Diébédo Francis Kéré’s Colorful Towers at Coachella 2019
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Diebedo Francis Kere’s new installations have been featured at Coachella 2019.“Sarbale ke” by Diebedo Francis Kere features colorful triangles to form screens around these 12 towers that Dieedo Francis Kere has installed on Coachella’s site in Indio,Diébédo Francis Kéré’s Colorful Towers at Coachella 2019
Diebedo Francis Kere’s new installations have been featured at Coachella 2019.“Sarbale ke” by Diebedo Francis Kere features colorful triangles to form screens around these 12 towers that Dieedo Francis Kere has installed on Coachella’s site in Indio, California. Rising up to 60 feet in height, the conical towers are filled with light displays, reports dezeen.The Berlin-based architect drew on the baobab tree in his native West African village of Gando, Burkina Faso, to design the structures as a place of shade and hub for festival goers. “In my culture, the baobab is the most important tree,” said Kere in the project description. “It’s the place where you get together, celebrate, and discuss,” he added. “It also attracts animals. It is spiritual. Naturally, you will walk toward it.”Diebedo Francis Kere is joined by the Los Angeles–based Office Kovacs for the first time this year. Office Kovacs’s “Colossal Cacti” installation was made with seven fluorescent cacti that range in height from 20 feet to over 50 feet. The cacti reference the colors of Frank Stella’s Multicolored Squares.Diebedo Francis Kere's architectural practice has been recognized nationally and internationally with awards including the Aga Khan Award for Architecture (2004) for his first building, a primary school in Gando, Burkina Faso, and the Global Holcim Award 2012 Gold. Kere has started projects in varied countries including Burkina Faso, Mali, Germany, and Switzerland. In 2017, the Serpentine Galleries commissioned him to design the Serpentine Pavilion in London. He has held professorships at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and the Swiss Accademia di Architettura di Mendrisio. In 2017, he accepted the professorship for Architectural Design and Participation at TU Munich (Germany).The festival opened to the public for its 20th year with a lineup featuring Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, and Ariana Grande as the headliners for the two-weekend experience. Over half a dozen large-scale installations have been built at Coachella featuring the work of upcoming artists, designers, and architects. Past installation designers and artists have included the likes of Bureau Spectacular, Edoardo Tresoldi, and Olalekan Jeyifous. Returning participants included art duo Dedo Vabo and experiential designers Poetic Kinetics, as well as show design studio NEWSUBSTANCE. Do LaB also returned to create their unique stage designs. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more