Designing Respect Exhibition

4th – 23rd October 2016
Venue: Museum of Tomorrow, Rio de Janeiro

Theatrum Mundi, People’s Palace Projects and Museum of Tomorroware proud to present the 2016 edition of the global ideas competition Designing Politics, set this year in Rio de Janeiro.

Designing Politics aims to test the potentials and the limits of design in addressing critical issues of urban politics and culture in different cities around the world. Following previous challenges held in New York and London, this year’s brief focused on the issue of RESPECT, asking, “In an era of heightened inequality, of racial and class violence, of territorial stigmatisation, can respect become politicised?”

During July, August and September we opened a call to artists, planners, activists, and citizens of all kinds to identify settings for disrespect in the Olympic capital and design plans for an architectural, urban, performative or organisational intervention that enables respect between people across difference.

62 exciting were received and can be viewed on our online gallery. Together, the projects offer a new definition and activation of respect as an organising principle for the right to the city. 10 projects chosen by peer vote will be highlighted in an exhibition at theMuseum of Tomorrow/Museu do Amanhãand will be announced at the opening of the show DESIGNING RESPECT on October 4th. We would be delighted if you or anyone in your network would have the possibility to join us.

The expert jury includes Gringo Cardia, Pedro Rivera, Washington Fajardo, Marcus Faustini, Eliana Souza, Jailson de Souza e Silva, Luiz Alberto Oliveira, Marcelo Dughettu, Jane Hall, Martin Dowle, Olga Esteves Camper, Ana Claudia Souza, Paul Heritage and Adam Kaasa.

For more details, visit www.designingpolitics.org/designing-respect

Opening Hours
10am – 6pm, 4th – 23rd October 2016

Admission
Closed on Mondays
Free on Tuesdays
R$10 (full price) / $5 (concession) Wednesday to Sunday