Zaha Hadid and Suprematism | Tate Talks

A discussion between multiple award-winning architect Zaha Hadid and Achim Borchardt-Hume, Head of Exhibitions at Tate Modern and curator of Malevich exhibition.

Considering Hadid’s concept of architecture and its relationship to space and the city, this conversation reflects on Malevich’s Architektons, as well as other works of Suprematism, as formative inspiration for her own practice.

The volumetric compositions of Suprematism such as Architektons were utilised to create new possibilities for interior space, while Malevich experimented with these constructions as means for social transformation through radical architectural form. The novelty, purity and originality of these works fostered a new psychology of perception in both art and architecture.

The link between Zaha Hadid and Suprematism has spanned her entire career, beginning with her 1976-77 graduation thesis for the Architectural Association, Malevich’s Tecktonik, which takes a visually deconstructed influence from Malevich and uses it as the starting point for a fourteen-level London hotel concept design. Following this interest, in 1993 Zaha Hadid was asked by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York to create an exhibition design for their encyclopaedic show of the Russian Avant-Garde, The Great Utopia. Hadid continues to demonstrate her relationship to Suprematism, recently designing and curating an exhibition at Galerie Gmurzynska Zurich that juxtaposed her own work with early twentieth-century Russian art pieces.

This event is related to the exhibition Malevich at Tate Modern
16 July – 26 October 2014

[zainabfaisal]

لوكان غيرها قد حفر إسمه في الصخر....فهي قدحفرت اسمها في الحديد تلك الأبية الرائعة الفذة التي شيدت اغرب واجمل المباني والمنشآت على الإطلاق،احبها وادعو ربي أن يظلل عليها بسحائب رحمته ولطفه وغفرانه🤲🏻

[khaledbenaida]

I love how she was talking about Baghdad in the past

[KONSTRUKTlVlST]

I am beyond shocked that she's gone. I still can't believe it. What a trailblazer! Much love to you Zaha, R.I.P.

[اخلصيسادس-مض]

I am really proud that this woman is from my country Iraq 🇮🇶

[guidobottazzo]

What a woman what an inspiration. Even her sense of humour was so brilliant. We are lucky enough of having received some of her creations for the future to come.

[marthadegaray]

Genius should not die. Zaha may rest in peace.

[aliaaaltabbaa]

RIP
What a loss
She looks so healthy and full of energy and creativity..

[لاحولهولاقوةالابالله-هب]

I love zaha, she is Iraqi woman and she was proud with iraq 🇮🇶 ❤️🇮🇶

[joannot]

To me she is the best architect that walked this good earth so far, period.

[daisycypresstulipgarden]

She is the world's best architect. 

[mahdial-athwary]

You are a great architect , I'm impact by the way you design

[DesignDoodle]

I love her point point about drawing representation, architects think through drawing (or at least some of them do) therefore the format of ones drawing should be conducive the thought being communicated.

[hodagamal]

Even her outfit is so creative it seems as if she designed it herself. RIP legend.

[teresalou]

back here on the anniversary of this inspirational woman's death. Her buildings have the ability to take my breath away. Your art lives on.

[MichaelFlynn]

You really get a good feel for her ideas in this discussion - Very rewarding.

[britturk]

R.I.P Zaha Hadid an Inspiration for all women and men.

[jetvlz]

Her artistry's influence extended to architecture in films, video games and digital illustrations and concept art.

[firdevsdedespldspecialist]

It's good to hear Hadid's interpretation of Malevich exhibition. Hadid and I have the common interest in Malevich's paintings.

[alemayehusenbetu]

she knows how to transform Her idea in to the invisible real world

[nuestroplaneta]

The female Einstein of Architecture. We love her!