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FRANCOIS PERRIN

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We are very sorry to hear that the architect, artist, and curator Francois Perrin died this morning.

Perrin was born in Paris, worked in Los Angeles at his studio Air Architecture, and will be greatly missed.

From top: Francois Perrin; Francois Perrin, Air Houses: Design for a New Climate, at the Garfield Park Conservatory, a project for the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial, photograph by Steve Hall, courtesy the Chicago Architecture Biennial; Perrin’s design for a guesthouse in Brentwood, Los Angeles; the PAS House, designed by Perrin and skater Gil Lebon Delapointe for Pierre Andre Senizergues.

BLESS NO. 60 LOBBY CONQUERORS

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Originally commissioned for the 2017 Chicago Architectural Biennial, BLESS NO. 60 LOBBY CONQUERORS—in dialog with the 1960 Artek furniture line Kiki, designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara—is on view through the weekend at Mathew Gallery in New York.

 

BLESS NO. 60 LOBBY CONQUERORS, through March 4.

MATHEW GALLERY, 46 Canal Street, New York City.

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See: artek.fi/en

and: pinupmagazine.org/bless-lobby-conquerors-new-york

Bless, No. 60 Lobby Conquerors, in dialog with Artek. Image credit: Bless, Pin-Up, and Mathew Gallery.

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TADAO ANDO AT THE ART INSTITUTE

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As part of the 2017 Chicago Architectural Biennial, the Alphawood Foundation presents a lecture by Tadao Ando, who will talk about his work—past, present, and future.

 

TADAO ANDO, Monday, December 11, at 6:30 pm

RUBLOFF AUDITORIUM, ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, 230 South Columbus Drive, Chicago.

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PALAIS DE TOKYO IN CHICAGO

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In partnership with the Institut Français—and in conjunction with Expo Chicago and the 2017 Chicago Architecture Biennial—the PALAIS DE TOKYO presents SINGING STONES, their first Hors les murs exhibition in the United States.

Curated by Katell Jaffrès of Palais de Tokyo, SINGING STONES takes place in The Roundhouse, a 17,000 sq. ft space designed by Burnham & Root at the DuSable Museum of African American History. A dialog between original productions and pre-existing works, the exhibition brings together several emerging artists from Chicago and France: Wilfrid Almendra, Daniel G. Baird, Floating Museum, Dorian Gaudin, Lola Gonzàlez, Bouchra Khalili, Guillaume Leblon, Florian Pugnaire & David Raffini, Cauleen Smith, Thomas Teurlai, Raphaël Zarka. and guest designer Andrew Schachman.

 

SINGING STONES—PALAIS DE TOKYO, through October 29.

THE ROUNDHOUSE—DU SABLE MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 740 East 56th Place, Hyde Park, Chicago.

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Singing Stones installation view at The Roundhouse at The DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago. Image credit: Palais de Tokyo.

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JESSICA LANG DANCE

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Jessica Lang—choreographer, artistic director, and former member of Twyla Tharp’s company—and her troupe will make their Music Center debut later this month.

Performing two of her recent—TESSERACTS OF TIME (2015, commissioned for the Chicago Architectural Biennial), and THOUSAND YARD STARE (2016)—along with dances from her repertoire, the evening also includes WHITE, a dance created on film.

 

JESSICA LANG DANCE

Friday and Saturday, February 17 and 18, at 7:30 pm.

Sunday, February 19, at 2 pm.

Ahmanson Theatre

135 North Grand Avenue, downtown Los Angeles.

Jessica Lang Dance, Thousand Yard Stare. Photographs by Todd Rosenberg.

Photograph by Todd Rosenberg, courtesy Jessica Lang Dance