{"id":4757,"title":"For a new City 1987","dimensions":"745 x 110 cm","date_begin":"1986-01-01","material":"acryl, pencil, ink, paper","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":20,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":8,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"installation","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"\u003cp\u003eShe designed a public garden space for the quays in Antwerp in 1986, entitled *For a new city*, which was executed in 1987, during the exhibition *Inside/Outside* at M HKA. The space still exists as a much loved refuge for people who are searching for a slightly sheltered gathering place on the quays.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n","date_end":null,"reference":"BK005513","stream_count_app":55,"permalink":"for-a-new-city-1987--2","description_ca":"","short_description_ca":"","description_it":"","short_description_it":"","cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":"Maria Nordman","hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":"","short_description_uk":"","category":{"en":"Drawing","nl":"Tekening","fr":"Dessin"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/010/139/large/Nordman__Maria__For_a_New_City__001__1987__foto_Heirman_Graphics.jpg?1341841338","poster_credits":"(c)image: M HKA","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe work \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;is closely related to the piece \u003ca href=\"http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/5890\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScheldt Garden\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;(\u003cem\u003eScheldetuin)\u003c/em\u003e, made in 1987 on Antwerp\u0026rsquo;s Cockerillkaai, nearby the M HKA. The \u0026lsquo;garden\u0026rsquo; consists of an octagonal \u0026lsquo;pit\u0026rsquo;, meant as a quiet place to sit, surrounded by trees. The pit is illustrated in these drawings. The spiral that has the eight-sided sitting space as its center and along which rows of trees are planted in the \u003cem\u003eScheldt Garden\u003c/em\u003e, is also mapped out in an analytical manner. However, \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;is (at least as seems from the plans presented) a much more extensive project than the already-realized \u003cem\u003eScheldt Garden\u003c/em\u003e. The spaces of \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;are polyvalent, open to any approach. Both the interpretation of the distinct parts as well as their mutual relationships and the manner that the visitor may choose to combine them, are (intentionally) not further explained by artist Maria Nordman; \u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;The new city will eventually be an open city.\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;The relationship of this work to \u003cem\u003eScheldt Garden\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;as well as its immaterial character - as suggested by the transparency of the supporting surface (tracing paper) and the nature of its presentation - point to the programmatic sense inherent to \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e. From the title, it is also apparent that a certain utopian vision is at this work\u0026rsquo;s basis.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003eHet werk \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;staat in nauwe relatie tot het werk \u003ca href=\"http://ensembles.mhka.be/items/5890\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eScheldetuin\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, dat in 1987 gerealiseerd werd aan de Cockerillkaai te Antwerpen, vlak bij het M HKA. De \u0026lsquo;tuin\u0026rsquo; bestaat uit een achthoekige put, bedoeld als zitruimte en omgeven door bomen. De put staat afgebeeld in deze tekeningen. De spiraal die de achthoekige zitruimte tot centrum heeft en waarlangs in de \u003cem\u003eScheldetuin\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;bomenrijen geplant zijn, werd hier eveneens op analytische wijze uitgetekend. \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;is echter, blijkens de plannen die worden gepresenteerd, een veel uitgebreider project dan enkel de gerealiseerde \u003cem\u003eScheldetuin\u003c/em\u003e. De ruimtes van \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;zijn polyvalent, open voor elke benadering. Zowel de interpretatie van de onderscheiden delen als hun onderlinge relaties en de manier waarop de toeschouwer ze met elkaar combineert, wordt door Nordman (bewust) niet nader ge\u0026euml;xpliciteerd; \u003cem\u003e\u0026ldquo;The new city will eventually be an open city.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eDe relatie van dit werk tot \u003cem\u003eScheldetuin\u003c/em\u003e\u0026nbsp;evenals zijn immaterieel karakter, gesuggereerd door de transparante drager (kalkpapier) en de manier waarop het gepresenteerd wordt, wijzen op het projectmatige van \u003cem\u003eFor a new City\u003c/em\u003e. Uit de titel blijkt ook dat er een zekere utopische visie aan het werk ten grondslag ligt.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n"},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[{"id":125,"name":"Maria Nordman","category":{"en":"Creator","nl":"Vervaardiger","fr":"Créateur"}}]}