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R & R Studios

R&R Studios is a Miami-based multidisciplinary design collective established by architects and artists Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt.[1] The organization intertwines art, architecture, and urban development in pursuit of cultural exploration and creative endeavors.[2]

"The Home We Share" art-works trio inaugurates a new understanding of architecture as public art and a conception of outdoor art as social sculptures.

Contribution to Architecture and Art edit

Among their works are the "M," a 45' public artwork in Downtown Miami;[3] "The Living Room" a 42' tall inside-out unfinished home;[3] "Besame Mucho," a "Super-billboard" constructed for the Coachella Music and Arts Festival;[4][5] and "The Home We Share" at Princeton University, a collection of three social sculptures known as "Flower Fields Forever," "Forget Me Not," and "Dreaming Room".[6] R&R Studios' artworks, among others, belong to the permanent public collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Buenos Aires, Princeton University Art Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, the Archives d'Architecture Moderne in Brussels, and private collections around the world.

R&R Studios has received Awards of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects[7] for their Intermodel Station Façade in Warwick, Rhode Island, for the Museum of Art in Ft. Lauderdale, and for the Toftegards Plads Syd in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their work was selected among the best Public Art in 2007 and 2013 by Americans for the Arts.[8][9] Their work has been published in over 350 publications worldwide, and several books present their work, including an ongoing series titled "Incomplete Works" featuring "M," "The Living Room," and "Museum Works."[5][10][11][12]

Biography edit

The founders of the studio, Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, were born in Argentina and have known one another since the age of twelve.[13] Behar and Marquardt received their diplomas in architecture together from the Universidad Nacional de Rosario in Argentina. Behar also completed postgraduate study at the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City, was a visiting artist at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles, and received a visiting artist fellowship from the American Academy in Rome.[5] They've taught, lectured, and served as visiting critics at major universities, including Harvard GSD, Yale University, Cornell University, Universita IUAV di Venezia, Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, and the University of Maryland.[14] Behar and Marquardt both currently teach at the University of Miami School of Architecture and have earned the moniker "Architects of Hope" for their contributions to art and architecture. [15][16]

Projects edit

Name Country State City
The Living Room United States of America Florida Miami Design District
A Midsummer Night's Dream United States of America Florida Coral Gables
I Love You (Concept) United States of America Florida Miami Design District
Supernova United States of America California Indio
Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale United States of America Florida Ft. Lauderdale
Roosevelt Station Plaza and Sculpture United States of America Washington Seattle
All Together Now United States of America Colorado Denver
Flowers & Flowers United States of America Florida Miami Beach
Peace & Love United States of America Florida Parkland
The Peace Project United States of America Colorado Denver
Valby Square and Town Center Denmark Copenhagen
M United States of America Florida Miami
Opa-Locka Open Room United States of America Florida Opa-Locka
Beauty for All (Concept) United States of America Florida Miami
Flower Power Flag United States of America Florida Miami
Biblioteca Central Argentina Rosario
Plaza Israel Argentina Buenos Aires
Nordhavnen Sustainable City Denmark Copenhagen
The Star of Miami United States of America Florida Miami
Rhode Island Intermodal Station United States of America Rhode Island Warwick
Besame Mucho United States of America California Indio
Darsena Norte (Concept) Argentina Buenos Aires
Oracabessa Jamaica Oracabessa
The Absent City United States of America Winsconsin Madison
Cruaute Et Utopie Belgium Brussels
A Place in the World United States of America Florida Miami
Coquina Pool United States of America Florida Rosemary Beach
I Love You, A Travelling Square United States of America Virginia Alexandria
The Sky Above Us United States of America Florida Miami
Church of Guadalupe United States of America Indiana Milford
University of Miami Entrance Plaza United States of America Florida Coral Gables
Instant Happiness Argentina Buenos Aires
Building Blocks United States of America Puerto Rico San Juan
Los Pasos Perdidos Belgium Brussels
Bicentennial Monument and Square Mexico Mexico City
The Dreaming Room United States of America New Jersey Princeton
Flower Fields Forever United States of America New Jersey Princeton
Forget Me Not United States of America New Jersey Princeton

Exhibitions edit

  • Time of Friendship. Museum of Art. Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
  • The Absent City. Museum of Contemporary Art. Madison, Wisconsin. (Individual Exhibition).
  • The Peace Project. Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Colorado. (Individual Exhibition).
  • Centre International pour la Ville, l’Architecture et le Paysage. Brussels, Belgium.

Publications edit

  • Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. The Little Book. Miami, Florida: 2015.
  • Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. R&R Alphabet. Miami, Florida: 2015.[17]
  • Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. The Living Room. Miami, Florida: 2013.[11]
  • Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. Museum Works. Miami, Florida: 2013.[12]
  • Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. M. Miami, Florida: 2011.[10]
  • Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. The Peace Project. Miami, Florida: 2007.[18]
  • Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt. R&R Studios. Here Comes the Sun. Miami, Florida: 2003.
  • Roberto Behar The Architecture of Politics: 1910–1940. Miami, Florida: 1995.

References edit

  1. ^ Smith, Kara Q. "Breakfast with Roberto and Rosario | Art Practical". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  2. ^ "2016 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: "Besame Mucho" by R & R Studios". 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  3. ^ a b ""I Love You" By R & R Studiosdate=2012-06-11". Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  4. ^ "Coachella | Besame Mucho". Coachella. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  5. ^ a b c "Roberto Behar's R&R Studios takes Coachella by Storm". Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  6. ^ "A Home Away from Home at the University's New Residential Colleges | Princeton University Art Museum". artmuseum.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  7. ^ "AIA Miami Design Awards 2013 Winner's List". AIA Miami Design Awards.
  8. ^ "Public Art, Year in Review Database "All Together Now"". Americans for the Arts. 15 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Public Art, Year in Review Database "Desert Spring"". Americans for the Arts. 15 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b "M". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  11. ^ a b "THE LIVING ROOM - R&R STUDIOS". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  12. ^ a b "MUSEUM WORKS". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  13. ^ Little America: Incredible True Stories of Immigrants in America (1st ed.). United States of America. 2020. pp. 56–63. ISBN 978-0374188504.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  14. ^ "Roberto M Behar Biography".
  15. ^ Villarreal, Ignacio. "Artdaily.org - The First Art Newspaper on the Net". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  16. ^ Russon, Jen (2020-01-16). "Architects of Hope Build Massive Public Art Installation in Coral Springs • Coral Springs Talk". coralspringstalk.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  17. ^ "R & R Alphabet". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
  18. ^ "THE PEACE PROJECT". R&R STUDIOS. Retrieved 2023-06-02.

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