Critical irony in Russia’s special mention “Fair Enough” pavilion in 2014 Venice Biennale

2014-07-18T20:59:00-04:00

The "Fair Enough" exhibition of Russia's 2014 pavilion at the ongoing Venice Biennale gives a clever response to the Absorbing Modernity: 1914-2014 theme that Biennale director Rem Koolhaas assigned to curators. Curated and designed by the Strelka Institute, Russia received one of three Special Mentions out of 84 national pavilions during the 2014 Biennale awards ceremony.

"The Russian pavilion's 'Fair Enough' exhibition responds to Koolhaas’ curatorial theme by the concept itself: 20 Russian architectural ideas are presented, using the universal language of the international trade fair...'Fair Enough' is not a fair of products, but an Expo of ideas."

The house that Petey bought: Eisenman discusses residential living

2011-04-29T21:25:00-04:00

Eisenman characterized one home as “a dumb little apartment” in New York City with “a kitchen that’s not comfortable for two people to be in at the same time.” He characterized the other as a “wonderful old New England house, made of stone, brick and tile,” which was an 18th-century mill and is built over a waterfall. “No architect has ever worked on it,” he said. “You couldn’t design like this. It happens over time,” as successive owners altered it to meet their needs.

Remember the rumor circulating around that Rem Koolhaas lives in a prim-and-proper 19th-century home? Eisenman is apparently no different. He sat down with Katherine Salant of the Washington Post to talk about his home life.

Why does Eisenman choose such banal and vernacular digs? Because at the end of the day, he just wants something cozy. The irony of this is truly dumbfounding.

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Critical irony in Russia’s special mention “Fair Enough” pavilion in 2014 Venice Biennale

The house that Petey bought: Eisenman discusses residential living