The deconsecrated church of San Silvestro will be hosting an exhibition on this Portuguese architect until March 9, 2008. Byrne selected 12 works that best represent his last 10 years of activity and present them in the form of models, images and videos.

The installation consists of a platform that stands out in the bare ochre space of the church, and black parallelepipeds, softly lit with LEDs, placed along the route to support the exhibited objects, which seem to emerge like small pieces of architecture in a night landscape. The visitor is immersed in a spatial experience that complements this look at the work of Gonçalo Byrne, whose international fame has been consolidated over the last decade with a career marked by steady development in operation of mediation and synthesis between reinterpretation of the great masters and a deep awareness and adherence to context. The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue published by Electa. Silvia Monaco

Until 09.03.2008
Gonçalo Byrne
Chiesa di San Silvestro
Contrà San Silvestro
36100 Vicenza
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