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Hypebeast
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
‘Ma Yansong: Architecture and Emotion' Opens at Nieuwe Instituut
Summary Rotterdam'sNieuwe Instituuthas unveiledMa Yansong: Architecture and Emotion, an extensive exhibition showcasing the visionary work of Chinese architectMa Yansongand his firm,MAD Architects. Through dynamic models, multimedia installations, and artistic interpretations, the exhibition explores Ma's architectural evolution, from early experimental designs to the fluid, organic forms that define his work today. The exhibition begins with MAD's early years in China during the 2000s, a time of rapid urban development and architectural speculation. Visitors are introduced to his first imaginative projects, including a canopy concept for the former World Trade Center site, the 800 Metre Tower and a fish-perspective aquarium, each challenging conventional architectural norms. Moving into the early 2010s, the exhibition highlights Ma's shift toward shanshui ('mountain-water'), a philosophical concept rooted in traditional Chinese painting. The Embodied Nature section further explores MAD's integration of natural elements, demonstrating how landscape, symbolism and emotion shape their architectural language. MAD's work, often labeled futuristic, is revealed as an effort to reconcile past and future through organic forms. Designs such as theLucas Museum of Narrative Art(currently under construction in Los Angeles) and Rotterdam's newFenix Museumshowcase Ma's preference for hand-drawn sketches over digital generation, thus reinforcing the human connection in architectural creation. A particularly engaging feature of the exhibition allows visitors to interact with an AI-driven installation, transforming their sketches into MAD-style designs, echoing Ma's well-known Tornado sketch for Fenix. Highlighting the significance of the exhibition, Aric Chen, General and Artistic Director of the Nieuwe Instituut, states, 'In an astonishingly short period, China produced some of the world's most influential and groundbreaking architecture, and now that work is making its mark around the world. Ma Yansong and MAD are at the forefront of this. We are proud to present their first solo museum exhibition outside China in over a decade, offering deeper insight into the work of this increasingly global firm.' Originally scheduled for a shorter run, the exhibition has now been extended until October 12, 2025. Visitors also have the opportunity to hear directly from Ma Yansong, as he will discuss his design philosophy in person at the museum's 'An Evening With…' event on June 26. Nieuwe InstituutMuseumpark 25, 3015 EKRotterdam, Netherlands
NZ Herald
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NZ Herald
As George Lucas' $1b ‘Starship' museum nears landing, he takes the controls
The Star Wars director has parted ways with the museum's top boss and is clearly calling the shots as his Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles approaches completion. After years of delays, the mammoth Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is finally approaching completion in Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Despite its looming presence, though, the museum being built by George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars franchise, has long seemed to lack the sort of defining mission that would
