Horror in the Modernist Block exhibition review, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
Exhibition at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham explores how modernist buildings became ‘emblems of horror’
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Exhibition at Ikon Gallery in Birmingham explores how modernist buildings became ‘emblems of horror’
Creepy minimalist interiors, brutalist tower blocks at night – 20 artists go in all directions exploring architectural modernism and horror, starting with Birmingham…
In the 1920s, the traditional haunted house died a death – as home design became all clean lines and bright spaces. But directors soon turned these dirt-free abodes into eerie, alienating terrifying places
The original architects of modernism had grand utopian visions. Decades later, a new exhibition asks how their creations became the stuff of nightmares
Buildings inspired by metabolism. Surrealist objects. Lighting made from smartphones. The scope of these exhibitions is wide-ranging and rich with innovation.