Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
7pm
I completely adored the film Helvetica as well as Objectified and have been waiting with baited breathe for the third part of the trilogy by Gary Hustwit known as Urbanized, a look at policies and strategies behind urban planning in order to "provide(sic) a compelling framework for a global discussion about the future of our cities". There has been all sorts of fun discussion regarding suburbia's toll on our society, a frightening look at what is poised as humanity self destruction, but are denser urban areas really the saviors, from a sociological or environmental perspective that many claim. Urbanized will have to do what the tongue in cheek mockumentary "Radiant City" could not, create a discussion about suburbia that isn't instantly polarizing, something all but impossible to achieve in today's America. And while it may be possible to open the eyes of the viewer regarding the detail and passion contained in a seemingly mundane object such as a pencil or toothbrush it may prove nearly impossible to change anyone' interpretation of the concoction of less dense living, lovingly called sprawl, which has manifested itself as the subsidized development known as suburbia.
This Wednesday, the 12th of October, Mr. Hustwit will introduce Urbanized at a screening at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, dangerously near to OSU (as in the crowd should be full of OSU architecture students). I will not be able to attend and it makes me sad. Mostly because Cleveland so desperately needs more conversation of this sort, as our inner ring suburbs are torn apart for byways and highways to connect the ever expanding homogenized greenscape of the expanding suburbs. Having spent the weekend in DC and Arlington it is easy to see just how destructive shoddy and malicious planning can be.
lifted from Arts in Ohio website:
Presented by Wexner Center for the Arts
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 (7:00 pm - 10:30 pm)
Following his hits Helvetica (about the ubiquitous font) and Objectified (a survey of product design), Urbanized is the final doc in Gary Hustwit's "design trilogy."
Featuring some of the world's foremost architects, planners, and policymakers-including Rem Koolhaas, Oscar Niemeyer, and Amanda Burden-Urbanized examines the issues and strategies behind urban design. Hustwit follows a diverse range of design projects around the world, providing a compelling framework for a global discussion about the future of our cities. (Gary Hustwit, 2011, 80 mins., video)
Cosponsored by Ohio State's Department of Design.
PRICEFeaturing some of the world's foremost architects, planners, and policymakers-including Rem Koolhaas, Oscar Niemeyer, and Amanda Burden-Urbanized examines the issues and strategies behind urban design. Hustwit follows a diverse range of design projects around the world, providing a compelling framework for a global discussion about the future of our cities. (Gary Hustwit, 2011, 80 mins., video)
Cosponsored by Ohio State's Department of Design.
$8.00 - $10.00
DISCOUNTS
Student: $8.00
Senior: $8.00
Member: $8.00
VENUE
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
http://www.wexarts.org
Wexner Center Film/Video Theater
1871 N. High Street
Columbus, OH 43210
http://www.wexarts.org
