Andreas Angelidakis: Universita del Qatar: In the Name of Islam

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Universita del Qatar: In the Name of Islam

Browsing through old Domus, I stumbled upon this 80s desert hallucination, standard Islamic shopping mall, but somehow managing to look cute...

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Arild Eriksen said...: I was browsing google to find more images of this but there was nothing.Can you say which number of Domus its in?; 10:20 AM
Andreas Angelidakis said...: its one from the 70's I can check; 2:25 PM

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This past year

"Walking Building" was screened twice at the MiArt art fair in Milan. First on April 17th, as part of Ali Kazma- Andreas Angelidakis, curated by Paolo Colombo. Then on April 18th, as part of Visionary, curated by Rosa Sossai. Both shows part of the Analix Forever booth.
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The Angelo Foundation Headquarters, a six (!) part collaboration with Angelo Plessas opened at Jeu de Paume .org on April 6th, curated by Maria Ines Rodriguez. Next installement is in May with regular updates through the summer.
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Walking Building was screened during the FRIENDS OF THE DIVIDED MIND exhibition at Royal College of Art Galleries, Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2EU. The screening, organized by Sepake Angiama, was part of the Office of Real Time Activity, an experimental institution which exists for the duration of the exhibition and focuses on dialogue, debate and public participation, and is organized by the graduating students of MA Curating Contemporary Art.
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Participated in Random Rules, a channel of artists selections from YouTube www.youtube.com/randomrules09
Project curated by Marina Fokidis, first screening during Pulse Art Fair, New York, March 2009
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I was happy to donate a work for Artists for Athens Pride silent auction, curated by Andrea Gilbert. Breeder Gallery, Saturday 7th February. Proceeds support the Athens Pride Festival. Works by artists Nikos Alexiou, Kostis Velonis, Alexandros Georgiou, Angelo Plessas, Deanna Maggania, Socrates Socratous and many more
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On February 24th I gave a visiting Artists' lecture at UC Riverside in Riverside, California.
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"Everyday Utopia" at Think21 gallery, Brussels, featuring work by Angelo Plessas, Miltos Manetas and yours truly, curated by Marina Fokidis. Nov 02, 2008-Jan17 2009.
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Spoke at "TRANS_THINKING THE CITY: ARCHITECTURE IN MIND: from bio-politics to noo-politics", October 31st-November 1st at Delft School of Design
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Spoke at BOOM SP DESIGN–International Architecture, Design and Art Forum, together with Xenia Kalpaktsoglou, October 23rd-24th hosted at Shopping Iguatemi - São Paulo- Brazil.
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Showed A Short Visit and House for a Collector as part of the group show "If Tomorrow Never Comes",at RODEO, Tütün Deposu // Lüleci Hendek Caddesi No 12 Tophane 34425 İstanbul TR.
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Philosophy Hut was installed on the roof of Bios in Athens, summer 2008. Curated by Sofia Mavroudi, www.bios.gr
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A version of Cloud House was screened on top of the Marmara Pera hotel, on the YAMA screen in Istanbul in August 2008. Curated by Mark Aerial Waller. www.yama.com.t r
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TRANSEXPERIENCES, an exhibition curated by Anna Kafetsi at the 798 ART SPACE, in BEJING. Runs through July 2008
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article in the new online magazine of Corriere della sera
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A SHORT VISIT, solo exhibition with RODEO at the ART ATHINA fair. A catalogue was published.
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Showed two "functional sculptures" at ATHENSVILLE, curated by Marina Fokidis, also at the ART ATHINA fair.
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Lichtplein was screened during the Torino Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, as part of the Lovett/Codagnone curated video section A PERSONAL SHOUT, also featuring Assume Astro Vivid Focus, Angelo Plessas, Monica Bovincini, Glen Fogel and more
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Gave a lecture at the University of Cyprus, School of Architecture
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Wrote this text on the 00's decade, in Vima Ideon (Greek)
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Teleport Fargfabriken opened April 3rd at FF-NORR, Ostersund, featuring the work of 80 artists including Miltos Manetas, Annika Larsson, Tobias Bernstrup Maurizio Cattelan, Carsten Holler, Angelo Plessas, Tobias Rehberger, Mike & Doug Starn and many more.
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NewWorldBank.com conferance on the tools to improve the world, part of the FF North opening, featuring Malcolm McLaren, Daniel Birnbaum, Veronica Valk, Michael Daun, CM von Hausswolff and many more

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Sueño de casa propia at Casa del Lago Juan José Arreola in Mexico City, opened April 18th. Curated by lovely María Inés Rodríguez and Pablo León de la Barra.

Andreas Angelidakis

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Universita del Qatar: In the Name of Islam

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