Weekend Film Streaming: TALKING HOUSE Eileen Gray & Jean Badovici
2020-05-15 17:00 - 2020-05-17 00:00 (America/New_York)
Image: © Elizabeth Lennard
Introducing ArtTable weekend film streamings! This weekend members will have the opportunity to access and watch TALKING HOUSE Eileen Gray & Jean Badovici, a film by Elizabeth Lennard.
Are you an ArtTable member? If so, here’s how to take part!

Registration will open on Friday, May 15 at 10 AM: Login and register here to receive the link for this streaming
The link to the film will be located in the summary section of your registration confirmation email
Use the link to access the film- enjoy!
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“Talking House: Eileen Gray & Jean Badovici” is a 40-minute montage of E.1027, the iconic modernist villa on the Cote d’Azur in 1929, built by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici . Filmed today, and using Eileen Gray’s 1929 photographs of the villa and recently restored Le Corbusier film footage, the camera takes us through E.1027 as the couple talks and argues off screen about the design philosophy behind the breakthrough layout, interiors and furniture. Heated correspondence between Corbu (Le Corbusier) and Bado (Badovici) adds a bit of controversy over the later addition of Corbu’s wall paintings.
This multi-media art piece created by Elizabeth Lennard was part of the MoMA exhibit, How Should We Live? Propositions for the Modern Interior (Oct. 1–April 23, 2017) and is now in MoMA’s collection.
In lieu of the the canceled in person program to celebrate the Eileen Gray exhibition at Bard Graduate Center this Spring, we’re kicking off this streaming series with a film that spotlight’s Gray’s status as a pioneer of modern architecture.
Streaming should begin in time for Friday Happy Hour at 5 PM EST and conclude at midnight on Sunday. We hope you enjoy!
Thank you to Ingrid Dinter, NY Chapter, for organizing this program.
