鮮艷有趣！英式喜劇文化展覽

Laughing Matters: The State of a Nation Exhibition / Aberrant Architecture

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來自建築事務所的描述：V&A博物館在英國的展館增設了一個全新的空間，通過喜劇鏡頭來表達英式幽默概念。本次展覽於2019年3月29日開幕，這是當地的非常時期，本次展覽名為「Laughing Matters: The State of a Nation」，本次展覽表達了過去兩百年來的幽默瞬間，這些幽默故事圍繞身份、帝國、權利而展開。本次展覽利用了V&A博物館的一流展品，其中包括藝術、設計、表演等方面，這將成為博物館與喜劇相關的首個永久性展覽。
Text description provided by the architects. The V&A has opened a new room in its popular British Galleries dedicated to exploring notions of Britishness, through the lens of comedy. Opening 29 March 2019, at an extraordinary time in British life, Laughing Matters: The State of a Nation will reflect on the role of humour in debates around identity, empire and power over the past two hundred years. Drawing on the V&A’s world-class collections of art, design and performance, this will be the museum’s first permanent home for its material relating to comedy.

展覽共有34件展品，其中包括服裝、道具、照片、電影、電視片段，以及對於當代喜劇演員的採訪。另外，這裡還有諸如Ronnie Barker、 Spike Milligan等喜劇演員的作品，以及維多利亞女王、柴契爾夫人等國家領袖人物的喜劇化表現，V&A博物館會揭開其中的神秘面紗，展覽自從維多利亞時期以來的各式幽默感，這些幽默感具有顛覆性、超現實主義、嘲諷性、紀念性等不同特徵，本次展覽通過這些方面來告訴人們，到底什麼是英式幽默及其影響。

On display will be thirty-four objects and key loans, including new acquisitions of costumes, props, photographs, film and television clips, and interviews with contemporary comedians. Featuring work by comedians including Ronnie Barker and Spike Milligan, and comedic representations of British icons including Queen Victoria and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the V&A will unpick the punchlines to discover what humour since the Victorian era – whether subversive, surreal, mocking or celebratory – can tell us about what it means to be British.

展覽設計。「Laughing Matters: The State of a Nation」具有四個主題內容，分別是「國家檔案（Country Files）」、「殘酷的不列顛尼亞（Cruel Britannia）」、「盟友和敵軍（Allies and Enemies）」、「規則與調理（Rule and Regulation）」，不同的主題部分分布在房間不同角落，位於豐富的壁掛螢幕里。這一連續體系的設計靈感來源於V&A英國展館Robert Adams書櫃，這也是為人所熟悉的英國生活方式，19世紀，作家George Cruickshank的卡通「英國蜂巢（The British Bee Hive）」就針對不同的展覽尺度與策略而設計了不同尺度的壁龕。

Exhibition Design. Laughing Matters: The State of a Nation will be organised into four thematic sections: Country Files, Cruel Britannia, Allies and Enemies, and Rule and Regulation. These thematic sections are arranged in four richly variegated wall-mounted displays, arranged in cellular cabinets that extend from each corner of the room. This continuous frieze system, inspired by the Robert Adams bookcase in the V&A British Galleries, familiar tropes of British domesticity such as the alcove, and by 19th century satirist George Cruickshank’s cartoon 『The British Bee Hive』, provides a holistic container of cells or alcoves, of different sizes, for various display scales and strategies.

大膽的色彩。55號展館的裝飾策略的主要靈感是為了紀念英國室內設計師David Hicks，其設計作品主要出現在上世紀60年代末期，其中也有一些喜劇場景，這些作品都表達了傳統價值與現代發明的融合，例如，設計師將Tudor「木材」用作美學策略，與現代化的瓷磚相結合使用。過去與現代的瞬時性便是典型的英國特徵。大膽的色彩和明晰的圖案在參考歷史風格的同時也構成了當代影響作用，這些影響尤其針對英國設計與建築的新紀元。

Bold Colours. A major inspiration for the decoration and treatment for Gallery 55 is the work of celebrated British interior design David Hicks. His work – simultaneous with the late 1960s, and the birth of the alternative comedy scene – suggests a particular blend of traditional values and modern invention, such as the suggestion of Tudor 『timbers』 as an aesthetic device alongside modern, utilitarian tiles. This idiosyncratic simultaneity of past and present is quintessentially British in its eccentricity. Bold colours and intense patterns produce a contemporary impact while referencing historic styles, particularly from British design and architectural eras.

整體來看，每個角落單元都有著獨特的色彩特徵，這也給每個主題部分帶來了自己的形象。壁龕內的玻璃個體似乎在模仿古董物件，而圖案和彩色壁龕則表達了陳列品之間的主題關聯。傳統電話桌位於空間的中央位置，參觀者可以環繞其而坐，通過古老的電話來收聽其中的內容，並且還能在房間的各個角落進行分析與考量。
Within the holistic display each corner unit has its own distinct colour palate which gives each thematic section of the exhibition its own unique identity. Glazed cells within the alcoves mimic antique cases and bureau while patterned and coloured alcoves indicate thematic connections between the objects on display. A contemporary take on a traditional telephone table, located in the centre of the space, allows visitors to sit and listen to content through old fashioned telephones while appraising the work in each corner of the room.

建築設計：Aberrant Architecture
地點：英國，倫敦
類別：展覽館
項目時間：2019年
攝影：Simon Kennedy
客戶：V&A Museum
平面設計：Studio Makgill
燈光設計：DHA Design
合作方：V&A Design Studio
Architects: Aberrant Architecture
Location: Cromwell Rd, Knightsbridge, London SW7 2RL, United Kingdom
Category: Gallery
Project Year: 2019
Photographs: Simon Kennedy
Clients: V&A Museum
Graphic Design: Studio Makgill
Lighting designers: DHA Design
Collaborators: V&A Design Studio

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