Brutalism is an architectural ethics that sought to express the structure\u2019s truth: its functional, materialistic and local truth and the movement within it. This contrasts with \u201cstyle\u201d, which often amounts to a collection of rules about \u201cright\u201d and \u201cwrong\u201d, \u201cpretty\u201d and \u201cugly\u201d.<\/p>\n
Brutalism, according to its truth-seeking definition, cannot be a style, as structures must constantly be reexamined: do they reveal the movement within them? Do they express their location? Do they expose their materials?<\/p>\n
Even the name \u201cBrutalism\u201d stems from the search for truth. In this case, the truth of the material: B\u00e9ton brut in French means \u201cbare concrete\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Beer Sheva Brutalism seeks to interpret the specific place: the desert and its many physical and cultural layers. Beer Sheva\u2019s Brutalist structures are similar to other Brutalist buildings in other parts of the country (most designed by the same architects) yet they still hold the uniqueness of the desert.<\/p>\n
Understanding their historical and architectural significance is essential to understanding Beer Sheva\u2019s uniqueness. Beer Sheva, presented in future plans as Israel\u2019s next metropolis, is unlike other metropolises \u2013 Tel Aviv and Jerusalem \u2013 having its own individuality including through its Brutalist landscape.<\/p>\n
Opens: Sunday, July 13 2014
\nThe exhibition will be shown until Sunday, August 31 2014<\/p>\n
This exhibition is available for rent in several languages with its catalogue. For more information about available exhibitions for rent<\/a> don’t hesitate to get in touch with us<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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