LAST CHANCE: Le Corbusier - The Art of Architecture
19th February - 24th May '09
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
This is your last chance to check out the first major survey in London of the internationally renowned architect in more than 20 years.
Swiss born Le Corbusier has been credited as the godfather of modern architecture with his iconic buildings in Europe, India, North and South America having changed the face of architecture.
The exhibition will explore Corbusier’s unique multi-disciplinary approach to the contemporary environment which saw him fuse art, design, urban planning, architecture and even film into his practice. Works on display will include not only original architecture models and drawings but also paintings, films, sketches, furniture, sculpture, and vintage prints.
Le Corbusier, Notre Dame du Haut chapel, Ronchamp, 1955 Photo credit: Bildarchive Monheim/arcaid.co.uk ©FLC, Paris and DACS
Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand, Fauteuil à dossier basculant, 1928 ©FLC/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London
Le Corbusier, Phillips Pavillion at the World's Fair in Brussels, 1958 ©FLC, Paris and DACS, London 2009
