Lecture “L’Africa è vicina”
Peter T. Lang
February 17, 2012
Peter T. Lang, professor of Theory and History by the Stockholm Royal Institute of Art, revises the evolution of the architectural discipline in post-war Italy, specially focusing on experimental design. Lang talked at LIGA about the cultural transformations that took place during the 60s and 70s in Italy, using as a reference the exhibition “Italy: The New Domestic Landscapes”, organised in New York’s MoMA in 1972 by Emilio Ambasz, and in which Superstudio, Archizoom, 9999 Space Electronic, Gae Aulenti, Joe Colombo, Ugo La Pietra, Gaetano Pesce, Gruppo Strum, participated.
