On the occasion of the Year of Swiss Innovation in India and on the 50th death anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Embassy of Switzerland in India and the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi present the exhibition Le Corbusier – Mastering the Image.
The exhibition documents how the modern man Le Corbusier was all along his life. It shows his fascination for new ideas and challenges and for the technical and mechanical discoveries of his time. It is as well the photographic representation of his architectural achievements, thoughts and visions.
Inauguration by Mr. Vijay Dev, Advisor to the Administration, UT Chandigarh and H.E. Dr. Linus von Castelmur, Ambassador of Switzerland to India and Bhutan in the presence of Sophie Vantieghem, Assistant curator, Museum of Fine Arts of La Chaux-de-Fonds and Prof. Alfredo Brillembourg, Architect, co-director of the chair of Architecture and Urban design at the Swiss Institute of Technology, (ETHZ), Zurich
Prof. Alfredo Brillembourg will also present his thoughts on Le Corbusier within the framework of the International Symposium “Celebrating Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh – 50 years of the Master”, held in the city of Chandigarh from 9th to 12th October 2015.
Guided visits by Sophie Vantieghem
Saturday, 10.10.2015, 6.30 pm and 07.00 pm in English
Sunday, 11.10.2015, 11.45 am in French; 2.30 pm and 4.00 pm in English
Film screenings
07.00 pm, Saturday, 10th October 2015
Brasilia/Chandigarh (2008) Luidgi Beltrame (F) – duration 26 min ; French with English subtitles, France
11.30 am, Sunday, 11.10.2015
Le Corbusier in India (2001) directed by Manu Rewal, duration 52 min; English, India/France
Ronchamp, le bruit des formes (2011) Garance Finger and Pierre Eggimann, duration 20 min ; French with English subtitles, Switzerland
05.30 pm, Friday, 16.10.2015
Une ville à Chandigarh-Le Corbusier (1966) Alain Tanner (CH) – duration 51 min ; French with English subtitles, Switzerland
Brasilia/Chandigarh (2008) Luidgi Beltrame (F) – duration 26 min ; French with English subtitles, France
For more details, write to
The Embassy of Switzerland in India - ndh.events@eda.admin.ch
Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi – chandigarhlka@gmail.com
Presented in Chandigarh by the Embassy of Switzerland in India in collaboration with the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi.
The exhibition "Le Corbusier - Mastering the Image" is a collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, www.mbac.ch
