Plant The Piece

What You Can Do With the City - Exhibitions, Design Objects - Architect Magazine

Created by, and first shown at, the Canadian Centre for Architecture, "What You Can Do With the City" catalogs 99 urban interventions around the world by designers, artists, activists, and others. Now residing at the Graham Foundation, in Chicago, the exhibit focuses overwhelmingly on positive actions that make city life more humane—from guerrilla gardening to an inflatable playground by Berlin landscape architects Topotek 1. But creativity, like any human activity, cuts both ways: Also on display are examples of designs that prevent or disrupt certain activities and behaviors. Through March 10, 2010.

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Plant The Piece exhibit moves to the Graham Foundation in Chicago

We are pleased to announce that Plant The Piece will be included in the group exhibition, "Actions: What You Can Do With the City" at the Graham Foundation for Advanced for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts in Chicago, IL. The Graham Foundation was created in 1956 by a bequest from Ernest R. Graham (1866–1936), a prominent Chicago architect who was a protégé of Daniel Burnham. The exhibit is open through March 13, 2010. For more information about the Graham Foundation- visit http://www.grahamfoundation.org.

"Actions: What You Can Do With the City"
www.cca-actions.org
October 16, 2009 - March 13, 2010

GRAHAM FOUNDATION
Madlener House
4 West Burton Place, Chicago, IL 60610

 

Gallery Hours:
Wednesday to Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm;
every third Thursday of the month, 10 am to 9 pm.
Group tours available.
Free admission.

The Madlener House galleries will be closed for the holidays Thursday, December 24 through Saturday, January 2.

 

"Actions: What You Can Do With the City" presents 99 actions that instigate positive change in contemporary cities around the world. Seemingly common activities such as walking, playing, recycling, and gardening are pushed beyond their usual definition by the international architects, artists, and collectives featured in the exhibition. Their experimental interactions with the urban environment show the potential influence personal involvement can have in shaping the city, and challenge fellow residents to participate. The exhibition is organized by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal.

Actions: What You Can Do With the City- The Book

Plant The Piece is now included in the companion book to the Canadian exhibit... check it- click image below.