Richard Goodwin

Betts Project presents the first solo exhibition of Richard Goodwin in the UK: “Fables for the Drone Age” reflects on the concept of ‘porosity’ in the urban fabric.

Betts Project presents the UK’s first solo exhibition of Australian artist and architect Richard Goodwin, who evolved from architect to sculptor before developing a unique role as a sculptural installation artist on buildings and public projects.

Img.2 Richard Goodwin, “Fables for the Drone Age” , Betts Project, London, 2017

Spanning work from the 1990s to 2017, the exhibition shows Goodwin’s intensive research in ‘Porosity’, which describes for him the urban propositions of parasitic architecture that can expand the uses of public space and open up the city. In this new role he has opened up new dimensions in the planning of urban spaces and in the way architecture interacts with its physical and cultural context.

Img.3 Richard Goodwin, “Fables for the Drone Age” , Betts Project, London, 2017

Goodwin’s work proposes the acceptance of irresolution as a characteristic architectural aesthetic, by challenging the barriers between sculpture and architecture. ‘Porosity’ is a term that he interprets as the barrier-free connection between public and private domains that resists the forceful contemporary tendencies to sanitise, compartmentalize and eventually alienate public space. In this way, Goodwin aims to return character to our cities and make them stimulating places where people congregate with a genuine sense of community.

Img.4 Richard Goodwin, “Fables for the Drone Age” , Betts Project, London, 2017

until 29 July 2017
Richard Goodwin. Fables for the Drone Age
Betts Project
100 Central Street, London

Richard Goodwin

Betts Project presents the first solo exhibition of Richard Goodwin in the UK: “Fables for the Drone Age” reflects on the concept of ‘porosity’ in the urban fabric.

Latest on News

Latest on Domus