WIEL ARETS: A WONDERFUL WORLD
CITYSCAPES EXHIBITION at LOCUS SOLUS ANTWERP
10 DEC 2011 - 21 JAN 2011
The exhibition shows new work by Wiel Arets depicting his vision on the emerging global metropolis
"We are living in a time where technology is invisible and no one seems to be in control. To help us understand this world, we need to redefine the map of the world; a mental construct reinterpreted countless times since the Americas were discovered in 1492. We could read the world anno 2020 as a collective living space for all, with individual cities functioning as neighbourhoods–each with their own regional identity. These cities will be comparable to stops on a subway map, and the new commute will differ drastically from that of today. In just a few years, we'll be able to fly to any city in only a few hours. And in this way, the world becomes our new metropolis" ( Wiel Arets: A Wonderful World.)
Book presentation: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES: WIEL ARETS
The exhibition vernissage at Locus Solus will be accompanied by the presentation of Wiel Arets’ newest book: 'Autobiographical References: Wiel Arets'. The book was written by American architecture historian and educator Robert McCarter and designed by Irma Boom
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