Root Gallery opens its doors for a special presentation that concludes Lisette Schumacher’s artistic research into the work and legacy of Le Corbusier. From September 20-22 , Root Gallery hosts an open weekend where you can admire the results of this extensive research period one last time: Le Corbusier Revisited!
Lisette Schumacher is a visual artist with a strong interest in modern architecture. This fascination has led her to numerous architectural sites across the globe, which formed the starting point for new artistic research and series. Late 2017, Lisette decided to focus on the designs by Le Corbusier; an influential French-Swiss urban planner and a pioneer of modern architecture.
Lisette planned her first trip to visit the impressive Unité d’Habitation residential complex in Marseille, in November 2017. In the years after, her interest in Le Corbusier’s designs have brought her to the sites of the Unité d’Habitation residential complexes in both Marseille and Firminy, the Notre Dame du Haut chapel in Ronchamp, Sainte Marie de la Tourette monastery in Eveux, Le Corbusier’s studio apartment in the Molitor building in Paris, Maison La Roche in Paris, the cultural centre in Firminy and the Saint-Pierre church in Firminy.
In the exhibition 'Le Corbusier Revisited' you can explore various resulting works and series from over the years, providing a unique representation of the development in Lisette’s practice, making visible the different painting techniques, colour schemes and materials that have played and still are playing an important role in her practice.
Opening Hours:
Friday September 20, 7 PM - 10 PM (festive opening)
Saturday September 21, 1 PM - 6 PM
Sunday September 22, 1 PM - 6 PM