Title: Glass/wood : Erieta Attali on Kengo Kuma /
Authors: Attali, Erieta, 1966-; Kuma, Kengo, 1954-
Year: 2015
Subjects: Kuma, Kengo, Catalogs.; Glass House (New Canaan, Conn.) Pictorial works.; Architectural photography.; Architecture, Modern Pictorial works.; New Canaan (Conn.) Buildings, structures, etc. Pictorial works.
Abstract: Kengo Kuma (*1954) and Erieta Attali (*1966) complement one another perfectly in terms of their artistic statement: both of them focus on the inclusion of the landscape. It is not the architecture as such that plays the primary role but the way it communicates with the outside, the surrounding world. Details from nature and the intricate connection of interior with exterior space characterize the photographs by the first-class photographer Erieta Attali. In his unique works, Kengo Kuma combines Japanese traditions in architecture with those of Modern architecture. His architecture constitutes a bridge where the individual and nature meet. Kuma became famous in the West for his sensitive extension to a mid-century icon in New Canaan, Connecticut, which this exquisite monograph insightfully discusses and portrays.
Contents: Glass Wood monograph / Kengo Kuma -- Photogenic phenomena of the Glass Wood House / Ken Tadashi Oshima -- Ambient excavations / Erieta Attali interviewed by Ariel Genadt -- Reflections on reflections : Kuma in New Canaan / Joan Ockman -- Archiving seasons of light : Attali on Kuma / Alessio Assonitis -- Epilogue / Susan Leaming Pollish.