“ Playground . ” The parole evokes vision of brightly colored hobo camp gymnasium and cut - Set , fence - off or otherwise protected from dangers of the surrounding genuine world . But before these kind of site - specific joy zones , kids kept busy : Playing . On the ground . ” Reinventing the Square ” is an exhibition that looks at the evolution of public places create specifically for youthful good clock time .
Madrid ’s Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía has put together an interesting survey of playgrounds , in a range of incarnations around the ( westerly ) globe . The result is more than just a coup d’oeil at the exchange perception — and practice — of leisure ; it also aims to see how politics and urban development have influenced the relationships that spring up generation have with their locality ( and neighbors , by nonremittal . )
The modern whimsy of vacation spot is still comparatively new , pull in popularity in Germany in the recent 1800s and spread to the United States not long after that . What begin as “ backbone gardens ” gradually became more integrated , with impulsive appealingness through purpose - built recreation . rubber concerns increase exponentially — it ’s hard to think some of these scrappy set - ups flying with parents today — as well as what exactly people were supposed to “ do ” with free periods . Just get some fresh air ? experimentation with sport equipment ? bask established games or let imaginations go willy nilly ? And what use did the design of these resort area have on the community ?
It ’s awesome to see all these one-time photos , but it would be great to see examples from countries outside Europe and the US ( which might be on show on - land site , but are n’t useable online ) , to see how they ’re unlike — and similar!—stylistically and structurally . But consideringReinventing the Square has pull in over 300 motion picture , painting , vids , sculptures , and all kind of archival artefact , it seems like there ’s a good prospect for more cultural variety . [ Domus;Preservation Nation;Museo Reina Sofia ]
Babysitting in Layetana by Agustí Centelles , 1936 - 39 ( Barcelona , Spain ) .
even Crowd at Coney Island by Weegee , 1940 ( Brooklyn ) .
Le Corbusier Marseille housing social unit , Kindergarten by Louis Sciarli , 1945/2014 .
In 1968 , a Copenhagen backyard was transformed into an urban playground by “ activists ” angling to get the attention of metropolis officials and encourage more of the same , as well as more general civic improvements .
pic by Palle Nielsen , © VEGAP , Madrid , 2014 © PETERSEN ERIK / Polfoto
Revisiting the vacation spot of Aldo van Eyck by Marcos L. Rosa , 1974/2011
The Leisure – court to Louis David by Fernand Léger , 1948 - 1949 .
kid run with a picture frame by Helen Levitt , ca . 1940 ( New York ) .
Solar game by Francesc Català - Roca , c 1950 .
Sad Playground , found online by Peter Fischli , 2013 .
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