Madelon Vriesendorp's Raunchy Skyscraper Erotica at Sir John Soane's Museum
Sir John Soane's Museum in London presents 'Mind Games,' an exhibition of Dutch artist and architect Madelon Vriesendorp. Her 1975 drawing 'Flagrant Délit' depicts the Empire State Building and Chrysler Building in bed together, caught by the RCA Building. The work appears as a standalone print and as the cover of Rem Koolhaas's 1978 book 'Delirious New York.' Vriesendorp's work is described as raunchy and cheekily provocative, featuring sex-crazed visions of skyscrapers copulating.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Mind Games' at Sir John Soane's Museum, London
- Features Dutch artist and architect Madelon Vriesendorp
- Key work: 'Flagrant Délit' (1975) showing Empire State and Chrysler Buildings in bed
- RCA Building appears as a forbidding figure at the door
- Drawing used as cover for Rem Koolhaas's 1978 book 'Delirious New York'
- Work described as raunchy and cheekily provocative
- Exhibition includes standalone print and book cover display
Entities
Artists
- Madelon Vriesendorp
- Rem Koolhaas
Institutions
- Sir John Soane's Museum
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York
- United States
- 30 Rockefeller Plaza