Description
Erling Viksjo's buildings challenge our notions about what constitutes good architecture. His extensive use of concrete, modules and repetitive shapes has caused many to describe him as Norway's foremost Brutalist architect. Viksjo also went furthest in collaborating with visual artists. Concrete in Transition examines the encounter between art and architecture in Viksjo's projects. How could one attain a unified design where art was no longer an addition to, or in competition with, the architecture?
This publication discusses Viksjo's collaborations with well-established artists such as Hannah Ryggen and Kai Fjell, and young Modernists including Odd Tandberg, Carl Nesjar and Inger Sitter. In addition, it discusses the projects in which he collaborated with Pablo Picasso.
Text in English and Norwegian.
Book Information
ISBN 9788281541351
Author Oystein Ustvedt
Format Paperback
Page Count 160
Imprint Nasjonalmuseet
Publisher Nasjonalmuseet
