Lectures

Radical Pedagogy

Tomasz Fudala is a curator at the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw. His lecture will look at the life and work of architect Oskar Hansen (1922–2005), who at the turn of the 1950s and 1960s formulated the concept of Open Form. According to this concept, a work of art should not be a finished artiface, but a changing structure shaped by human activities. He applied this view not just to architecture, but to all activities. Hansen was an influential teacher who directly or indirectly influenced several generations of Polish artists.

curatorsTomáš Pospiszyl, Maria Topolčanská
placeAVU in Prague
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castTomasz Fudala
cameraDavid Přílučík
soundDavid Přílučík
editingDavid Přílučík
categoryLectures
published7. 9. 2018
languageČesky / English
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Radical Pedagogy
Permanent change is the only constant in life, claimed already Heraclitus, and today’s reality seems to confirm his vision of a world in flux. Architects therefore try to distinguish between what appears lasting in their discipline and what is transient and fleeting. But can we speak of metamorphosis as the “essence” of architecture? Can the never-ending cycles of transformation ensure the regeneration of architecture after cycles of crisis?