In another life, the German-born architect Annabelle Selldorf might have been a painter or a profile writer. In this one, she expresses her proclivity for portraiture as the principal of the New York–based firm Selldorf Architects, which she founded in 1988. Renowned for its work in the art world—from galleries such as David Zwirner and Hauser & Wirth to cultural institutions including The Frick Collection in New York, the National Gallery in London, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.—Selldorf’s firm has also designed a wide variety of residential projects and civic buildings. Many of these designs serve as architectural depictions of their respective clients, revealing each one’s inner nature and underlying ethos.
On this episode, Selldorf discusses the links she sees between Slow Food and her architecture, the intuitive aspects of form-making, and why she considers architecture “the mother of all arts.”
Special thanks to our Season 8 sponsor, Van Cleef & Arpels.
Show notes:
[00:31] Selldorf Architects
[08:19] The Frick Collection
[10:42] Lucian Freud
[17:45] Dia Beacon
[18:43] Art Gallery of Ontario expansion
[18:54] Two Row
[18:57] Diamond Schmitt
[26:08] Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility
[30:03] CSO Red Hook
[30:05] CSO Owls Head
[34:31] National Gallery, London
[35:17] One Domino Park
[37:15] John Russell Pope
[37:28] Thomas Hastings
[43:13] I.M. Pei
[55:38] Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
[58:54] Neue Galerie
Thaddeus Mosley on Making Art to Be Appreciated for Centuries
Adam Pendleton on His Ongoing Exploration of “Black Dada”
Paul Smith on Imbuing Clothing With Joy and Humor
Lucy Sante on on Transitioning Into Herself at Long Last
Ilse Crawford on Creating Lasting, “Living” Spaces
Massimo Bottura on Ethics, Aesthetics, and Slow Food
Helen Molesworth on Museums as Machines for Slowness
Walter Hood on Connecting People and Place Through Landscape Architecture
Min Jin Lee on the Healing Power of Fiction
Mira Nakashima on Keeping Her Father’s Woodworking Legacy Alive
Ian Schrager on Consistently Capturing the Zeitgeist
Sanford Biggers on Patching Together the Past, Present, and Future Through Art
Edmund de Waal on Pottery, Poetry, and the Act of Letting Go
Trent Davis Bailey on Finding Family and Community Through Photography
Robert Wilson on the Wonder to Be Found in Time, Space, and Light
José Parlá on Coming Back to Life Through Art
Tom Dixon on Designing With Longevity in Mind
Jessica B. Harris on Making Vast Connections Across African American Cooking and Culture
Samuel Ross on the Art of “Awakening” Materials
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