Plamen Dejanoff's Bronze House at Frac Champagne
Plamen Dejanoff's exhibition at Frac Champagne in Reims (September 28 – December 30, 2012) presents The Bronze House, an ambitious project to create the first habitable bronze sculpture. The artist explores the often-overlooked relationship between art and economy, using the costly and heavy metal for its constraints. To fund the project, he established a foundation with a marketing strategy. The exhibition shows early stages: color swatches depicting bronze oxidation, and models of the future house in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria. The work references Le Corbusier and blurs distinctions between art and city, aiming for a new Gesamtkunstwerk.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Frac Champagne, Reims, from September 28 to December 30, 2012
- Plamen Dejanoff explores links between art and economy
- The Bronze House is a habitable bronze sculpture, a construction never seen before
- Bronze is rarely used in architecture due to its weight and cost
- Dejanoff created a foundation and marketing strategy to finance the project
- Exhibition includes color swatches showing bronze oxidation and models of the house
- The house is planned for Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
- The work references Le Corbusier and aims for a new Gesamtkunstwerk
Entities
Artists
- Plamen Dejanoff
- Le Corbusier
Institutions
- Frac Champagne
Locations
- Reims
- France
- Veliko Tarnovo
- Bulgaria
Sources
- artpress —