‘Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence’ at the V&A is a bold exploration

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‘Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence’ at the V&A is a bold exploration
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Amah-Rose Abrams is a British writer, editor and broadcaster covering arts and culture based in London. In her decade plus career she has covered and broken arts stories all over the world and has interviewed artists including Marina Abramovic, Nan Goldin, Ai Weiwei, Lubaina Himid and Herzog & de Meuron.

: Architecture and Independence’ is a bold exhibition that takes on ideas of colonialism, post-colonialism and how architecture and aesthetics can operate as both propaganda and a tool for liberation.

, the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and takes a deeper look at the Indian architects, designers and builders, who created the city with the French-Swiss architect. On view are a beautiful defendant’s box from the courthouse, and chairs designed for the library, as well as architectural models and photography bringing to life the stories of the people who worked with the Western practitioners to make the idea of Chandigarh a reality. 'We have an armchair by Pierre Jeanneret, who did design a lot of the furniture for Chandigarh.

Black Star Square, Accra by Ghana Public Works Department, film still from 'Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Power in West Africa’In highlighting the work of the architects and designers who worked with the big Western names that kickstarted the tradition of tropical modernism, the exhibition also shows us where the former took these ideas going forward, both in theory and in practice.

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