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MAS Context Fall Talks 2023

Building Enjoyable Living Environments Through Architecture, Art, and Design

September 30, 2023 at 4PM

Lecture by Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow of the Chicago-based architecture practice Kwong Von Glinow and Claire Warner and Sam Vinz of Volume Gallery. The lecture took place at Volume Gallery.

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There is Room, MAS Context Reading Room, Chicago, 2023. © Dan Kelleghan Photography. Courtesy of MAS Context.

If you look inside the architectural models on display at the exhibition There is Room by the architecture office Kwong Von Glinow, you will notice that each space is realistically staged with scaled furniture. Tables, chairs, sofas, bookshelves, side tables, and artwork populate living rooms, bedrooms, entry ways, and many other hybrid spaces. Among the pieces of furniture, one can see work by Jonathan Mueke, Herzog de Meuron, Faye Toogood, and Kwong Von Glinow. The relationship between art, design, and architecture are highly considered aspects of Kwong Von Glinow’s forward-looking approach to living environments.

Chicago-based Volume Gallery, established in 2010 by Sam Vinz and Claire Warner, focuses on material-driven practices across disciplines with a concentration on contemporary and historical American art and design. There is a commitment to finding meaning in materiality and a dedication to advancing innovative makers of the present and recent past.

During this event, Kwong Von Glinow and Volume Gallery discussed the relationship between space and design as well as how contemporary designers are producing designs with cultural significance that speak to contemporary culture.

This event took place during Exhibition Weekend Chicago.

This lecture was a partner program of the 2023 Chicago Architecture Biennial.

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Ypsilon by Stephen Burks. © Volume Gallery.

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PS (Painted Shape) by Jonathan Muecke Burks. © Volume Gallery.

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Corner Light by Ania Jaworska. © Volume Gallery.

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Wrong Chairs by Norman Kelley. © Volume Gallery.

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Building Enjoyable Living Environments Through Architecture, Art, and Design, Volume Gallery, Chicago, 2023. © Iker Gil.

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Building Enjoyable Living Environments Through Architecture, Art, and Design, Volume Gallery, Chicago, 2023. © Iker Gil.

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Building Enjoyable Living Environments Through Architecture, Art, and Design, Volume Gallery, Chicago, 2023. © Iker Gil.

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Building Enjoyable Living Environments Through Architecture, Art, and Design, Volume Gallery, Chicago, 2023. © Iker Gil.

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Building Enjoyable Living Environments Through Architecture, Art, and Design, Volume Gallery, Chicago, 2023. © Iker Gil.

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Kwong Von Glinow

Kwong Von Glinow is an award-winning architecture practice based in Chicago founded in 2017 by Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow on the belief that architecture is meant to be enjoyed. The practice builds the thoroughly enjoyable from the slightly familiar. Their work translates forward-looking architectural concepts into playful designs with broad appeal. Taking an optimistic and explorative approach, KVG focuses on creating innovative living environments, places for cultural engagement, urban public space, and contemporary workspaces. Kwong Von Glinow are recipients of the 2018 Architectural League Prize of New York for Young Architects, have received a Graham Foundation Grant for their project Smuggling Architecture exhibited at the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel, Switzerland, and have been selected for the inaugural commission for the Designing a Better Chicago Pavilion along the Chicago Riverwalk for their project Give me a minute, please!

kwongvonglinow.com

@kwongvonglinow

Sam Vinz

Sam Vinz, along with Claire Warner, runs Volume Gallery, an event-based gallery with a specific focus on American design, and a strong emphasis placed on emerging contemporary designers. Sam graduated with a BA in Art History from UW-Madison with an emphasis in twentieth century European architecture. He completed his MA in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute in London, writing his dissertation on an analysis of the contemporary design market. Sam has spent time working at Phillips de Pury, Carpenter’s workshop gallery, Wright Auction, and Chase Art Companies. Other than art and design, his interests pertain to anything loud and fast—rock n roll and Nascar being at the top of the list.

wvvolumes.com

@volume_gallery

Claire Warner

Claire Warner is the cofounder, with Sam Vinz of the Chicago-based Volume Gallery. Established in 2010, Volume Gallery focuses on material-driven practices across disciplines with a concentration on contemporary and historical American art and design. There is a commitment to finding meaning in materiality and a dedication to advancing innovative makers of the present and recent past. In addition to its exhibitions program, Volume Gallery releases editions, publications, and engages in site-specific commissions that showcase the work of American artists and designers to regional, national, and international audiences.

wvvolumes.com

@volume_gallery