Open Talks: Architecture is not art

Pavilion 3 - Arena

A conversation between Carsten Holler and Stefano Boeri, moderated by Cecilia Alemani, discussing the fluid lines between art and architecture. What happens when these two disciplines cross-contaminate? How often do contemporary artists harness architectural tools, sometimes playfully infiltrating a field that is not their own? What are the dynamics between these two spheres? This discussion starts with the work of the artists involved and explores the affinities and differences between the two disciplines.

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Parentesi lamp, designed by Achille Castiglioni and Pio Manzù, Flos

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10 pieces revive 70s design. Boasting new comfort and creative freedom

The Parentesi and Boalum lamps, the Camaleonda and Strips sofas, the Joe armchair and other furnishing pieces. All revolutionary, channelling functionality and freedom and engendering infinite combinations for a new collective imagination

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Excelsior, designed by Giovanni Sardi, Venice Lido - Ph. Florian Fuchs

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Living at the seaside: 13 architectural designs that have shaped the Italian summer

From the first 19th-century bathing establishment to Aldo Rossi’s unrealized visions, the Italian coasts preserve an architectural heritage that recounts the development of tourism, taste and the relations between people and the landscape