The Institute of Contemporary Arts London's 'Radical Disco' exhibition explores the architecture and nightlife of Italy between 1965-1975. Photography: Ben Westoby

纽约第54号工作室可能是标志性的迪斯科舞厅，但意大利人同样热情地喜欢夜店，把它视为解放力量，尤其是在设计方面。

“激进迪斯科”是在伦敦国际协力事业团(ICA)举办的一场新节目，它关注的是由建筑师设计的一系列非凡的迪斯科舞厅，比如Gruppo 9999、Superstudio和UFO，他们在激进设计的旗帜下联合起来。

这些建筑师将迪斯科舞厅设计视为个人和职业解放和实验的一种手段(尽管迪斯科歌迷们注意，这场展览只涵盖了1975年的十年，这些俱乐部比闪闪发光的摇滚乐区更像是嬉皮士聚居地和“发生”场所)。事实上，对于这些建筑师来说，夜总会作为一种新的多学科空间，在社会和建筑上都是激进的，具有政治目的。

这个故事利用电影、照片、音乐和建筑素描，以1965年在罗马成立的一家名为“风笛手”(Pipers)的俱乐部开始(风笛手后来成为类似俱乐部的通用术语)。俱乐部包括可重构的家具，先进的视听技术和来自皮耶罗·曼佐尼和安迪·沃霍尔的艺术，以及Pink Floyd等访问化脓性疾病的舞台。不一会儿，佛罗伦萨大学就开设了一门关于夜总会建筑的课程，以及从都灵到里米尼，在意大利各地开设的时髦场所。不过，到70年代中期，所有这些都已经完全消失了。

12月16日，为了配合展览，曼彻斯特的设计师本凯利，展览的共同策展人凯瑟琳罗西和其他人将讨论建筑，设计和夜生活之间的关系。

The exhibition looks at remarkable series of discothèques designed by architects such as Gruppo 9999, Superstudio and UFO who rallied under the Radical Design banner. Pictured: side elevation of Piper club, 1965. Courtesy of 3c+t Fabrizio Capolei, Pino Abbrescia e Fabio Santinelli 

Architects saw the nightclub had a political purpose as a new kind of multi-disciplinary space, socially and architecturally radical. Photography: Ben Westoby

One of the 'venues' included is Piper, Turin, (pictured here) which became famous for its stage and audio-visual system designed by Pietro Derossi, Giorgio Ceretti and Riccardo Rosso, 1966. Photography courtesy of Pietro Derossi 

Pipers became a generic terms for similar clubs that opened in its wake. Photography: Ben Westoby

Reconfigurable furniture, advanced (for the time) audio-visual technology and art from Piero Manzoni and Andy Warhol and stages for visiting pyschedelicians such as Pink Floyd were all mandatory elements. Pictured: Space Electronic, by Gruppo 9999 and Superstudio. Courtesy of Gruppo 9999 and Carlo Caldini

The exhibition uses film, photographs, music and architectural drawings to tell the story of Italian nightlife. Photography: Ben Westoby

New York's Studio 54 is famous the world over for its raucous events, but the Italians took to nightclubbing with equal fervor. Photography: Ben Westoby

The exhibition covers the decade up to 1975, when clubs were more hippy hangouts and place for 'happenings' than glitter-balled boogie zones. Pictured: UFO, amphibious camels returning to Africa, Bamba Issa, Forte dei Marmi, 1969. Photography: Carlo Bachi. Courtesy of UFO Archive

keywords:Italian design

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