John Pawson - Basic Space @ The Design Museum

22 September 2010 – 30 January

The Design Museum presents a major exhibition of the work of John Pawson. Often described as a 'minimalist' he is known for a rigorous process of reduction, that creates designs of simplicity, grace and visual clarity. At the heart of the exhibition is a site-specific 1:1 full-sized installation designed by Pawson to offer a direct experience of his work - the first such installation at the museum.

Plain Space celebrates Pawson's career to date with models, film, photographs and architectural elements and includes some of his most important projects including the Cistercian Monastery of Our Lady of Nový Dvůr in the Czech Republic, the Sackler Crossing at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Calvin Klein store on Madison Avenue, New York.

See behind the scenes images, films and comment on the Plain Space Blog.

LONDON TRIP - THURSDAY 16th DECEMBER

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

9.00 Meet at the Cambridge Train Station
9.20 train to Kings Cross
10.10 Kings Cross


10.30 PART 1
NEWSPEAK: BRITISH ART NOW PART 2
THE SAATCHI GALLERY
Duke of York's HQ
Kings Road
London SW3 4RY

http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/


14.00 PART 2
DESIGN MUSEUM
Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD
http://designmuseum.org/

1. DRAWING FASHION
- celebrates a unique collection of some of the most remarkable fashion illustrations from the twentieth and twenty first centuries.
http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2010/2010-drawing-fashion

2. PLAIN SPACE: JOHN PAWSON
"The father of modern architectural minimalism" - The New York Times http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/2010/2010-john-pawson