The Nakagin Capsule Tower, among the few large structures to emerge from the Japanese Metabolism movement, was barely 50 years old when it was demolished in September 2022, after years of neglect and debate. Unfrozen interviews visual artist Noritaka Minami and curator Iker Gil, who have staged the exhibition 1972/Accumulationsat MAS Context in Chicago, on display through December 8.
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Intro/Outro:
“Space Oddity” by David Bowie
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Discussed:
1960 Tokyo World Design Conference
1970 World’s Exposition, Osaka
1972 – Nakagin Capsule Tower book
Kisho Kurokawa, architect of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Tomio Ohashi photos
Tatsuyuki Maeda> Capsule Tower Preservation and Restoration Project > Nakagin Capsule Tower: The Last Record
Kisho Kurokawa’s only building in the USA is in Chicago: the Illinois Center Sporting Club
Marina City, one of Nakagin Capsule Tower’s inspirations
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