{"id":2210,"title":"Suggested Proposal for a New Architecture n°2","dimensions":"60 x 37 x 15 cm","date_begin":"2004-01-01","material":"Stone, wood","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":1,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Courtesy of the artist and Galleria Franco Soffiantino, Turin","cached_tag_list":"mixed media, object","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"Wall piece.\r\nCurrently in the possession of Franco Soffiantino, Turin, Italy.\r\nShould be mentioned as in possession of Galleria Franco Soffiantino.","date_end":null,"reference":"","stream_count_app":23,"permalink":"suggested-proposal-for-a-new-architecture-n-2","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":false,"category":{"en":"Sculpture","nl":"Sculptuur","fr":"Sculpture"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/002/825/large/JD_MISC_PHOTO_0094.jpg?1314704457","poster_credits":"(c)Fulvio Richetto","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"These proposals were first exhibited at the exhibition [*Le ragioni della leggerezza*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/le-ragioni-della-leggerezza-reasons-for-lightness) at Galleria Franco Soffiantino in 2004. Durham combines fragments of wooden furniture with stone and text and turns them into new objects. The lightness of the work is striking: Durham's proposal is diametrically opposed to the heavy monumentality of Western architecture. From the mid-1990s on, he takes astand against architecture and monumentality, seen as expressions of state power."},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"Deze voorstellen werden voor het eerst tentoongesteld op [*Le ragioni della leggerezza*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/le-ragioni-della-leggerezza-reasons-for-lightness) in de Galleria Franco Soffiantino in 2004. Durham combineert fragmenten van houten meubels met steen en tekst en maakt er nieuwe objecten mee. Opvallend is de lichtheid van de werken, Durhams voorstel staat lijnrecht ten opzicht  de zware monumentaliteit van de westerse architectuur. Vanaf midden jaren 90 verzet hij zich tegen architectuur en monumentaliteit als uitdrukking van macht van de staat. "},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"Ces propositions ont été présentées pour la première fois à l’exposition [*Le ragioni della leggerezza*](http://ensembles.mhka.be/events/le-ragioni-della-leggerezza-reasons-for-lightness) à la Galleria Franco Soffiantino, en 1994. Durham combine des parties de meubles en bois avec de la pierre et du texte et crée de nouveaux objets à partir de là. La légèreté des œuvres est remarquable. La proposition de Durham est diamétralement opposée à la monumentalité lourde de l’architecture occidentale. Depuis le milieu des années 90, il s’inscrit en faux contre l’architecture et la monumentalité comme expression du pouvoir de l’État"},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":209,"name":"Jimmie Durham","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}