'Bruce Goff: Unbounded Design'
Escaping Conventional Definitions of Architecture
As part of its monographic exhibition on architect Bruce Goff that opened in December, the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) has released “Bruce Goff: Unbounded Design,” a short film with commentary from curators Alison Fisher and Craig Lee about the American architect they say “escaped conventional definitions of architecture.”
Bruce Goff: Material Worlds is billed as the first major exhibition in thirty years to showcase the work of Midwestern architect Bruce Goff (1904–1982). Curated by AIC's own Alison Fisher and Craig Lee, the exhibition features more than 200 of Goff's projects, with many of the materials coming from the museum's own collection. The short film gives a brief background on Goff and then highlights a few of his works, including the Ruth and Sam Ford House in Aurora, Illinois (1950), the Eugene and Nancy Bavinger House in Norman, Oklahoma (1955), and the Pavilion for Japanese Art at LACMA in Los Angeles (1988). Bruce Goff: Material Worlds is on display at AIC until March 29.