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EXD'11/LISBOA Design Biennale
Event Dates: September 28, 2011 (All day) - November 27, 2011 (All day)
The sixth edition of the design biennale will revolve around the theme Useless, questioning the idea of use and the absence thereof, paving the way for new insights and interpretations on what we are producing and consuming, why and how. Occupying the heart of the Portuguese capital during 61 days, EXD'11/LISBOA invites rediscovery of the city’s centre and reactivates a series of overlooked urban spaces. Advocating a lower carbon footprint, the biennale promotes the creation of new, intriguing itineraries on foot.
Five exhibitions set the program in motion:
- Sidelines, curated by design historian Emily King
- Utilitas Interrupta, curated by architect Joseph Grima
- Useless? presents two polarized curatorial approaches — one by product designer Jonathan Olivares, the other by design writer Max Bruinsma and design consultant Hans Maier-Aichen.
- The biennale will also see the birth of Platform, a research project that unveils boundary-pushing work reshaping the design discipline, as well as the premiere of Don't Look Back: Fernando Brizio, the first in a series of contemporary designer retrospectives.
