“John Portman Art & Architecture”

exhibition

Capital Museum in Beijing, China

April 15 – June 12, 2011

The exhibition features an impressive sampling of architecture, furniture, paintings and sculpture from renowned architect-developer-artist John C. Portman, Jr.’s five decades of work.

The exhibition, which kicked off in Portman’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, is curated by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta with the Beijing showing being co-organized by Beijing Design Week and Capital Museum, China. Beijing is the third stop for “John Portman Art & Architecture” — following the works being displayed at the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center in 2010.

“John Portman has not only radically altered the skyline of his home city, Atlanta, but cities throughout the world,” stated Jeffrey Grove, who curated the exhibition. “His reconsideration of how architecture should function and the experience it should offer visitors completely changed the industry. Early in his career, Portman understood that to realize his vision completely, he must add developer to his role as architect. All these themes are addressed in the exhibition.”