiesGlassHouse last weekend. Check out the real deal Oct. 11-13 pic.twitter.com/NOuxEwEGJR
— Zach Mortice (@zachmortic...

CHATTER opening at the Art Institute of Chicago - April 11

2015-04-04T15:00:00-04:00

Architecture is a perpetual conversation between the present and the past, knowing full well that the future is listening. So what happens when this dialogue is influenced by contemporary modes of communication such as texting, Twitter, and Instagram? Chatter: Architecture Talks Back looks at the diverse contemporary methods and approaches wielded by five emerging architects: Bureau Spectacular, Erin Besler, Fake Industries Architectural Agonism, Formlessfinder, and John Szot Studio.

CHATTER is opening next weekend (April 11th) at the Art Institute of Chicago with a panel discussion featuring Jimenez Lai (Bureau Spectacular), John Szot, Chris Grimley (over,under), and Kelly Bair. The exhibit also features work from Iker Gil (MAS Studio and MAS Context).

MAS CONTEXT relaunched!

2012-03-08T13:08:00-05:00

Iker Gil's MAS CONTEXT relaunched this week - hot new site, hot new issue on OWNERSHIP...check it -> http://www.mascontext.com

MAS CONTEXT: ABBERATION launches!

2011-12-06T17:12:23-05:00

If firmness, utility, and delight are the enduring pinnacles of architectural achievement, then it would appear architecture’s moral destiny is a foregone conclusion. But is it possible that opportunities for valuable cultural insight are being lost out of deference to this legacy? We examine forces, trends, and ideas that enhance the significance of the built environment despite, or due to, their deviant nature.

Latest issue of MAS CONTEXT now available on-line - fresh content from Lebbeus Woods, Paul Shepheard, Jürgen Mayer H, formlessfinder, Luis Urculo, and...MAS!

Also includes the next part of the 3-part video series "Architecture and the Unspeakable" from our studio: the Shibuya Tower Project (link below)