Exhibition Matters by Bianchi, Pamela; Meuris, Wesley;

Contemporary Displays and Exhibition-Making Practices

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Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Date of Publication 5 February 2026
Number of Volumes Hardback

ISBN 9781350575547
Binding Hardback
No. of pages240 pages
Size 236x158x18 mm
Weight 580 g
Language English
Illustrations 49 bw illus

Short description:

Bridges theory and practice to explore the impact of exhibition design on constructing the narrative of the exhibition.

Long description:

'The artwork is no longer the integral part of the exhibition; to curate an exhibition is to curate an experience.'

Bridging the gap between curatorial practices and spatial display methods, this book considers the impact of exhibition design not only on the material structure of the exhibition but also on its narrative potential.

Exhibition Matters-an international collection of writings from academics and practitioners-explores this relationship between materiality and narrative, considering the contradictions inherent in exhibition design as strengths rather than limitations of a hybrid discipline.

Exploring various devices and approaches to spatial dramaturgy (including exhibiting nature and the more-than-human, the multi-disciplinarity of the design process, and pioneering decolonial narratives) alongside innovative ways of studying them, each chapter shows how to move beyond traditional boundaries of exhibition design and elevate the discipline to an art form in itself.

With case studies from Brazil to Italy, Turkey to the USA, this volume provides real-life examples and theoretical reflections on art, architecture and design, thus providing an interdisciplinary and accessible work - ideal for exhibition designers and curators, interior architects, and all those looking to construct spatial narratives beyond the sum of their parts.

1. Displays Matter(s) - Pamela Bianchi (ï¿1⁄2cole Nationale Supï¿1⁄2rieure d'Architecture Paris-Belleville, France)
2. The Illusions of Levitation in Museum Displays - Melynda McVay (University Of Texas, USA)
3. Sense and Sensibility: Jermayne MacAgy's Poetics of the Exhibition - Beatriz Martinez Sosa (Universitï¿1⁄2 De Pau Et Des Pays De L'adour, France)
4. In and Out of the Cabinet: The Art of Exhibiting Nature and the Post-Anthropocene - Jacopo Leveratto & Alessandra Bruno (both Polytechnic of Milan, Italy)
5. Exhibition Adaptations: Multimodal Narratives in Curatorial Practices - Vincenzo di Rosa (Iulm University, Italy)
6. Reinventing Contemporary Exhibition Space: Novels, Domestic Space and Cinematic Cartography - Keni Li (University Of Glasgow, UK)
7. Designing an Encounter: Between the ""Materialities"" of Exhibition Design, Architecture and Curating - Marina Khï¿1⁄2mis (ï¿1⁄2cole Boulle, France)
8. The Interrelationship Between Architecture and Exhibition - Dominik Lengyel (BTU Cottbus, Germany) & Catherine Toulouse (Lengyel Toulouse Architects, Germany)
9. Curating Adventure Spaces - Simon Withers (University Of Greenwich, UK)
10. Exhibition Designs as a Sculptural Practice - Wesley Meuris (Sint Lucas Antwerpen, Belgium)
11. Weaving Space, Choreographing the Gaze - Adrien Gardï¿1⁄2re (Studio Adrien Gardï¿1⁄2re, France)

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