Catalysis for Life – New Language for Dutch Art and Design is the theme of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, Japan. Taking place until 30 January 2011, the exhibition presents the essence of Dutch art and design.
Maarten Baas, regarded by many to be one of the most important designers of the moment, explores notions of interpersonal communications and questions the relationship between people and objects.
Along with Ted Noten, Tomoko Take and Martjin Engelbregt, Baas’s work is said to act as a catalyst to bring “about a dynamic chemical transformation in our attitudes to life”. The themes and media that these designers use in their work differ considerably and they are “more or less diametrically opposed when it comes to the contexts they choose for their presentations”.
The exhibition will feature Baas’s works, including Smoke, Clay, Real Time, the Shell and ohers. Baas is not concerned about the classification of art and design, but focuses instead on following “his imagination uncompromisingly”. His designs combine the qualities that have made Dutch Design famous, with their sculptural qualities and the recalcitrant use of material.
Catalysis for Life – New Language for Dutch Art and Design is the theme of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, Japan. Taking place until 30 January 2011, the exhibition presents the essence of Dutch art and design.
Maarten Baas, regarded by many to be one of the most important designers of the moment, explores notions of interpersonal communications and questions the relationship between people and objects.
Along with Ted Noten, Tomoko Take and Martjin Engelbregt, Baas’s work is said to act as a catalyst to bring “about a dynamic chemical transformation in our attitudes to life”. The themes and media that these designers use in their work differ considerably and they are “more or less diametrically opposed when it comes to the contexts they choose for their presentations”.
The exhibition will feature Baas’s works, including Smoke, Clay, Real Time, the Shell and ohers. Baas is not concerned about the classification of art and design, but focuses instead on following “his imagination uncompromisingly”. His designs combine the qualities that have made Dutch Design famous, with their sculptural qualities and the recalcitrant use of material.
