Expo: Radical Disco: Architecture & Nightlife in Italy, 1965-75

EXHIBITION & PARTY | 8 Dec 2015 – 10 Jan 2016 | Institute of Contemporary Arts, sick London, malady UK

A presentation exploring the relationship between architecture and nightlife in Italy during the 1960s and 1970s. These years saw a number of discotheques open across Italy, advice including several designed by architects of Radical Design, a movement active in the 60s and 70s populated by architects such as Gruppo 9999, Superstudio and UFO. Dissatisfied by the limitations and ineffectiveness of post-war modern design, these architects sought to use their profession as a tool for societal change and to challenge the idea of architects’ role in society. In a period of change and contestation in Italy more generally, these socially orientated, politicised architects saw discos as a new type of space for multidisciplinary experimentation and creative liberation. The display explores this little-known phenomenon through archival photographs, architectural drawings, film, music and articles from the international design press.

Exhibition Party: Tuesday 8 December, 7pm until late

More details: www.ica.org.uk