London Being in the Library (Paperback)

Daniela Keiser

ISBN 10: 3038602345 / ISBN 13: 9783038602347

Published by Park Books, Zurich, 2021

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Paperback. Daniela Keiser ranks among the most renowned contemporary artists in Switzerland. In 2017 she was awarded the Prix Meret Oppenheim as well as a studio grant from Landis & Gyr Stiftung that enabled her to embark on an extended stay in London's East End. There she discovered the Idea Store, the public library on Whitechapel Road built by British architect David Adjaye in 200105. Upon its opening to the public, this institution quickly became a meeting place for a broad spectrum of society including for socially disadvantaged people. The goal of the Idea Stores - eight of them have so far been opened in various London boroughs - is to enhance formerly neglected neighbourhoods and offer a low-threshold source of education and information. From that initial Idea Store on Whitechapel Road, Daniela Keiser began to take pictures of the goings-on in the street outside. Her Library - Idea Store series reveals a calm, repetitive but insistent image of the city and offers insight into the small everyday variations of the surrounding world. Her photographic reflection is accompanied by a conversation between David Adjaye and art and architecture historian Philip Ursprung. They talk about Keiser's perception of the site and - without actually showing the building - the impact of urban design and the architect's intentions. SELLING POINTS: . An artistic reflection on the impact of David Adjaye's architecture for the Idea Stores in London . Features a conversation with David Adjaye highlighting the architect's intentions for London's new public neighbourhood libraries 153 colour illustrations An artistic reflection on the impact of David Adjayes architecture for the Idea Stores in London, featuring also a conversation with David Adjaye on Londons new public neighbourhood libraries. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: London Being in the Library (Paperback)
• Publisher: Park Books, Zurich
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3038602345
• ISBN 13: 9783038602347
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

An artistic reflection on the impact of David Adjaye’s architecture for the Idea Stores in London.

Daniela Keiser ranks among the most renowned contemporary artists in Switzerland. In 2017 she was awarded the Swiss national art prize Prix Meret Oppenheim as well as a studio grant from Landis & Gyr Stiftung that enabled her to embark on an extended stay in London’s East End. There she discovered the Idea Store, the public library on Whitechapel Road built by British architect David Adjaye. Upon its opening to the public, this institution quickly became a meeting place for a broad spectrum of society, including socially disadvantaged people. The goal of the Idea Stores—eight of them have been opened in various London boroughs since 2005—is to enhance formerly neglected neighborhoods and offer a low-threshold source of education and information.

From that initial Idea Store on Whitechapel Road, Daniela Keiser began to take pictures of the goings-on in the street outside. Her Library—Idea Store, 321 Whitechapel Rd, Shadwell, London E1 1BU series reveals a calm, repetitive, but insistent image of the city and offers insight into the small everyday variations of the surrounding world. This book pairs her photographic reflections with a conversation between David Adjaye and art and architecture historian Philip Ursprung. They talk about Keiser’s perception of the site and—without actually showing the building—the impact of urban design and the architect’s intentions.

About the Authors

Daniela Keiser lives and works as an artist in Zurich and teaches at Bern University of the Arts.

Philip Ursprung is professor of history of art and architecture at ETH Zürich’s Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture.

Sir David Adjaye RA is one of today’s most distinguished contemporary architects whose building designs in numerous countries and contributions to architectural discourse draw great attention worldwide.