Soane and Modernism: Make It New

Sir John Soane's Museum

Location

Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3BP

Description

This exhibition runs from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Sunday 18th May 2025.



Sir John Soane has often been referred to as the first modernist architect due to his emphasis on light, open space, abstract forms and restrained use of ornament.

This exhibition will be the first to investigate this by placing drawings from Soane’s collection, some on display for the first time ever, in dialogue with work by modernist architects such as Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernő Goldfinger. Soane and Modernism will bring together a Giles Gilbert Scott drawing of the red telephone box and a Soane drawing of the Soane Family tomb, the inspiration behind the telephone box.

It will also investigate two case studies which share affinities with Soane’s work: Álvaro Siza’s Bouça Social Housing in Porto, Portugal, and Tony Fretton’s Lisson Gallery in London. All modernist drawings will be borrowed from Drawing Matter’s important and extensive holdings, selected in collaboration with the team at Drawing Matter Trust.

Prices

Free

Contact and Booking Details

More information at this website.

Upcoming Dates

This exhibition runs from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Sunday 18th May 2025.

Forthcoming dates:

Thu 13th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Fri 14th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Sat 15th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Sun 16th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Wed 19th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Thu 20th Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)
Fri 21st Feb 2025 
(10:00am to 5:00pm)

Disclaimer

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Sir John Soane’s Museum
13 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3BP

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This exhibition runs from Wednesday 12th February 2025 to Sunday 18th May 2025.

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