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MAS Context Spring Talks 2020

Luftwerk on Mies van der Rohe: Reinterpreting Space Through Light and Color

June 28, 2020 at 2:30PM

Online artist talk and discussion with artists Luftwerk moderated by Iker Gil, editor in chief of MAS Context.

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In this event, organized by the Goethe-Institut Chicago in collaboration with the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Elmhurst Art Museum/McCormick House, Farnsworth House, and MAS Context, Luftwerk discussed the interventions in buildings designed by Mies van der Rohe that they have done throughout the years. Following the artist talk, Ivan Blasi (Fundació Mies van der Rohe), John McKinnon (Elmhurst Art Museum/McCormick House), and Scott Mehaffey (Farnsworth House) discussed the the Mies van der Rohe structures in their care and how they welcome and support contemporary practices. The program concluded with a Q+A session with those watching the event.

Suggested watching:

MAS Context x Luftwerk x Marina City
www.mascontext.com/events/mas-context-x-luftwerk-x-marina-city

Luftwerk “MAS Context Spring Talks 2014”
www.mascontext.com/events/mas-context-spring-talks-2014-luftwerk

Parallel Perspectives at McCormick House in Elmhurst
www.luftwerk.net/projects/parallel-perspectives

INsite at the Farnsworth House
www.luftwerk.net/projects/insite

Geometry of Light at the Farnsworth House
www.mascontext.com/events/mas-context-fall-talks-2019/geometry-of-light-farnsworth-house

Geometry of Light at the Barcelona Pavilion
www.mascontext.com/events/mas-context-spring-talks-2019/geometry-of-light-barcelona-pavilion

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Geometry of Light, Barcelona Pavilion, 2019. © Kate Joyce.

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Luftwerk

Luftwerk explores light, color, and perception in immersive, installations. Focused on the context of a site for each project, Luftwerk applies their interpretive layer, integrating physical structure, historical context, and embedded information into each piece. Since founding 2007, Luftwerk has amassed a significant body of work ranging from site-specific installations to experimental projects that interpret data. Luftwerk is the artistic collaboration of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero.

Iker Gil

Iker Gil is the founder of MAS Studio, Editor in Chief of the nonprofit MAS Context, and Executive Director of the SOM Foundation. Iker has edited or coedited several books including Radical Logic: On the Work of Ensamble Studio and Shanghai Transforming. He has curated multiple exhibitions including Nocturnal Landscapes, Poured Architecture: Sergio Prego on Miguel Fisac, and BOLD: Alternative Scenarios for Chicago, part of the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial. He was Associate Curator of the US Pavilion for the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale and cocurator of Exhibit Columbus 2020–2021. He has taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), and Escola da Cidade (São Paulo).