Friday, March 7, 2008

Graz Art Museum

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Graz Art Museum was built as part of the European Capital of Culture celebrations in 2003 and has since become an architectural landmark in Graz, Austria.
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Its exhibition program specializes in contemporary art of the last four decades.
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The team of architects used an innovative stylistic idiom, known as blob architecture within the historical ambiance of the Murvorstadt.
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Thus, the gigantic building affectionately called the "Friendly Alien" by its creators Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, in form and material, stands out consciously against the surrounding baroque roof landscape
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Architecture, Design, new media, InterNet art, film, photography.
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Art in all its manifestations are united under one roof.
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