Napoli Super Modern

S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum

Everyone seems ‘to know’ Naples, even those who have never been there: its setting, its sounds, its people, its tastes, its informality and, not least, its stories, shaped by the fervour with which the inhabitants live this city. As numerous as these narratives are reproduced in literature, music, or film, countless stories about eras, styles, and uses also overlap in the city's architecture. To avoid being drawn in by stereotypes, guides are needed to decipher this delightful cacophony.

In the exhibition ‘Napoli Super Modern’, this task is taken on by the Parisian practice LAN (Benoit Jallon and Umberto Napolitano). In their eponymous research project, the architects, together with photographer Cyrille Weiner, draw attention to a series of buildings from the period 1930–1960. In addition, the city, its inhabitants, and their coexistence are portrayed at the Stadtkino Basel through the media of film. In addition, in the exhibition Bêka & Lemoine record an urban journey through Naples, from the Lungomare through steep alleys up to Mount Vesuvius.

Curators/Authors: LAN (Benoit Jallon & Umberto Napolitano), Cyrille Weiner
Location: S AM Schweizerisches Architekturmuseum, Basel (Switzerland)
Dates: 12.05.—21.08.2022

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