Jacques Herzog Livres

Published in the form of a full-colour comic strip and driven principally by the characters Michel and Patricia from Godards Bout de Souffle, MetroBasel is a comprehensive urban study and portrait of Basel and its surroundings. Realised by  the urban research unit ETH StudioBasel, the comic was conceived by Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron and Manuel Herz and narrates the citys architectural and urban history while analysing the region according to urban themes and activities such as living, working, moving or recreation. At the same time it uncovers potentials and shortcomings, ideas and visions of how MetroBasel can transform itself and realise its full potential.

Jacques Herzog and Jeff Wall are among art and architecture’s most successful representatives, and Herzog & de Meuron’s architecture in the art domain (e. g. Tate Modern, London) has, since the 70s, attracted particular attention. Wall, for his part, has repeatedly in his motifs sought dialogue with architecture. His photography of Herzog & de Meuron’s „Dominus Winery“ (1999) in California represents the point of departure for a discussion on the relationship between art and photography. Questions arise as a result on topics such as 'photogenic architecture', the construction of pictures and buildings, and the time factor.

Trügerische Transparenz versucht, Transparenz als Ausdrucksmittel in Architektur und Kunst näher zu betrachten und bemüht sich zu verstehen, welche Absichten und Ansichten von massgeblichen Architekten und Künstlern sich dahinter verbergen.