mind expanders mumok

today I visited the mind expander exhibition which demonstrates the Austrian utopic architect concepts of late 1960ies and early 1970ies. the best known proponents of this movement had bee the early coop himmelblau, valie export, zünd-up and superstudio.

Posted on 26th October 2008
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coop himmelb(l)au mak

today I visited the wonderful coop himmelblau exhibition “beyond the blue” at the mak, a retrospective of their work of the last 40 years.

“Coop Himmelblau ist keine Farbe, sondern die Idee, Architektur mit Phantasie leicht und veränderbar wie Wolken zu machen.” 1968

Posted on 12th May 2008
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