Sharing Models: Manhattanisms

07.15.16 - 09.02.16

Exhibition

07.15.16 - 09.02.16

Sharing Models: Manhattanisms

exhibition dates

July 15–September 2, 2016

Organized by the Storefront Team

Research support for this exhibition provided by Juan Francisco Saldarriaga and the Center for Spatial Research at Columbia University

Specific model support provided by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) and Hotel Americano.

Stencil cuts provided by SOFTlab

Installation photography: Naho Kubota

We are experiencing the emergence of a culture that is marked by a return to, redefinition, and expansion of the notion of the commons. The increasing complexity and interconnectedness of globalization is reorienting us away from trends that have emphasized individuation and singular development, and toward new forms of collectivity.

Over the last decade, emerging technologies and economies have affected aspects of our everyday life, from the way we work and travel, to how we think about shelter and social engagement.

How will the sharing movement of today affect the way we inhabit and build the cities of tomorrow?

Manhattan, one of the most dense and iconic places in the world, has been a laboratory for many visions of urbanism. Sharing Models: Manhattanisms invited 30 international architects to produce models of their own visions for the city’s future.

The models, each a section of Manhattan, established analytical, conceptual, and physical frameworks for inhabiting and constructing urban space and the public sphere. Together, they presented a composite figure; a territory that is simultaneously fictional and real, and one that opened a window to new perceptions of the city’s shared assets.

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support

Storefront’s programming is made possible through general support from Arup; DS+R; F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc.; Gaggenau; KPF; MADWORKSHOP; ODA; Roger Ferris + Partners; the Foundation for Contemporary Arts; The Greenwich Collection Ltd.; the Lily Auchincloss Foundation; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; The Peter T. Joseph Foundation; and by Storefront’s Board of Directors, members, and individual donors.