Interview Mini-Marathon Kassel
The current international debate on architecture seems to be marked by insecurity. All formal concepts of the last years have been accomplished and don't enhance anymore.
Considering this background social questions obtain a new significance. Therefore the Interview Mini-Marathon wants to shed light on the cultural landscape of Germany since 1945 to discuss in an interdisciplinary way the future of the city of Kassel. In this context the Interview Mini-Marathon should fulfil the function of a "think tank" which enables with its unlimited news, insights and notions.
Hans Ulrich Obrist and Rem Koolhaas
The format "Interview-Marathon" has been established for the first time by Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist at the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion in 2006 and has been advanced in several local contexts since then.
The puplic Interview-Marathon manifests not only an inspiringly experience for the dialogue partners and for the audience. Moreover, it documents in its concentration the cultural impact of the locations and the surrounding in which the conversations take place.
The conversations are conducted by Rem Koolhaas (architect and Founder of "Office for Metropolitan Architecture") and Hans Ulrich Obrist (Co-Director of Exhibitions and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery; member of the Advisory Board of Allianz Cultural Foundation). The introduction is held by Julia Peyton Jones (Director Serpentine Gallery).
Project duration: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Project venue: archplus Projectroom at the Kulturbahnhof (Southern wing), Kassel
Project partner: archplus, Serpentine Gallery London, City of Kassel
