Alvar Aalto Exhibition / アルヴァ・アアルト展
TOkyo, Japan / 東京都
1986
This exhibition of furniture and glass works by Alvar Aalto was programmed
by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Although the intention was to
design an exhibition space, which would reflect an Aalto interior, budgetary
limitations prevented the extensive use of wood in the same style as the
Finnish master. This was of special concern because the building materials
would inevitably be dismantled and disposed of after the exhibition. In
order to avoid the expense and the inevitable waste of resources, recycled
paper tubing was adopted as alternative material and was used to create
ceiling panels, partitions, and display stands. The material explorations
in this exhibit design mark the beginning of “paper architecture.”
ニューヨーク近代美術館により企画されたアアルトの家具とガラス展。アアルト的空間をつくりだすというコンセプトのもと、予算が制約されていることや会期後はすべて解体して破棄されるということから、木ではなく再生紙でできた紙管を使用した。これが後に開発される紙の建築のきっかけとなった。