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    Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA

     
    Lower Level Galleries
    November 30, 2007 — March 02, 2008
    Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa have been working collaboratively under the name SANAA (Sejima And Nishizawa And Associates) since 1995 but their work has only recently received significant recognition in the West. Among the prizes awarded SANAA are the Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale (2004) and the Arnold Brunner Memorial medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2002).
    An array of the studio’s signature projects will be represented in this first exhibition of SANAA’s work in the U.S.; projects include the new New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, the Glass Pavilion at the Toledo Museum of Art (Ohio), and the Museum of the 21st Century in Kanazawa, Japan. Also featured will be several design objects and furniture pieces, such as the Rabbit chair for nextmaruni and their Alessi Tea and Coffee Tower. The inclusion of models, building plans, photographs, and other objects provide an intimate understanding of the dynamic relationships at play in the artists’ works. Video documentation of recent and current projects will further convey the idea of atmosphere, the sense of simplicity and transparency that has become the signature of this remarkable firm.
    ARTISTS
    Kazuyo Sejima
    Ryue Nishizawa
    CREDITS

    Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / SANAA is organized for the Henry Art Gallery by Guest Curator Ken Tadashi Oshima, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University of Washington and Henry Art Gallery Exhibitions Manager Paul Cabarga in collaboration with Sam Chermayeff and Lucy Styles of SANAA.

    Major support for this exhibition was generously provided by Vicki Reed. Additional support was provided by ArtsFund, NBBJ, Graham Foundation, and Grand Hyatt Seattle.