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THE CHALLENGE 

Tadao Ando

 

9TH APRIL – 28TH JULY 2019

 

“I wish to create an architecture that will live on eternally – not in substance or form, but as a memory within people’s hearts.” – Tadao Ando


THE CHALLENGE 

Tadao Ando

 

9TH APRIL – 28TH JULY 2019

 

“I wish to create an architecture that will live on eternally – not in substance or form, but as a memory within people’s hearts.” – Tadao Ando


THE EXHIBITION

Inaugurated during Milan’s Salone del Mobile, The Challenge is the first exhibition at Armani/Silos dedicated to architecture.

 

The narrative journey through the exhibition – designed by Tadao Ando in collaboration with Centre Pompidou – showcases the career of the Japanese architect that has distinguished himself for his original use of nature and the combination of elements like water and light in designed spaces; an expression of his pure and essential vision.

THE ARTIST

Born in Osaka in 1941, Tadao Ando is the world’s best-known Japanese contemporary architect. He has received many prestigious international awards, including the Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 1995, and a “Laurea honoris causa” in 2002 from the School of Architecture at Rome’s La Sapienza University. Intrigued by the works of major architects, primarily Le Corbusier, Ando has developed a unique, unmistakable style, blending old Japanese tradition and contemporary architecture in a harmonious manner.


THE ARTIST

Born in Osaka in 1941, Tadao Ando is the world’s best-known Japanese contemporary architect. He has received many prestigious international awards, including the Pritzker Prize for Architecture in 1995, and a “Laurea honoris causa” in 2002 from the School of Architecture at Rome’s La Sapienza University. Intrigued by the works of major architects, primarily Le Corbusier, Ando has developed a unique, unmistakable style, blending old Japanese tradition and contemporary architecture in a harmonious manner.


THE WORKS

The exhibition is structured around four major themes: Primitive Shapes of Space, An Urban Challenge, Landscape Genesis, Dialogues with History.

 

The retrospective includes over 50 projects, illustrated with sketches, original models, video installations, technical drawings, travel notes and photographs taken by Ando himself.

THE WORKS

The exhibition is structured around four major themes: Primitive Shapes of Space, An Urban Challenge, Landscape Genesis, Dialogues with History.

 

The retrospective includes over 50 projects, illustrated with sketches, original models, video installations, technical drawings, travel notes and photographs taken by Ando himself.

 

 

The creative principles of the master of contemporary architecture are explored through his most significant works, from Row House in Sumiyoshi – Azuma House (1976), to Project in Naoshima (1988 to today) and La Bourse de Commerce in Paris (2019). Also on display for the first time is Ando’s plan for the Armani/Teatro (2001), commissioned by Giorgio Armani who was inspired by the architect’s deep sensibility, philosophy and extreme precision.

 

 

 

 

The creative principles of the master of contemporary architecture are explored through his most significant works, from Row House in Sumiyoshi – Azuma House (1976), to Project in Naoshima (1988 to today) and La Bourse de Commerce in Paris (2019). Also on display for the first time is Ando’s plan for the Armani/Teatro (2001), commissioned by Giorgio Armani who was inspired by the architect’s deep sensibility, philosophy and extreme precision.

 

“In Tadao Ando’s architecture, I see an extraordinary ability to transform “heavy” materials such as metal and concrete into something truly exciting. I very much like his use of light, a fundamental element that helps shape the character of spaces.” – Giorgio Armani

THE INAUGURATION

Discover the unmistakable aesthetic style of the self-taught architect exhibiting his works in Milan for the first time.

THE INAUGURATION

Discover the unmistakable aesthetic style of the self-taught architect exhibiting his works in Milan for the first time.

ESSENTIAL DESIGN, PURE AND SIMPLE

Giorgio Armani and Tadao Ando share an affinity for minimalism, the guiding element and principle of each of their respective art forms. Their joint work culminated in the early 00s with the visually striking Armani/Teatro building, a project the Japanese architect was called upon due to his sensibility towards the designer’s unadorned style, creating a neutral base for the reveal of newly minted collections.


ESSENTIAL DESIGN, PURE AND SIMPLE

Giorgio Armani and Tadao Ando share an affinity for minimalism, the guiding element and principle of each of their respective art forms. Their joint work culminated in the early 00s with the visually striking Armani/Teatro building, a project the Japanese architect was called upon due to his sensibility towards the designer’s unadorned style, creating a neutral base for the reveal of newly minted collections.


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* Exhibition curated by Frédéric Migayrou, Deputy Director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre de Création Industrielle and Yuki Yoshikawa, Associate Curator, with the Tadao Ando Exhibition Committee

* Exhibition curated by Frédéric Migayrou, Deputy Director of the Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre de Création Industrielle and Yuki Yoshikawa, Associate Curator, with the Tadao Ando Exhibition Committee

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