Alexander Pilis

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Alexander Pilis is an architectural investigator, working under the aegis of "Architecture Parallax". [1]

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Pilis was born in Rio de Janeiro [1] and lives-works in Barcelona, Toronto and São Paulo. Trained as an architect, he has taught at the University of Toronto in the School of Architecture and the Department of Fine Arts for 13 years. He taught the program the Metropolis Masters in Architecture and Urban Culture, a collaborative project between the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona and the Pompeu Fabra University.

The Blind Architect: Visual Crisis is an extension, and a summation of his quarter-century of exploration into the nature and meaning of what he calls "Architecture Parallax". [2] It is a research praxis that poses questions, how to think, articulate, and represent an ordering system that is not dependent upon a visual singularity.

Works

Selected solo exhibitions

Guest artist in residence

International biennial

Curatorial

Selected recent group exhibitions

Publications

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alexander Pilis – Truck – Contemporary Art in Calgary". Truck.ca. 2012, webpage: Tr559.
  2. "alexander pilis CV – The Blind Architect" (PDF). TheBlindarchitect.com. 2011, webpage: TBA-pilis-pdf.