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Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

An exhibition of paintings, furniture and installations by Zaha Hadid goes on show at the Ivorypress Space gallery in Madrid this September.

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Top: Blue Beam, Victoria City Aerial, Berlin, Germany, 1988
Above: Hafenstrasse Office and Residential Development, Hamburg, Germany, 1989

Presented by curator Kenny Schachter, the exhibition will feature recent projects such as the Z-Chair and the Liquid Glacial Table, as well as older works that include Hadid's 1980's paintings of buildings in London, Berlin and Hamburg.

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: Hafenstrasse Office and Residential Development, Hamburg, Germany, 1989

The exhibition runs from 4 September to 3 November.

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: The World (89 DEGREES), 1983

Hadid also recently revealed images of an exhibition she will present at the Venice Architecture Biennale next week.

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: Vision for Madrid Block – 18 pieces, Madrid, Spain, 2012

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Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: Vision for Madrid, Spain, 1992

Here's a press release from Zaha Hadid Architects:


Zaha Hadid. Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design
at Ivorypress Space, Madrid

The exhibition showcases the work of Zaha Hadid, reflecting her research that challenges established conventions. In addition to drawings, paintings, reliefs and installations, Hadid’s furniture and product design will also be exhibited.

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: Grand Buildings, Trafalgar Square London, UK, 1985

The exhibition’s curator, Kenny Schachter describes Hadid’s world-view as one in which ‘art, design, and architecture collapse into one another to reflect an all-encompassing way of life characterised by pushing and pulling the boundaries of aesthetics in every conceivable manner and form. What is so inspiring and intriguing about the astounding output of Zaha Hadid, is the imaginative, inventive and unquenchable expression of curiosity and creativity. Hadid defies pigeonholing in a world increasingly defined by uniformity.’

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: Z-Chair, 2011

The MAXXI: National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome, Italy and the London Aquatics Centre for the 2012 Olympic Games are excellent demonstrations of Hadid’s quest for complex, fluid space. Previous seminal buildings such as the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Cincinnati and the Guangzhou Opera House in China have also been hailed as architecture that transforms our ideas of the future with new spatial concepts and bold, visionary forms.

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: Liquid Glacial Table, 2012

From their London-based studio, Zaha Hadid Architects adopts the same creative approach with regard to objects such as purses, cutlery, jewellery, decorative objects, or furniture, such as the Zephyr sofa or the Liquid Glacial table. These two pieces, along with a wide selection of works, will comprise the exhibition which suggests ‘a very democratic conception, non-hierarchical in structure’ explains Schachter.

Beyond Boundaries, Art and Design by Zaha Hadid at Ivorypress Space

Above: Stalactites installation, 2008

Ivorypress
C/Comandante Zorita 48 - 46 28020 Madrid Spain
September 4th - November 3rd 2012

Design: Zaha Hadid with Patrik Schumacher
Client: Ivorypress in collaboration with Rove Gallery
Project Director: Woody K T Yao
Exhibition Design Team: Jimena Araiza, Maha Kutay, Margarita Valova
Exhibition Coordinators: Manon Janssens, Claudia Fruianu