The exhibition of Thomas Tsang, curated by Francesca Referza, opens Saturday, November 8th at 7pm, at Quarter relocated. The event is part of the initiatives connected to Artissima 15. The New York architect Thomas Tsang has specifically designed the installation project MONOROOMHOTEL for this occasion. Starting from the observation that during the events of the fair the availability to spend the night decreases and incidentally prices increase, Tsang has imagined the transformation one of the two rooms of Quarter relocated into one hotel room with the following alternating hours: Gallery Hours 12.00 – 16.00 Hotel Hours 19.00 – 11.00.
The gallery therefore, upon request, is transformed into a MONOROOMHOTEL at the disposal of artists, authorized personnel and visitors of the fair, who in this way have a way to sleep over in Torino during the days of Artissima at a reasonable price. The only rule that must be respected is an one night stand, that is, to not stay over for more than a night, with an amusing double effect that in an ironic and lighthearted way alludes to a certain reality of the ethnically diverse neighbourhood of San Salvario, a place where it has been known as the red-light district, where the Quarter is located. The installation consists of a raised platform, elevated 50-60cm above the original floor formed by archipelago of 15 (as the edition of Artissima) irregular cabinet doors paired with a key to each, inserted in their respective keyholes and inescapably triggers a great curiosity. Only by opening the doors of the cabinet can one utilize that which it contains: a twin-sized bed, a locker , a table, a lamp, a storage room, a TV, etc.
The idea of walking on a surface consisting of volumes simply juxtaposed one to the others, as an irregular chessboard, generates immediately a psychophysical uncertainty accented by the opening of the cabinets which turn from simple containers to real and proper doors in which it is theoretically possible to enter. From the uncertainty of the sensation of physical instability one passes to a much more profound insecurity, deriving from the awareness of not having control of what is underneath. It’s like saying that life skins through under the surface.
The other point developed in the project has in turn to do with the idea of drawn landscape. Thinking in these terms at MONOROOMHOTEL one shifts from a landscape designed in surface to one recreated artificially through the measured addition of horizontal and vertical elements as well as of objects which give the impression of being present in a room. Almost like a capriccio indoor. The capricci were not real sights but an envisioned landscapes, ideas connected to the state of sleep. Envisioned, underlined Thomas Tsang, whose worked began in Spring '08 at the American Academy in Rome, touched the idea of ‘veduta’ - leads to eyed close… or as time when the eyes are shut. Actually the state of dreaming begins when all of the doors (eyes) are closed.
Thomas Tsang born on the Island of Borneo in Sabah, Malaysia, 1974. He studied at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) in Los Angeles and received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, 2000. In 2001, he co-founded, Architecture of Metropolitan Post (AMP), a design practice in Hangzhou (China) focuses in architecture and urban design. A recipient of the coveted fellowship 2006-2007 Marion O. and Maximilian E. Hoffman Rome Prize in Architecture from the American Academy in Rome, where he will conduct his project research entitled Dichotomy of Urban Nature in Rome. His works have been exhibited at the Center for Architecture in New York, Chicago Architectural Club, SpaziAperti with MACRO in Rome, Ke Center for Contemporary Art in Shanghai, Stazione Leopolda at the University of Florence, Jyosui-Kaikan in Tokyo and solo exhibition at the American Academy in Rome “Rome in 50 Pieces: Department of Lost and Found.” His design awards include from the Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA), Graham Foundation in Chicago and Central Glass Shikenchiku in Tokyo. He was finalist for the Walter B. Sanders Fellowship at University of Michigan and Hyde Chair in Architectural Excellence at University of Nebraska. His current architecture works practice includes a courtyard urban-villa in the historical district of Beijing, a remote-waterfront artists' atelier, residence and gallery in Trinidad, a wayfinding signage and street lighting project for Chinatown Partnership supported by LMDC, an urban farm/vineyard in New York City and an environmentally-friendly print house in Brooklyn. In conjunction, his art projects in examining the relationship of color and taste “Scholar Garden” supported by the Beijing Youth Weekly and Lancòme, the ‘Paper, Rock and Scissor: A Poster Project’ for the Beijing Art Fair 2008 and a project concerning with different shades of greys in Beijing with Whitescape Foundation and forthcoming a group show on selected artists and architects working in New York at the Queens Museum. Mr. Tsang delivered a lecture on his recent works at the Collegi Oficial d’Arquitectes de les Illes Balears in Palma, Mallorca, the University of Michigan and Program Initiative for Art + Architecture Collaboration in Berlin, where he Architect-Artist in Residency. He is a co-editor with Ian Luna, ‘On the Edge: Ten Architects in China,’ a Rizzoli publication in 2007. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor Adjunct in Architecture at the Cooper Union and recently started his design practice in NYC.
MONOROOMHOTEL
curated by Francesca Referza
a project by THOMAS TSANG
in the context of ARTISSIMA 15
Quarter relocated
Largo Saluzzo, 35
Torino
Opening: 8th November 2008, 7pm
Exhibition dates: November 8th – January 24th, 2009
Hours: Sunday and from Thursday to Saturday: 4pm- 19pm;
from Tuesday 18th November by appointment: mobile +393356184257 (from Tuesday to Saturday 11am – 7pm)
Project made by: Oliver Tomasuolo, Wood Designer, Materiadesign srl, Materiadesign, Torino
With the collaboration of: Francesca Solero and Alberto Melarangelo
With the support of: Giuseppe Di Stefano, Stefano Sperandii.
Translations: Sivliu Anghel, Kristen Lorrello, Claudia Ricci.
Technical sponsors: Falone Costruzioni, Teramo, Ferramenta Drovetti, Torino.
Thanks to: Antonella Nicola, Sergio Risaliti and
Andrea Carrelli, Laura Drovetti, David Kim, Clemens Klein, Nunzio, Deborah Parisi, Claudia Ricci.
Press office:
Monica Zanfini Comunicazione-Ufficio stampa-Eventi
Via dell'Osservatorio 36, 50141 Firenze
tel. 055 452567 mob.338 8060156
monicazanfini@alice.it
The gallery therefore, upon request, is transformed into a MONOROOMHOTEL at the disposal of artists, authorized personnel and visitors of the fair, who in this way have a way to sleep over in Torino during the days of Artissima at a reasonable price. The only rule that must be respected is an one night stand, that is, to not stay over for more than a night, with an amusing double effect that in an ironic and lighthearted way alludes to a certain reality of the ethnically diverse neighbourhood of San Salvario, a place where it has been known as the red-light district, where the Quarter is located. The installation consists of a raised platform, elevated 50-60cm above the original floor formed by archipelago of 15 (as the edition of Artissima) irregular cabinet doors paired with a key to each, inserted in their respective keyholes and inescapably triggers a great curiosity. Only by opening the doors of the cabinet can one utilize that which it contains: a twin-sized bed, a locker , a table, a lamp, a storage room, a TV, etc.
The idea of walking on a surface consisting of volumes simply juxtaposed one to the others, as an irregular chessboard, generates immediately a psychophysical uncertainty accented by the opening of the cabinets which turn from simple containers to real and proper doors in which it is theoretically possible to enter. From the uncertainty of the sensation of physical instability one passes to a much more profound insecurity, deriving from the awareness of not having control of what is underneath. It’s like saying that life skins through under the surface.
The other point developed in the project has in turn to do with the idea of drawn landscape. Thinking in these terms at MONOROOMHOTEL one shifts from a landscape designed in surface to one recreated artificially through the measured addition of horizontal and vertical elements as well as of objects which give the impression of being present in a room. Almost like a capriccio indoor. The capricci were not real sights but an envisioned landscapes, ideas connected to the state of sleep. Envisioned, underlined Thomas Tsang, whose worked began in Spring '08 at the American Academy in Rome, touched the idea of ‘veduta’ - leads to eyed close… or as time when the eyes are shut. Actually the state of dreaming begins when all of the doors (eyes) are closed.
Thomas Tsang born on the Island of Borneo in Sabah, Malaysia, 1974. He studied at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) in Los Angeles and received his Bachelor of Architecture from Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York, 2000. In 2001, he co-founded, Architecture of Metropolitan Post (AMP), a design practice in Hangzhou (China) focuses in architecture and urban design. A recipient of the coveted fellowship 2006-2007 Marion O. and Maximilian E. Hoffman Rome Prize in Architecture from the American Academy in Rome, where he will conduct his project research entitled Dichotomy of Urban Nature in Rome. His works have been exhibited at the Center for Architecture in New York, Chicago Architectural Club, SpaziAperti with MACRO in Rome, Ke Center for Contemporary Art in Shanghai, Stazione Leopolda at the University of Florence, Jyosui-Kaikan in Tokyo and solo exhibition at the American Academy in Rome “Rome in 50 Pieces: Department of Lost and Found.” His design awards include from the Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA), Graham Foundation in Chicago and Central Glass Shikenchiku in Tokyo. He was finalist for the Walter B. Sanders Fellowship at University of Michigan and Hyde Chair in Architectural Excellence at University of Nebraska. His current architecture works practice includes a courtyard urban-villa in the historical district of Beijing, a remote-waterfront artists' atelier, residence and gallery in Trinidad, a wayfinding signage and street lighting project for Chinatown Partnership supported by LMDC, an urban farm/vineyard in New York City and an environmentally-friendly print house in Brooklyn. In conjunction, his art projects in examining the relationship of color and taste “Scholar Garden” supported by the Beijing Youth Weekly and Lancòme, the ‘Paper, Rock and Scissor: A Poster Project’ for the Beijing Art Fair 2008 and a project concerning with different shades of greys in Beijing with Whitescape Foundation and forthcoming a group show on selected artists and architects working in New York at the Queens Museum. Mr. Tsang delivered a lecture on his recent works at the Collegi Oficial d’Arquitectes de les Illes Balears in Palma, Mallorca, the University of Michigan and Program Initiative for Art + Architecture Collaboration in Berlin, where he Architect-Artist in Residency. He is a co-editor with Ian Luna, ‘On the Edge: Ten Architects in China,’ a Rizzoli publication in 2007. He is currently serving as Assistant Professor Adjunct in Architecture at the Cooper Union and recently started his design practice in NYC.
MONOROOMHOTEL
curated by Francesca Referza
a project by THOMAS TSANG
in the context of ARTISSIMA 15
Quarter relocated
Largo Saluzzo, 35
Torino
Opening: 8th November 2008, 7pm
Exhibition dates: November 8th – January 24th, 2009
Hours: Sunday and from Thursday to Saturday: 4pm- 19pm;
from Tuesday 18th November by appointment: mobile +393356184257 (from Tuesday to Saturday 11am – 7pm)
Project made by: Oliver Tomasuolo, Wood Designer, Materiadesign srl, Materiadesign, Torino
With the collaboration of: Francesca Solero and Alberto Melarangelo
With the support of: Giuseppe Di Stefano, Stefano Sperandii.
Translations: Sivliu Anghel, Kristen Lorrello, Claudia Ricci.
Technical sponsors: Falone Costruzioni, Teramo, Ferramenta Drovetti, Torino.
Thanks to: Antonella Nicola, Sergio Risaliti and
Andrea Carrelli, Laura Drovetti, David Kim, Clemens Klein, Nunzio, Deborah Parisi, Claudia Ricci.
Press office:
Monica Zanfini Comunicazione-Ufficio stampa-Eventi
Via dell'Osservatorio 36, 50141 Firenze
tel. 055 452567 mob.338 8060156
monicazanfini@alice.it
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