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Ettore Sottsass: Humanism

Archive exhibition
26 August - 19 October 2022
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Ettore Sottsass: Humanism
"Decoration can be a state of mind, an unusual perception, a ritual whisper."
- Ettore Sottsass
 
"장식은 마음의 상태, 색다른 인식, 의식적인 속삭임일 수 있다."
- 에토레 소트사스

Ettore Sottsass: Humanism

26 August - 19 October 2022 

The Page Gallery EAST

 

The Page Gallery is pleased to present the first solo exhibition in Korea by Ettore Sottsass, a world-renowned Italian architect and designer who marked a new era in the design world by leading postmodernism in the 1980s, until October 19, 2022, at the East hall.
 
Ettore Sottsass is a representative of the Italian Anti-Design movement that arose as a movement against functionalism in the late 1970s and aimed at the sensory and interesting design that broke away from the existing functionalism. His designs had a great influence on the young artists of the Memphis Group, and later led the postmodern design movement that dominated the 1980s. Through this, he was the one who put Italian art as well as industrial design into the world-class.
 
This exhibition, which is divided into four spaces, starts with works from the 2000s to works from the 1960s, giving the audience pleasure. From primitive and formatively huge objects in which the architect's DNA is completely embedded in the work, objects with decorative and colorful expressions gradually welcome the audience. In particular, the historical significance was highlighted when Amoire Superbox of his 1960s work was exhibited at the Centre Pompidou last year. In Seoul, this exhibition is expected to be a good opportunity to appreciate Ettore Sottsass’s original work better before founding the Memphis Group.
 
An official from Ettore Sottsass Foundation in Milan said, “Sottsass was one of the very rare artists who redefined his discipline and foresaw major shifts in society’s sensibilities. His influence is still felt by young artists and designers today. Korea’s art world is very sophisticated and has had exposure to the vision of many of the world’s most important artists, architects, and designers. It is a privilege to be able to show an important chapter in Sottsass’ 60 years career.”

 

 

에토레 소트사스: 휴머니즘 & 유머니즘

26 August - 19 October 2022 

The Page Gallery EAST

 

더페이지 갤러리는 ‘디자인계 피카소’, 1980년대 포스트모더니즘 디자인을 이끌고 디자인계에 한 획을 그은 이탈리아 건축가이자 디자이너 에토레 소트사스의 한국 첫 개인전 <휴머니즘 & 유머니즘>을 오는 8월 26일부터 10월 19일까지 이스트(EAST)관에서 개최한다.

 

에토레 소트사스는 70년대 후반 기능주의와 조형주의의 반대운동으로 일어난 이탈리아의 반디자인 운동(Anti Design)의 대표주자로 기존의 기능주의에서 탈피한 감각적이며 흥미로운 디자인을 추구했다. 그의 디자인은 그가 결성한 디자인 그룹 ‘멤피스(Memphis)’의 젊은 예술가들에게 큰 영향을 주었고, 이후 80년대를 풍미했던 포스트모던 디자인 운동을 이끌었다. 이를 통해 이탈리아 미술은 물론 산업 디자인을 세계적인 반열에 올려 둔 장본인이기도 하다.

 

총 4개의 공간으로 나뉘어지는 이번 전시는 2000년대 작품에서 시작해 1960년대 작품으로, 시대를 역행하며 작품을 보는 즐거움을 선사한다. 건축가로서의 DNA가 작품에 온전히 묻어난 원시적이면서 조형적으로 거대한 오브제에서 점차 장식적이고 다채로운 표정을 가진 오브제가 관객을 맞이한다.

 

에토레 소트사스의 국내 첫 개인전 <휴머니즘 & 유머니즘>을 위해 작품을 보내준 에토레 소트사스의 재단 관계자는 “소트사스는 자신의 분야를 재정의하고 사회 감수성의 주요 변화를 예견한 매우 드문 예술가 중 한 명이었다. 한국 관객과 컬렉터에게 에토레 소트사스의 60년 경력에서 중요한 챕터를 선보이게 되어 영광이며, 보기 드물고 희귀한 소트사스의 다양한 작품을 마음껏 즐기기 바란다.”라고 소감을 밝혔다.

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