PHILIP METTEN—FIVE WORKS
フィリップ・メッテン － 五作
The book presents five works created by Philip Metten between 2013 and 2021. They are sculptural projects of architectural dimensions that rescale and redefine spaces with a specific public function.
In chronological order, the book introduces us to BAR in Antwerp (2013), the scenography for the exhibition THE CORNER SHOW in Extra City, Antwerp (2015), the façade of art gallery Kai Matsumiya at 153. STANTON in New York (2015), CINEMA, a mobile installation for film screenings in Salonul de Proiecte, Bucharest (2017) and Zeno-X Gallery, Antwerp (2019) and the restaurant ESSEN (2016–2021).
The works are based on five visual compositions that become a structuring typology in the design of the book together with identifying colours, to present text, photography, technical drawings, and technical sheets. In a reference to specific architectural magazines, the Japanese translations and the book design reverse the book’s front and back.
The book was realized in close cooperation between Philip Metten and designer Joris Kritis, photographer Jan Kempenaers, lecturer Wouter Davidts, and architects Kris Kimpe and Samyra Moumouh. On the occasion of the book launch, Metten shows a selection of books from his personal collection and from the Kunstenbibliotheek. In combination with a slide projection of photographs by Kempenaers, the presentation offers a wider field of inspirations and associations.
The book was realized as part of the research project “FIVE WORKS” at KASK & Conservatorium, which was financed by the HOGENT Arts Research Fund.
Colophon
“FIVE WORKS”, 2023
750 copies
23,5 x 31,5 cm
ROMA Publication 443
concept
Philip Metten, Joris Kritis
author
Wouter Davidts
graphic design
Joris Kritis
photography
Jan Kempenaers
drawings
Kris Kimpe, Samyra Moumouh
publisher
ROMA Publications, Amsterdam
printer
Wilco Art Books
Book launch
Thursday 02.03.2023
19:00 - 21:00
Gallery show
03.03.2023 – 17.03.2023
€40 / €32 for KASK & Conservatorium students
browse and buy at Kunstenbibliotheek or online from ROMA / Idea Books
more information through boeks@hogent.be
The research project “FIVE WORKS” was financed by the HOGENT Arts Research Fund.
At Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp you can visit Philip Metten's solo exhibition which runs until April 1st.
Exhibition views book displays © Tim Theo Deceuninck
READING LIST
list of exhibited books, per display case, from left to right, alternating:
1. BAR
PAOLO PORTOGHESI, GA, Global Architecture 50; Carlo Scarpa; Cemetry Brion-Vega, A.D.A. edita, Tokyo, 1979
EMILIANO BATTISTA; STEFAAN VERVOORT, Aglaia Konrad: From A to K, Koenig Books Ltd, Londen, 2016
ELISABETH B. GAMARD, Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic Misery, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2000
BESSATSU SHOTENKENCHIKU 8, 汲鱗ΡΧΠー·ΗⅲⅩⅣ, ーΙ1, Shotenkenchiku Co., Ltd., Tokio, 1981
FRANK LOYD WRIGHT, GA, Global interior 9; Houses by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1, A.D.A. edita, Tokyo, 1970
BENEDETTO GRAVAGNUOLO, Adolf Loos (theory and works), Idea Books, Milaan, 1982
PHILIP DREW, The Architecture of Arata Isozaki, Harper & Row, New York, 1982
GIANNI PETTENA, Hans Hollein: Works 1960-1988, Idea Books Edizioni,
Milaan, 1988
SHIN TAKAMATSU, Works: The Architectual of Shin Takamatsu, Graphic-sha Publishing Co., 1984
2. THE CORNER SHOW
MARGHERITA PETRANZAN, Gae Aulenti, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 1997
JAN VAN DER MARCK, Patrick Ireland (Labyrinths, language , pyramids, and related acts), Regents of the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, 1993
ALDO VAN EYCK, Niet om het even...wel evenwaardig,van en over Aldo van Eyck. Van Gennep bv, Amsterdam
FRIEDRICH KURRENT, Scale models: Houses of the 20th Century, Birkhäuser, Basel, 1999
FLORIAN KUPFERBERG, Theo Van Doesburg (Grundbegriffe der neuen gestaltenden Kunst), Bauhausbücher, s.l., s.a.
CHRIS FAWCETT, The New Japanese House (Ritual and Anti-Ritual, Patterns of Dwelling), Granada Publishing Limited Ltd, St Albans, 1980
THOMAS KELLEIN, Ronald Bladen Sculpture, Delano Greenidge Editions, New York, 1998
KIM SHKAPICH, Mask of medusa; John Hejduk, works 1947-1983, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1985
3. 153. STANTON
JAQUES DEBAIGTS, Devantures Schaufenster Shop fronts, Office du Livre, Freiburg, 1974
OSAMU ISHIYAMA,「 헬葉覩」먁覚ㅗ遼酪ㆂ옘ㄸㅻ 柯錦嶠 , Shobunsha Co., Ltd., Tokio, 1984
HEINI WIDMER; HARALD SZEEMANN; THOMAS RING, Emma Kunz, Art Selections International, Triesenberg, 1976
ILEANA SONNABEND, Lee Bontecou, Ileana Sonnabend, Parijs, 1965
CHARLES A. JENCKS, Late-modern architecture and other essays, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.,
New york, 1980
BERND BECHER; HIILA BECHER, Grundformen (Formes Élémentaires), Schirmer/Mosel Verslag, s.l., 2020
Rachel Whiteread, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, 1992
ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, Hans Hollein, A+U Publishing Co. Ltd., Japan, 1985
4. CINEMA
EDNA VAN DUYN, Absalon, De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, 1994
BUNGEISHUNJU Ltd., The Bungeishunju Deluxe February, BUNGEISHUNJU Ltd., Tokyo, 1978
GA, Global Architecture, document 15; Japan, A.D.A. edita, s.a.
KOEBRAAD DEDOBBELEER; KRIS KIMPE, UP 13, UP, Brussel, 2014
THEO VAN DOESBURG, Stijl en de Europese architectuur; de architectuuropstellen in het bouwbedrijf 1924-1931, Sun, s.l., 1986
Vito Acconci : Cataloghi 12, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, 1992
LISA PHILLIPS, Friedrich Kiesler, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1989
OLIVER ZYBOK, Joep van Liefland: mastertape, Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH, Berlijn, 2017
5. ESSEN
XAVIER GUILLOT, Shin Takamatsu; projets d’architectures.- Architectural works, 1981-1989, Electa Moniteur, s.l., 1989
GIAMPIERO ALOI, Ristoranti (Restaurants), Ulrico Hoepli Editore SPA, Milaan, 1972
EVERT VAN STRAATEN, Theo van Doesburg; schilder en architect, SDU uitgeverij, s.l. 1988
CHARLOTTE FIELL; PETER FIELL, 70s Decorative Art, Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, Keulen, 2000
Gianni Colombo, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, 1981
KENNETH FRAMPTON, The Architecture of Hiromi Fujii, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 1987
ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, Hans Hollein, A+U Publishing Co. Ltd., Japan, 1985
FREDI FIQCHLI; et al., Trix + Robbert Haussmann, Studiolo / Edition Patrick Frey, Zürich, 2013
Exhibition views © Jan Kempenaers
PHILIP METTEN—FIVE WORKS
フィリップ・メッテン － 五作
The book presents five works created by Philip Metten between 2013 and 2021. They are sculptural projects of architectural dimensions that rescale and redefine spaces with a specific public function.
In chronological order, the book introduces us to BAR in Antwerp (2013), the scenography for the exhibition THE CORNER SHOW in Extra City, Antwerp (2015), the façade of art gallery Kai Matsumiya at 153. STANTON in New York (2015), CINEMA, a mobile installation for film screenings in Salonul de Proiecte, Bucharest (2017) and Zeno-X Gallery, Antwerp (2019) and the restaurant ESSEN (2016–2021).
The works are based on five visual compositions that become a structuring typology in the design of the book together with identifying colours, to present text, photography, technical drawings, and technical sheets. In a reference to specific architectural magazines, the Japanese translations and the book design reverse the book’s front and back.
The book was realized in close cooperation between Philip Metten and designer Joris Kritis, photographer Jan Kempenaers, lecturer Wouter Davidts, and architects Kris Kimpe and Samyra Moumouh. On the occasion of the book launch, Metten shows a selection of books from his personal collection and from the Kunstenbibliotheek. In combination with a slide projection of photographs by Kempenaers, the presentation offers a wider field of inspirations and associations.
The book was realized as part of the research project “FIVE WORKS” at KASK & Conservatorium, which was financed by the HOGENT Arts Research Fund.
Colophon
“FIVE WORKS”, 2023
750 copies
23,5 x 31,5 cm
ROMA Publication 443
concept
Philip Metten, Joris Kritis
author
Wouter Davidts
graphic design
Joris Kritis
photography
Jan Kempenaers
drawings
Kris Kimpe, Samyra Moumouh
publisher
ROMA Publications, Amsterdam
printer
Wilco Art Books
Book launch
Thursday 02.03.2023
19:00 - 21:00
Gallery show
03.03.2023 – 17.03.2023
€40 / €32 for KASK & Conservatorium students
browse and buy at Kunstenbibliotheek or online from ROMA / Idea Books
more information through boeks@hogent.be
The research project “FIVE WORKS” was financed by the HOGENT Arts Research Fund.
At Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp you can visit Philip Metten's solo exhibition which runs until April 1st.
Exhibition views book displays © Tim Theo Deceuninck
READING LIST
list of exhibited books, per display case, from left to right, alternating:
1. BAR
PAOLO PORTOGHESI, GA, Global Architecture 50; Carlo Scarpa; Cemetry Brion-Vega, A.D.A. edita, Tokyo, 1979
EMILIANO BATTISTA; STEFAAN VERVOORT, Aglaia Konrad: From A to K, Koenig Books Ltd, Londen, 2016
ELISABETH B. GAMARD, Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic Misery, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 2000
BESSATSU SHOTENKENCHIKU 8, 汲鱗ΡΧΠー·ΗⅲⅩⅣ, ーΙ1, Shotenkenchiku Co., Ltd., Tokio, 1981
FRANK LOYD WRIGHT, GA, Global interior 9; Houses by Frank Lloyd Wright, 1, A.D.A. edita, Tokyo, 1970
BENEDETTO GRAVAGNUOLO, Adolf Loos (theory and works), Idea Books, Milaan, 1982
PHILIP DREW, The Architecture of Arata Isozaki, Harper & Row, New York, 1982
GIANNI PETTENA, Hans Hollein: Works 1960-1988, Idea Books Edizioni,
Milaan, 1988
SHIN TAKAMATSU, Works: The Architectual of Shin Takamatsu, Graphic-sha Publishing Co., 1984
2. THE CORNER SHOW
MARGHERITA PETRANZAN, Gae Aulenti, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 1997
JAN VAN DER MARCK, Patrick Ireland (Labyrinths, language , pyramids, and related acts), Regents of the University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, 1993
ALDO VAN EYCK, Niet om het even...wel evenwaardig,van en over Aldo van Eyck. Van Gennep bv, Amsterdam
FRIEDRICH KURRENT, Scale models: Houses of the 20th Century, Birkhäuser, Basel, 1999
FLORIAN KUPFERBERG, Theo Van Doesburg (Grundbegriffe der neuen gestaltenden Kunst), Bauhausbücher, s.l., s.a.
CHRIS FAWCETT, The New Japanese House (Ritual and Anti-Ritual, Patterns of Dwelling), Granada Publishing Limited Ltd, St Albans, 1980
THOMAS KELLEIN, Ronald Bladen Sculpture, Delano Greenidge Editions, New York, 1998
KIM SHKAPICH, Mask of medusa; John Hejduk, works 1947-1983, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1985
3. 153. STANTON
JAQUES DEBAIGTS, Devantures Schaufenster Shop fronts, Office du Livre, Freiburg, 1974
OSAMU ISHIYAMA,「 헬葉覩」먁覚ㅗ遼酪ㆂ옘ㄸㅻ 柯錦嶠 , Shobunsha Co., Ltd., Tokio, 1984
HEINI WIDMER; HARALD SZEEMANN; THOMAS RING, Emma Kunz, Art Selections International, Triesenberg, 1976
ILEANA SONNABEND, Lee Bontecou, Ileana Sonnabend, Parijs, 1965
CHARLES A. JENCKS, Late-modern architecture and other essays, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.,
New york, 1980
BERND BECHER; HIILA BECHER, Grundformen (Formes Élémentaires), Schirmer/Mosel Verslag, s.l., 2020
Rachel Whiteread, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, 1992
ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, Hans Hollein, A+U Publishing Co. Ltd., Japan, 1985
4. CINEMA
EDNA VAN DUYN, Absalon, De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, 1994
BUNGEISHUNJU Ltd., The Bungeishunju Deluxe February, BUNGEISHUNJU Ltd., Tokyo, 1978
GA, Global Architecture, document 15; Japan, A.D.A. edita, s.a.
KOEBRAAD DEDOBBELEER; KRIS KIMPE, UP 13, UP, Brussel, 2014
THEO VAN DOESBURG, Stijl en de Europese architectuur; de architectuuropstellen in het bouwbedrijf 1924-1931, Sun, s.l., 1986
Vito Acconci : Cataloghi 12, Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Luigi Pecci, Prato, 1992
LISA PHILLIPS, Friedrich Kiesler, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1989
OLIVER ZYBOK, Joep van Liefland: mastertape, Hatje Cantz Verlag GmbH, Berlijn, 2017
5. ESSEN
XAVIER GUILLOT, Shin Takamatsu; projets d’architectures.- Architectural works, 1981-1989, Electa Moniteur, s.l., 1989
GIAMPIERO ALOI, Ristoranti (Restaurants), Ulrico Hoepli Editore SPA, Milaan, 1972
EVERT VAN STRAATEN, Theo van Doesburg; schilder en architect, SDU uitgeverij, s.l. 1988
CHARLOTTE FIELL; PETER FIELL, 70s Decorative Art, Benedikt Taschen Verlag GmbH, Keulen, 2000
Gianni Colombo, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, Eindhoven, 1981
KENNETH FRAMPTON, The Architecture of Hiromi Fujii, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 1987
ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, Hans Hollein, A+U Publishing Co. Ltd., Japan, 1985
FREDI FIQCHLI; et al., Trix + Robbert Haussmann, Studiolo / Edition Patrick Frey, Zürich, 2013
Exhibition views © Jan Kempenaers
