Logotopia

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Other associated events: Opening reception, Friday, March 20, 7:30 pm
Curator lectures by Sascha Hastings on Friday, March 20, 2:00 pm, Saskatoon Public Library and Saturday, March 21, 2:00 pm, Regina Public Library Film Theatre.

Logotopia (from the Ancient Greek logos, meaning “word” and topos, meaning “place”) presents a range of stunning library projects — Canadian and International, contemporary and historical, real and imaginary. The exhibition explores the library in its various typologies — the Universal Library, the National Library, the Community Library, and the Private Library, plus a section on Technology and the Future of Libraries. The exhibition takes readers to places and times as diverse as ancient Alexandria, contemporary Montreal, small-town Ontario, war-torn Baghdad and cyberspace.

Featured projects include Biblioteca Alexandria in Egypt by Snøhetta Architects, the Grande Bibliotheque in Montreal by Patkau Architects, the Hespeler Library in Cambridge by Alar Kongats Architects and Library of a Poet in Japan by Shigeru Ban Architects. In addition, Logotopia presents thematically related objects of art, literature, new media and pop culture.

The exhibition is accompanied by a 128 page illustrated publication including contributions by writers and artists as well as architects.

Logotopia (Installation View), 2009.