‘Soane and Modernism: Make it New’ featuring Tony Fretton’s Lisson Gallery at Sir John Soane’s Museum, London

4 March 2025

Until 18 May, Sir John Soane’s Museum will present ‘Soane and Modernism: Make it New’, the first exhibition to investigate Soane as a forerunner of architectural modernism. The exhibition will investigate two more recent case studies which share affinities with Soane’s work: Álvaro Siza’s Bouça Social Housing in Porto, Portugal, and Tony Fretton’s Lisson Gallery in London.

This exhibition brings together drawings from Soane’s collection, some on display for the first time, in dialogue with works by celebrated modernists including Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos and Ernő Goldfinger. Structured around core modernist architectural ideals, such as light and space and modularity, 'Soane and Modernism' draws attention to the characteristics shared by Soane and the architects that came after him.

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