Design and Architecture
Haunted Screens, Birdman Costumes, The Future of Auschwitz
Michael Maltzan and Amy Murphy take on anxiety in the city in their installation design for LACMA’s Haunted Screens. Birdman’s costume designer discusses an outfit choice for maximum embarrassment. Plus, Avishay Artsy explores a provocative plan for the future of Auschwitz II.
By Frances Anderton • • 32m ListenMichael Maltzan and Amy Murphy take on anxiety in the city in their installation design for LACMA’s Haunted Screens. Birdman’s costume designer discusses an outfit choice for maximum embarrassment. Plus, Avishay Artsy explores a provocative plan for the future of Auschwitz II.
Photo: © Museum Associates/LACMA
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3 storiesGerman Expressionist Cinema Haunts LACMA
Husband and wife Michael Maltzan and Amy Murphy partnered up to create the installation for the LACMA exhibition Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s . Hear them talk about their design and the connections between expressionist film and the contemporary city.
Read the story13 minDesigning for Birdman
Birdman , directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, is about an actor whose life has gone into meltdown. One of its iconic scenes involves Riggan Thomson, played by Michael Keaton, charging through the streets of Manhattan, in his underwear.
Read the story9 minThe Future of Auschwitz
Auschwitz has become shorthand for the horrors of the Holocaust. Now, nearly 70 years after the Second World War ended, there is an ongoing debate about how to properly preserve Birkenau, or Auschwitz II.
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