monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
(above) monolocale is an experimental space committed to the development of architecture and design
all images courtesy of monoambiente / © manuel ciarlotti bidinost

 

 

 

exhibition #14 letters to the mayor
monoambiente, buenos aires
march 19th – may 31st, 2016

 

 

 

founded and directed by the architect martín huberman, monoambiente is an experimental space committed to the development of architecture and contemporary design. by challenging and questioning established limits, the exhibitions, actions, and programs carried out under its auspices further the material and spatial language of both disciplines (architecture and design). it foments action and engagement as exploration and collaboration as support.the gallery is currently located at 4228 concepción arenal street, in one of the storefronts of the historical barrio parque los andes in the chacarita section of buenos aires.

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
monoambiente invited three institutions for its 2016 programming to take over the space

 

 

 

monoambiente invited three institutions for its 2016 programming, to take over the space and to work and develop an exhibition of their choice that would generate a dialogue between the institutions, contemporary architecture and practices from north to south america. the invited institutions were: storefront for art and architecture (new york, usa), liga espacio para arquitectura df, (mexico df, mexico), and the canadian centre for architecture, (montreal, canada). the aim was to focus and challenge experimental architecture, creating new networks between all agents involved in the discipline. 

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
the first collaboratory exhibition of 2016, ‘letters to the mayor’, is a project created by storefront for art & architecture

 

 

 

the first collaboratory exhibition of 2016, ‘letters to the mayor’, is a project created by storefront for art and architecture, a non-profit institution based in new york that is dedicated to the advancement of innovative positions in art, architecture and related disciplines that focus on cities and public life. in 2014, fifty architects from across the globe were asked to write to their mayors. the letters they produced were exhibited both at storefront’s physical space and online, and the resulting collection became an important archive that sparked broad discussion about the role of the architect in the processes and structures of power surrounding the construction and development of cities. ‘letters to the mayor’ has become a tool for architects, citizens and intellectuals to communicate ideas and thoughts about the ways in which our cities are developed. 

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
a tool for architects, citizens and intellectuals to communicate ideas about the ways in which our cities are developed

 

 

 

in 2015, storefront initiated a world tour of ‘letters to the mayor’, partnering with local institutions and groups to bring the most innovative ideas and concerns for our built environment into the public consciousness, and to the desks and ears of our elected officials. the exhibition at storefront consisted of three elements: the letters, a wallpaper, and a mayoral office. for this occasion more than 50 architects from buenos aires were invited to write a letter to the mayor of the city, mr. horacio rodríguez larreta. the letters were exhibited in monoambiente, along with two site-specific works: ‘the boss’s desk’, designed by grupo bondi and the wallpaper ‘the common’ by the rock instrument bureau.

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
for this occasion more than 50 architects from buenos aires were invited to write a letter to the mayor of the city 

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
the letters were exhibited in monoambiente, along with two site-specific works

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
letters on the wall

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
exhibition detail

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
‘the boss’s desk’, designed by grupo bondi

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
‘the boss desk’ detail

monoambiente raises questions on city development with letters to the mayor exhibition
spectator

 

 

exhibition information:

 

title: exhibition #14 letters to the mayor

curated with: storefront for art and architecture (new york, usa)

date: 19/03/2016 to 21/05/2016

location: monoambiente experimental architecture & design space

progamming 2016: collaboratory
director and chief curator: arq. martín huberman
producer 2015: lucía seijo
producer 2016: arq. inés molinari
grants and support: monoambiente has been granted the support of mecenazgo buenos aires & graham foundation for advanced studies in the fine arts for the execution of its 2016 program entitled collaboratory. the annual project has been declared of cultural interest by the city of buenos aires.
main sponsor: sodimac homecenter
sponsors and collaborators: el espartano, normal™, monte 153c
photography: manuel ciarlotti bidinost (estudio homeless) www.estudiohomeless.com
e flyers and booklets: designed by twentyfive™, www.betwentyfive.com

 

 

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edited by: juliana neira | designboom