This week鈥檚 top shows and events investigate what it means to live in a globalised landscape. Providing new perspectives on the everyday, they offer audiences the opportunity to reconsider the world鈥檚 increasingly diversified built, commercial and conceptual environments.
Biennale Architettura 2018, Venice
Entitled FREESPACE, this year鈥檚 edition embodies a sense of humanity, highlighting the importance of liberty and free expression to the field of architecture. Bringing together examples of work 鈥 built or unbuilt 鈥 from around the world, the presentation foregrounds the essential elements of construction; from the materiality of surface to the orchestration of movement.
From 26 May. Find out more聽.
Giuseppe Penone: A Tree in the Wood, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
鈥淭he tree is a spectacular creation because each part of the tree is necessary to its life. It is the perfect sculpture.鈥 Using this visual motif to investigate humanity鈥檚 relationship with the environment, Penone鈥檚 (b. 1947) sculptures 鈥 created from a range of materials including stone, acacia thorns and graphite 鈥 offer poetic reflections on notions of the body, nature, time and memory.
From 26 May. Find out more
STAGING: Solo #2, The Store X, London
Investigating the relationship between space and the body, Maria Hassabi鈥檚 live installation involves a collaboration between music, performance and set design. The piece comprises a vivid expanse of pink material, an ambient soundscape and a two hour sequence of movements. As the shape of the dancer changes at a slow, often imperceptible, pace, the work invites viewers to reconsider ideas about the human form.
26-27 May. Find out more .
William Eggleston: Los Alamos, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Recognised as a pioneer of colour photography from the mid-1960s onwards, Eggleston鈥檚 (b. 1939) practice transformed everyday America into a photogenic subject. Showcasing iconic images, Los Alamos invites audiences to venture into a vibrant world of the seemingly trivial: scenes of traffic signs, run-down buildings and diner interiors exemplify Eggleston鈥檚 democratic lens.
Until 28 May. Find out more
Martin Parr: Souvenir – A Photographic Journey, Stadthaus Ulm
Documentary photographer Martin Parr (b. 1952) captures heavily saturated images that observe the idiosyncrasies of the everyday. Offering a retrospective look at the artist鈥檚 extensive oeuvre, Souvenir 鈥 A Photographic Journey investigates mass tourism and consumer culture with an unflinching eye. Playful, critical and often humorous, Parr鈥檚 anthropological approach offers an intimate look at England鈥檚 social classes.
Until 27 May. Find out more
Credits:
1.聽Gallaratese Housing, Milan (1974) by Carlo Aymonino and Aldo Rossi. Photography: Shelley McNamara.
2.聽Giuseppe Penone,聽Abete, 2013.
3.聽Solo #2 by Maria Hassabi; photo Thomas Poravas.
4. WILLIAM EGGLESTON,聽Untitled, 1970/2012. Courtesy Gagosian and聽Eggleston聽Artistic聽Trust.
5.聽Gourock Lido, Refrewdshire, Scotland, 2004.聽漏 Martin Parr / Magnum Photos.
