Rem Koolhaas Examines Rural Transformation at Guggenheim
Rem Koolhaas, in collaboration with AMO director Samir Bantal, presents "Countryside. The Future" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York from February 20 to August 14, 2020. The exhibition explores radical changes in rural areas worldwide, a departure from Koolhaas's previous focus on urbanism. It features data and research from AMO, OMA's think tank, along with Harvard Graduate School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Wageningen University, and the University of Nairobi. Koolhaas notes that the countryside has changed almost unrecognizably in recent decades, raising concerns about its impact on humanity.
Key facts
- Exhibition titled 'Countryside. The Future'
- Curated by Rem Koolhaas and Samir Bantal
- Venue: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
- Dates: February 20 to August 14, 2020
- Collaborators: AMO, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts Beijing, Wageningen University, University of Nairobi
- Focuses on transformations in rural areas
- Koolhaas states countryside has changed almost unrecognizably
- Exhibition includes data, surveys, and studies
Entities
Artists
- Rem Koolhaas
- Samir Bantal
Institutions
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
- AMO
- OMA
- Harvard Graduate School of Design
- Central Academy of Fine Arts
- Wageningen University
- University of Nairobi
- Artribune
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Beijing
- China
- Netherlands
- Nairobi
- Kenya