Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect of Death and Life
ArkDes Stockholm, Sweden October 2020 – August 2022
Client: ArkDes
Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect of Death and Life was the first comprehensive show of the Swedish architect. Following his life and work through ArkDes’ collection, complete with his library, drawings and personal archive. Caruso St John designed the landmark exhibition of previously unseen work.
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Exhibition
Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect of Death and Life
Stockholm, Sweden
Open until the 28th August 2022
Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life is in its final weeks at Arkdes. The retrosepctive exhibition was designed by Caruso St John and curated by Kieran Long, Johan Örn and Lena Landerberg.
Casabella issue 936 features Caruso St John's exhibition design for Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect of Death and Life which opened in October last year at ArkDes.
Exhibition
Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect of Death and Life
Stockholm, Sweden
1st October 2021 - 28th August 2022
Arkdes' Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect of Death and Life opens this Friday. The comprehensive exhibition has been curated by Kieran Long, Johan Örn and Lena Landerberg, and designed by Caruso St John.
To mark the opening of Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life at ArkDes, Adam Caruso will be giving a lecture on the exhibition's design process, alongside his own relationship to Lewerentz and his legacy today.
Interview
Gagosian Quarterly: Sigurd Lewerentz
The exhibition Sigurd Lewerentz: Architect of Death and Life opens in October at ArkDes, Stockholm. To mark the occasion Gagosian director Mark Francis spoke with Adam Caruso, Kieran Long, director of ArkDes, and Swedish arts critic Anna Nittve. They discussed the extent of the exhibition's research and design, as well as the enduring legacy of Lewerentz. The interview features in the Fall 2021 edition of Gagosian Magazine.
Published this month is Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect of Death and Life. The monograph covers both his built and unrealised designs; from retail spaces, churches, cemeteries and landscapes, to exhibition architecture, graphics, product design, furniture and interiors.
The comprehensive book coincides with ArkDes' exhibition of the same name. Caruso St John has designed the exhibition, which opens in October this year.
Credits
Location
Stockholm, Sweden
Date
2020-2022
Client
ArkDes
Caruso St John Architects
Adam Caruso, Peter St John
Project architect
Nina Lundvall
Project team
Alica Clemens
Curators
Johan Örn, Kieran Long, Lena Landerberg
Graphic designers
Malmsten Hellberg
Photography
Malmsten Hellberg
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