Lessons of a City

An exhibition at Planar Gallery in Bari narrates the city of Amman and its master plans, the vision of the city and its relation with the geopolitical history of the Arab countries.

Antonio Ottomanelli, Amman, 2015-16. Courtesy Planar Gallery, Bari
Planar Gallery hosts the exhibition “Lessons of a City” curated by Jawad Dukhgan and Antonio Ottomanelli; through a collection of evidences, photos and video documentation narrating the city of Amman and its master plans; the vision of the city and its relation with the geopolitical history of the Arab countries. It a research initiative mapping stopped construction sites and failed real estate speculation in Amman, in relation to the various master plans drawn for the city, its recent history and the geopolitics of the Mashriq.

 

Both Amman and Jordan are an emblematic outpost from where it is possible to look into the future forms and roles of the tangible and intangible borders of our everyday life; may it be the borders of our cities, nations, economies, cultures and ethnicities. During the last fifty years, Amman has witnessed a rapid growth in its population where the number of its inhabitants has grown from two hundred thousand to four million, housing almost 40% of Jordan’s total population.

Antonio Ottomanelli, Amman, 2015-16. Courtesy Planar Gallery, Bari
Antonio Ottomanelli, Amman, 2015-16. Courtesy Planar Gallery, Bari
This exhibition traces the last 60 years of Amman, an island amidst economical and political events. Since its inception until the financial crisis that has emptied portions of the city. A reasoned set of findings with an archaeological approach exposing a growth that exceeded all the attempts to plan and control the city. The research project was developed in Amman, at Columbia GSAPP’s Studio-X Amman. It was carried out through a programme of workshop, lectures, and round tables titled Frozen Imaginaries. The research initiative involved architecture and art students from several regions, in addition to authors, researchers and professionals from different disciplines.

24 February – 31 May 2017
Lessons of a City
curated by Antonio Ottomanelli and Jawad Dukhgan
Planar Gallery
corso Sonnino 119a, Bari

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