Opening hours: Wed. – Fri. 3 – 7 pm, Sat. 11 am – 4 pm

Social Diagrams presents artistic projects and historical material that focus on complex social systems. The works investigate the dynamics of social interaction and question the meaning of design practice within the functionality of social relations. What relation do individual needs have to the design of collective spaces? What are potential functions of authorship, of information and of power relations within the design process?

The exhibition offers a view of various inquiries into methodologies that have sought to describe social developments since the 1960s through the use of increasingly complex models. Such theories have recently been taken up by artists and designers in order to research the function of communication and control. The exhibition includes architectural drawings, photos, models and video works of the past 40 years as well as projects of contemporary artists and architects.