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Living in glass houses
Philip Johnson's Glass House is a seminal architectural creation - it introduced the International style to America, and its design (interior and exterior) became the aesthetic standard to which all other similar houses were held. The book The Glass House on display in 'Facade: Through a Glass Darkly' is a collection of writing about the…
Read postWork of the Week: Phil Coy's Facade
For this exhibition, Elizabeth and I have decided to take turns each week to blog about a different work or project in the show. I’m starting off this series with a look at Fa çade (2010), a film installation by Phil Coy, which inspired the exhibition’s theme. Coy’s 34-minute film is projected onto a hanging sheet of plate glass…
18/03/2011 Facade is open!
It was pretty hard work but the exhibition is now open, and it looks fantastic! It's amazing how quickly it all comes together, really only in the last day or two. Here's a little preview.
Going green and 2 days to go!
Yesterday we started hanging the exhibition. The works look really interesting and I can't wait to see how it all looks together! The glass screen for Phil Coy's work is installed. Today we have a conservator from RIBA bringing us the original copy of the seminal book Glasarchitektur by Paul Scheerbart from 1914. This book inspired the…
14/03/2011 Four days to go!
Ian Kiaer, one of the artists, is here to install his work into purpose-built white cabinets on stilts. The staging for Phil Coy's work is constructed and now being painted green - but a very special kind of green! All will be revealed if you visit the exhibition. The glass screen for Phil Coy's has also arrived and will be installed today.
- Arts Council England
- Sunderland City Council
- University of Sunderland
- Positive About Disabled People
- Lottery Funded
- Northern Rock Foundation
- VAQUAS
