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International Contemporary Art Foundation Sponsors Arne Quinze for the IdeaFestival
2008
Friday, September 26, 11am
Kentucky International Convention Center
At the corner of 4th and Market Streets
Free and open to the public, but a pass is required
Please visit www.ideafestival.com
for reservation details
Belgian artist and designer Arne Quinze had been described as "a nomad in body
and soul." Quinze in his work ... from furniture to urban design ... succeeds
in blending opposites such as past and future, and constantly generates crossovers
between the most diverse disciplines, as if in a maelstrom.
Recent public installations include Uchronia (2006), a gigantic sculpture
exclusively built with wooden slats and nails in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada,
as part of the 2006 Burning Man Festival and Cityscape (2007), an equally
impressive sculpture, conceived as a frozen movement meant to revive a problematic
neighborhood in the Belgian capital.
At the 2008 Idea Festival, Quinze will present a fascinating overview of his work
in art, design, and interventions in the contemporary urban landscape. For Quinze,
the future is today, and the seemingly impossible is what he pursues as the inevitable.
His presentation will offer a truly innovative vision of how and where we live,
and will include a proposal for a transformative project on Louisville's waterfront.
About the IdeaFestival
Founded in 2000, the IdeaFestival (IF) is a world-class event that attracts leading
and highly diverse thinkers from across the nation and around the globe to explore
and celebrate innovation, imagination and cutting-edge ideas.