To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Judith Benhamou Reports, I invited five leading figures from the art world to speak publicly with us: Glenn Lowry, Maja Hoffmann, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lina Ghotmeh and Hans Ulrich Obrist. You can find them all on this website as well as on YouTube.
Here is the fourth episode in this small series.
It is devoted to an exceptional woman, a learned blend of gentleness and strength, an architect who is currently producing some of the most ambitious projects on the planet. She was born in Beirut, and from her early years spent amid ruins she retains one idea: everything is possible. One of Lina Ghotmeh’s favourite expressions is “archaeology of the future.” Looking far ahead while being enriched by the past…
Based in Paris, in 2023 she designed the Serpentine Pavilion in London, a circular space named “À table,” imagined as a place of gathering. But above all, Lina Ghotmeh was chosen to rethink the Western Range of the British Museum in London, the sanctuary of British culture. She is also responsible for designing Qatar’s permanent national pavilion at the Venice Biennale. And she has been selected to conceive the Jadids Legacy Museum in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, a historic residence devoted to the idea of reform in the country.
She says: “I never thought of architecture as a way to leave my own mark. Success is a platform that allows you to defend principles, a way of doing things that will have a positive impact on the world.”
Enjoy watching!
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