The Zentrum Paul Klee exhibits on the pioneer Le Corbusier
Published: Monday, Dec 23rd 2024, 12:10
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The Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern is celebrating its 20th anniversary next year. To mark the anniversary, the cultural institution is staging a major exhibition on the Swiss-French architect and artist Le Corbusier and a retrospective of the work of the German-American textile artist Anni Albers. Both had a significant influence on the art, design and architecture of the 20th century.
With the exhibition "Le Corbusier. The Order of Things", the Zentrum Paul Klee is focusing on one of the most influential protagonists of modern architecture and art from February 8. Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds NE, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) attempted to "reshape the world according to his ideas with unbridled creativity and an enormous zest for action", writes the Zentrum Paul Klee in its annual preview. He wanted to create a new living environment through functional and aesthetic architecture.
The urban planner, architect and artist, whose real name was Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, is considered a pioneer. He had a significant influence on 20th century architecture through the wealth of his work and the originality of his theoretical contributions.
As an honorary doctor of several universities and a member of numerous academies, Le Corbusier received the most prestigious international recognitions during his career. Some of his architectural works are now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The exhibition will run until June 22, 2025 and will focus on Le Corbusier's sculptural thinking and design. This also includes his approach to architectural form in studies and plans.
Textile art and architecture
Another exhibition on the program in the anniversary year of the Zentrum Paul Klee is dedicated to the work of textile artist Anni Albers (1889-1994). She is also one of the most important personalities in 20th century art and design. She studied at the Bauhaus in the 1920s. There she was a student of the Bernese artist Paul Klee. Albers reached the peak of her artistic career after emigrating to the USA. There she established herself as an artist with her picture weaving and the development of textiles for architecture.
In addition to her picture weavings, which are considered works of art in their own right, Anni Albers devoted herself to the development of new textiles for buildings and interiors and regarded weaving as the most progressive form of modern architectural thinking.
The retrospective "Constructing Textiles" also focuses on the connection between textile art and architecture. The exhibition can be seen from November 7, 2025 to February 22, 2026.
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