Hans Theys

Hans Theys is a twentieth-century philosopher and art historian. He has written and designed dozens of books on the works of contemporary artists and published hundreds of essays, interviews and reviews in books, catalogues and magazines. All his publications are based on actual collaborations and conversations with artists.

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Luc Deleu

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MONTREAL STADIUM (MODEL) Voorstel voor naakte Olympische spelen,1976 te Montreal [Proposal for Naked Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976], 1976

Luc Deleu

Print , 114.5 x 99 cm

ink, paper

Luc Deleu believes that architects bear a great deal of responsibility for our human habitat. Architecture helps determine the quality of life on Earth. As a self-proclaimed 'orbanist', Deleu's architectural viewpoint concerns not only the urban scene but indeed the entire world as a whole, with its problems of over-population and environmental pollution.

From the very outset of his professional career Deleu has opted to present alternatives for existing situations. Over the decades, he has bombarded the worlds of art and architecture with his controversial propositions. In the Seventies he often did this with his Proposals and Counsels, never-to-be executed plans that were presented in the form of texts, drawings and models.

Montreal Stadium represents a design on paper for a sports stadium in Montreal for the 'naked' Olympic Games (as they were originally held in ancient Greece). With a sense of irony, but also a serious concern for our planet's pollution problem, with Saturnus V Luc Deleu launches the idea of incinerating garbage in a very different location - namely, on the sun!

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