HKDI Gallery Exhibition: "ITALY: A New Collective Landscape"
HKDI Gallery, Hong Kong
"ITALY: A New Collective Landscape" is an overview of one hundred young Italian designers under-35 from which the overall image emerges as a plural and feasible model of society, where the notion of commoning draws on a myriad of new negotiations. Virtuous ways of thinking, being and producing, committed to giving back more than they take. Considering ourselves as part of the web of life, in which human and non-human, geological, biological and technological agents are interconnected, can design culture approach the notion of radical interdependence as a new field of action? Can design practice come up with concrete proposals to become a tool for social, ecological and political transition, producing workable visions aimed at designing kinder relationships? The configuration of the exhibition highlights congruences with respect to three design virtues – systemic, relational and regenerative – knowing that this landscape could be reconfigured in a myriad of new readings and associations.
Fresh off its successful debut at Milan’s ADI Design Museum last year, the touring exhibition is soon to be displayed at the HKDI Gallery. A response to the enduring “Italy: The New Domestic Landscape” – a group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) displayed in New York in 1972, “ITALY: A New Collective Landscape” platforms 100 Italian designers all under 35 who attempt to grapple with the challenges of the current global moment, and at the same time explore the pluralistic possibilities of design.
The configuration of the exhibition highlights congruences with respect to three design virtues – systemic, relational and regenerative - operating under the assumption this landscape could be reconfigured in a myriad of new readings and associations. The exhibition features a wide variety of design objects, from furniture, apps, clothing, prints, and more.
Exhibition Period:
“ITALY: A New Collective Landscape” 19 January 2024 until 19 May 2024
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 20:00 (Closed on Tuesdays)
Venue: Hong Kong Design Institute 3 King Ling Road, Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, Hong Kong (Tiu King Leng MTR Station Exit A2)
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During the exhibition period, public engagement programmes, including guest-led guided tours and experiential workshops led by local architectural designers Simon CHAN and Dennis CHEUNG, artist Margaret CHU, and HKDI speaker from the Department of Architecture, Interior & Product Design (AIP) will be held to foster the public’s awareness and imagination of design. The exhibition and events are open to the public and completely free of charge to attend.
Secure your free tickets for public engagement programmes here: https://www.popticket.hk/en/hkdi-gallery