Press release KUB Collection Showcase Architectural Models by Will continue to be on view in 2013

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In response to popular demand, Peter Zumthor’s archi- tectural projects will continue to be on view in the KUB Collection Showcase in 2013.

In presenting Peter Zumthor’s architectural models the Kunsthaus is opening a part of its hitherto little- known collection to a broader public. Few are aware that even before the opening of the Kunsthaus in 1997 pur- chase of works by contemporary Austrian artists as well as works at the crossroad of art and architecture by inter- national artists had already begun. Significant donations by , Per Kirkeby, and others to accompany exhibitions and publications with the KUB have further extended the collection. Moreover, in the past three years there has been a policy of purchasing works from the big solo exhibitions or of artists donating them to the institution as a form of return service.

One of the largest groups of works in the collection con- sists of architectural models by Peter Zumthor. Some of these exhibits have been in storage at the KUB since the architect’s solo exhibition in 2007. Further models have been or are still being added to the collection as permanent loans.

A selection of these models by Peter Zumthor has been on show since June 2012 in the 200-square-meter space on the first floor of the Post Office building directly adjacent to the . The curatorial conception and design of this showcase has been developed in close con- sultation with Peter Zumthor by Thomas Durisch. Realized buildings as well as projects that remained in the design stage will be on show. In its variety the exhibition demon- strates the outstanding role that working with models and original materials such as wood, metal, or clay play in Peter Zumthor’s studio.

In addition to the majority of exhibits, which are presented on a system of display shelves specially designed for the purpose by the architect, three specimen projects will be individually displayed. These three projects, all involving cultural spaces in the broadest sense of the word, are of recent date. All three buildings serve in different ways as gathering places for the presentation of cultural products such as handicrafts and music or ( Redevelopment of De Meelfabriek, Leiden) revitalize an industrial heritage. Two of the projects ( Werkraumhaus, Andelsbuch, and New Town Gate, Isny) are also notable for their geographical closeness to Bregenz.

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Architectural Tour

Sunday, December 2, December 16, December 30, 2012 January 6, January 20, 20113, 11 a.m.

Architectural tour Kunsthaus Bregenz and KUB Collection Showcase, Post Office, Seestraße 5, Bregenz (Entrance from the Kornmarktstraße side, alongside the Nepomuk Chapel). Meeting point: KUB reception desk. Tour charge 5.– EUR

If you wish to book an individually arranged tour please be sure to ring and give advance notification. Lisa Hann | ext. -415 [email protected]

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Short biography Peter Zumthor

1943 Born in , trained as cabinetmaker in his father’s workshop and studied design and architecture at the Kunstgewerbeschule, Basel, and the Pratt Institute, New York. Since 1979 he has had his own architectural practice in , Graubünden, .

Visiting professorships at South California Institute of Architecture, SCI-ARC, Los Angeles, 1988; at the Technical University, Munich, 1989; and at the Graduate School of Design, GSD, Harvard University, Boston, 1999. From 1996 to 2008 professor at the Accademia di architettura, Università della Svizzera italiana, .

Major buildings Protective housing for Roman excavations, , 1986; Saint Benedict Chapel, Sumvitg, 1988; Truog House, Gugalun, , 1994; Thermal Bath, Vals, 1996; Kunsthaus Bregenz, 1997; Klangkörper Schweiz, Swiss Pavilion, , Hannover, 2000; Art Museum, , 2007; Brother Klaus Field Chapel, Wachendorf, Eifel, 2007; Steilneset, Memorial for the Victims of the Witch Trials in the Finnmark, Vardø, Norway, 2011; Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, 2011.

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Venue of the presentation Architectural Models by Peter Zumthor KUB Collection Showcase Seestraße 5 | 6900 Bregenz | Phone +43-5574-485 94-0 | Fax +43-5574-485 94-408 [email protected] | www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at Entrance from the Kornmarktstraße side, alongside the Nepomuk Chapel

Curator of the presentation Architectural Models by Peter Zumthor Thomas Durisch

Organizer Kunsthaus Bregenz

Director Yilmaz Dziewior

Chief Executive Werner Döring

Curator Rudolf Sagmeister

Curator of the KUB Arena Eva Birkenstock

Communications Birgit Albers | ext. -413 [email protected]

Press photos to download www.kunsthaus-bregenz.at

Art Education Winfried Nußbaummüller | ext. -417 [email protected]

Publications | editions Katrin Wiethege | ext. -411 [email protected]

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Sales Editions Caroline Schneider | ext. -444 [email protected]

Opening hours Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. — 6 p.m. Thursday 10 a.m. — 9 p.m. July 13 to September 1 daily 10 a.m. — 8 p.m. Ticket Office ext. -433

Admission | Tickets at the KUB counter Adults 6.– EUR Reductions 5.– EUR Free admission for children and adolescents (19 and under) Combined Ticket Kunsthaus Bregenz and KUB Collection Showcase 11.– EUR Combined Ticket reduced 8.50 EUR

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