Graphite on Vellum, 2021

16” x 20”

Kurfürstendamm 70 was a project in Berlin conceptualized in 1986 by architect, Zaha Hadid. Hadid’s methodology for her projects relied heavily on suprematism, namely Kazimir Malevich. Kurfürstendamm is a famous street in Berlin, known for many riots post WWII and through Cold War. Yet, this building does not confront the social controversies associated with the time. It stands impervious, blurring the lines of history and simultaneously distancing and joining social and landscape.

The drawing consists of two layers, the first being the line drawing on vellum hinting at the placement of shape and color in a probable acrylic work associated with the building. The lower level of this drawing contains clippings of riots in Kurfürstendamm in the 70’s.