Exhibitions
List sorted by time of Architect Antonino Cardillo’s exhibitions and lectures at schools and museums
House of Dust
Open House Roma, Rome, 2‑3 October 2021
By invitation of Gaia Maria Lombardo, Alfredo Vattimo guided the visitors into the House of Dust at the Open House Roma.
Open House Roma is back on 2 and 3 October, after last year’s forced stop, the event that opens — literally — the doors of private homes, historic buildings and contemporary architecture of the city: there are more than 200, specifically, the places that can be visited for free, from historical architectures such as the Casa delle Armi by Luigi Moretti at the Foro Italico, to the very modern ones, such as the BNL headquarters in Tiburtina, from private homes, such as the House of Dust by Antonino Cardillo, at the recently restored Troisi cinema. — Vanity Fair
Area 3, Open House Roma Guide, 2021
A synchronicity of cultures and civilisations
Dessauer Gespräche, Dessau Institute of Architecture, Bauhaus Campus, Hochschule Anhalt, Dessau, 13 November 2019
Johannes Kister invited Cardillo to talk at the Bauhaus DIA.
In diesem Wintersemester haben wir den ‚Italienischen Sommer‘ zu Gast bei den Dessauer Gesprächen. Beginn ist am 13. November mit einem Vortrag des sizilianischen Architekten Antonino Cardillo über ‚A synchronicity of cultures and civilisations‘. — Johannes Kister
Walter Gropius, Bauhaus, Dessau, 1925‑26. Photography: Antonino Cardillo, 2019
From Zak McKracken to House of Dust
Rome Video Game Lab, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Rome, 11 May 2019
Diego Grammatico and Giovanna Marinelli invited Cardillo to talk as part of Rome Video Game Lab.
In video games, architecture is so powerful that it even distorts the idea that the user has of reality. — Antonino Cardillo
Antonino Cardillo, ‘Da Zak McKracken ad House of Dust’, paper presented to the Rome Video Game Lab, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Theatre 11, Rome. Photography: Danilo Balducci
The making of Rome’s Off Club
Inside/Out, ‘Interior Design Programme’, School of Architecture, Royal College of Art, London, 22 January 2019
Yara Boulos and Riccardo Rizzetto invited Cardillo to talk at the Royal College of Art.
I. Vision. The intuitive function
II. Construction. Language as the “House of Being”
III. Individuation. The afterward detection
— Antonino Cardillo
Antonino Cardillo, ‘The making of Rome’s Off Club’, paper presented to the Inside/Out, Royal College of Art, South Kensington, Lecture Theatre 1, London. Photography: Riccardo Rizzetto
Vaults, grottoes, arches and polychromy
Heinze ArchitekTOUR Kongress, STATION-Berlin, Berlin, 23 November 2017
Cardillo was keynote speaker of the Heinze ArchitekTOUR.
Language is the house of Being, in its home man dwells. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home. — Martin Heidegger
Antonino Cardillo, ‘Vaults, grottoes, arches and polychromy’, paper presented to the Heinze ArchitekTOUR Congress, STATION-Berlin, Hall 3, Berlin. Photography: Marcus Jacobs
Mitte/Rand Salon mit Antonino Cardillo
Mitte/Rand Verlag, Berlin, 21 November 2017
By invitation of Stephan Burkoff and Jeanette Kunsmann, Tim Berge interviewed Cardillo.
Antonino Cardillo ist ein Architekt mit außergewöhnlichem Werdegang und nicht weniger kontroversen Positionen. Über seine Arbeit spannt sich ein Nebel, der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart, Wahrheit und Illusion verschwimmen lässt. Am Dienstag, dem 21.11.2017, sprach Tim Berge beim ersten Mitte/Rand Salon in die Marienstraße mit Antonino über seine Anfänge, seine Haltung zur Antike und die Sexualität der Architektur. — Mitte/Rand Verlag
Tim Berge with Antonino Cardillo, Mitte/Rand Salon, Marienstraße 10, Berlin. Photography: Markus Hieke
House of Dust
Rooms. Novel Living Concepts, Triennale di Milano, Palazzo dell’Arte, Milan, 2 April‑12 September 2016
By invitation of Beppe Finessi, Cardillo showcased House of Dust at the Palazzo dell’Arte.
Extremely beautiful metaphysical spaces, rooms that seem to speak of layer upon layer of memories, colour palettes never before seen in interior architecture: a new author who has carved out a place entirely his own in the history of this discipline within just a few years. — Beppe Finessi
![Beppe Finessi, ‘Antonino Cardillo, 2013: casa “House of Dust”, Roma’, Stanze: Altre Filosofie dell’Abitare [exhibition], XXI Triennale, Palazzo dell’Arte, Milan. Photography: Cristoforo Anile](https://www.antoninocardillo.com/exhibitions/rooms-novel-living-concepts/beppe-finessi-stanze-altre-filosofie-dell-abitare-triennale-di-milano.png "Antonino Cardillo, Stanze: Altre Filosofie dell’Abitare, Palazzo dell’Arte, Milan")
Beppe Finessi, ‘Antonino Cardillo, 2013: casa “House of Dust”, Roma’, Stanze: Altre Filosofie dell’Abitare [exhibition], XXI Triennale, Palazzo dell’Arte, Milan. Photography: Cristoforo Anile
Faked Reality
Constructed Realities, Goethe‑Universität, Deutschen Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt a.M., 1 Dezember 2015
By invitation of Chris Dähne, Frederike Lausch and Bettina Rudhof, Cardillo talked at the Deutschen Architekturmuseum.
Der Vortrag widmet sich den digitalen Bildern von Cardillo unter der um- fassenden Perspektive einer Zusammenschau von Bild, Modell und Wirklichkeit und reflektiert seine Entwürfe als global visuals. — Carolin Höfler
Carolin Höfler, ‘Die Traumhäuser von Antonino Cardillo’, paper presented to the Constructed Realities, Goethe‑Universität, Deutsche Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt am Main. Photography: Antonino Cardillo
Min
Space & light: A pop-up exhibition, Sir John Soane’s Museum, Breakfast Parlour No. 12, London, 13 September‑11 October 2014
By invitation of Abraham Thomas, Cardillo showcased Min at Sir John Soane’s Museum.
As part of the London Design Festival 2014 we have invited six artists and designers whose work incorporates the theme of space and light to exhibit their latest work as part of this exhibition. Showing here are a collection of one-off pieces and never-before-seen products. The display features work by Paul Schutze, Ab Rogers, Antonino Cardillo, Sebastian Bergne, Mineheart and Tiipoi. — Soane Museum
![Antonino Cardillo: Min, Space and Light [exhibition], Sir John Soane’s Museum, Breakfast Parlour, No. 12 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. Photography: Antonino Cardillo](https://www.antoninocardillo.com/exhibitions/antonino-cardillo-min-london-sir-john-soane-s-museum.png "Antonino Cardillo: Min, Space & Light, Sir John Soane’s Museum, London")
‘Antonino Cardillo: Min’, Space & Light [exhibition], Sir John Soane’s Museum, Breakfast Parlour, No. 12 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. Photography: Antonino Cardillo
House of Dust
‘Intermediate Unit 2’, New Soft Room, AA School, London, 20 November 2013
By invitation of Ana Araujo, Takero Shimazaki, and Alexandra Savtchenko‑Belskaia, Cardillo talked at the AA School.
Hot on the heels of our Sicilian love affair, Intermediate Unit 2 presents an evening to transport us once more to the stone island’s spectacular sensuous atmosphere and rich cultural syncretism. — Alexandra Savtchenko‑Belskaia
Antonino Cardillo, ‘House of Dust’, paper presented to the ‘Intermediate Unit 2’, AA School, New Soft Room, 36 Bedford Square, London. Photography: Marco Ponzianelli
Light and rendering
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts, London, 15 November 2010
By invitation of Ana Araujo, Cardillo talked at the Chelsea College of Arts.
Antonino Cardillo, ‘Light and rendering’, paper presented to the Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts, London. Photography: Simone Greggi
Lime and Limpid Green
Wallpaper* future 30, Architecture Biennale of Rotterdam, Chabot Museum, Rotterdam, September 2009‑January 2010
By invitation of Ellie Stathaki and Jonathan Bell, Cardillo showcased Lime and Limpid Green House at the Chabot Museum.
At a time of uncertainty in the global housing market, the Wallpaper* future 30 show that innovation is within reach of every aspiring client, bringing fresh architectural thinking from around the world into the expansive sprawl of the modern city. — Wallpaper* magazine
![‘Antonino Cardillo: Model 17’, Wallpaper future 30 [exhibition], 4th IABR, Chabot Museum, Rotterdam. Photography: Ellie Stathaki](https://www.antoninocardillo.com/exhibitions/wallpaper-future-30-chabot-museum-triennale-of-rotterdam-antonino-cardillo-model-house.jpg "Antonino Cardillo: model 17, Wallpaper* future 30, Chabot Museum, 4th IABR, Rotterdam")
‘Antonino Cardillo: model 17’, Wallpaper* future 30 [exhibition], 4th IABR, Chabot Museum, Rotterdam. Photography: Ellie Stathaki
Tales of Light
John Foxx DNA, The Horse Hospital, London, 27‑31 July 2009
By invitation of John Foxx, Cardillo exhibited Ellipse 1501 House and Tales of Light at The Horse Hospital.
The exhibition featured work by visual artists, film-makes, illustrators, Manga comic artists and musicians who have been inspired by different aspects of John Foxx’s 30-year career. They include films by Alex Proyas, Jonathan Barnbrook, Antonino Cardillo, Japan’s Macoto Tezka, electro pioneer Gary Numan, and animator Ian Emes, alongside prints by Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), one of Tokyo’s most famous Manga artists Reiko Okano, Karborn, and John Foxx himself. — Dennis Da Silva
![‘Antonino Cardillo: Ellipse 1501 House, John Foxx DNA [exhibition], The Horse Hospital, London. Photography: Antonino Cardillo](https://www.antoninocardillo.com/exhibitions/john-foxx-dna-exhibition-the-horse-hospital-london.jpg "Antonino Cardillo: Ellipse 1501 House, John Foxx DNA, The Horse Hospital, London")
‘Antonino Cardillo: Ellipse 1501 House’, John Foxx DNA [exhibition], The Horse Hospital, London. Photography: Antonino Cardillo
Антонино Кардилло
Architectural Dialog 08, Artindex, Popov Central Museum of Communications, St-Petersburg, March‑November 2008
By invitation of Sergei Kovaliov, Cardillo showcased his works at the Popov Central Museum of Communications.
Публикуются портфолио современных архитекторов и дизайнеров, организаций и фирм, осуществляющих проектную и проектно-строительную деятельность как в России, так и за рубежом. Представляет практический интерес как для широкой аудитории, так и является реальным инструментом для специалистов инвестиционного-строительного бизнеса и оформления интерьера. — Сергей Ковалев
![‘Antonino Cardillo: Let There Be More Light, Birnbeck Island, Canto Sospeso, Ellipse 1501 House’, Architectural Dialog 08 [exhibition], Artindex, Popov Central Museum of Communications, St-Petersburg.](https://www.antoninocardillo.com/exhibitions/central-telecommunications-museum-st-petersburg.jpg "Antonino Cardillo, Architectural Dialog 08, Artindex, Popov Central Museum of Communications, St-Petersburg")
‘Antonino Cardillo: Let There Be More Light, Birnbeck Island, Canto Sospeso, Ellipse 1501 House’, Architectural Dialog 08 [exhibition], Artindex, Popov Central Museum of Communications, St-Petersburg.