Kunsthaus Graz, or Graz Art Museum, was completed in 2003 (the year when Graz held the prestigious title of a Cultural Capital of Europe), and has since become an architectural landmark for the city, even if its innovative form differs radically from the surrounding baroque roof landscape. Its creators, the london-based architects Peter Cook and Colin Fournier, prominent figures of the blob architecture movement, have called the building "Friendly Alien", a very appropriate name for this organic-looking structure, with amoeba or blister-shaped, which almost seems alive when the 930 fluorescent rings, embedded in the 900 m2 outer acrylic glass skin, start to change their illumination level following the schemes coordinated by a central computer. Spectacular, no doubt.
Equally interesting is the fact that Graz Art Museum, hosted by the building, doesn't collect, maintains no permanent exhibitions, and no research establishments. Its exclusive purpose is to present and procure contemporary art productions. The sender (many thanks, Andrea) was born on the same day as me (but not in same year), so that this postcard raises to 4 the number of those included in the label Received from those born on August 8.
About the stamp
Accidentally or not, the stamp shows also a modern building, Wien Westbahnhof (Wiena WestTrain Station), Austria's first train station complex began in 2008 while the train station remained fully operational. This special stamp, designed by S. Moucks, was issued on November 23, 2011.
Sender: Andrea Goger (direct swap)
Sent from Wiena (Austria), on 25.01.2012
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