{"id":12356,"date":"2025-07-09T16:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/bold-patterns-and-circular-cut-outs-animate-stefano-boeris-football-installation-in-manchester\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T16:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:30:10","slug":"bold-patterns-and-circular-cut-outs-animate-stefano-boeris-football-installation-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/bold-patterns-and-circular-cut-outs-animate-stefano-boeris-football-installation-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"bold patterns and circular cut-outs animate stefano boeri\u2019s football installation in manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Stefano Boeri unveils football installation in Manchester<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At this year\u2019s Manchester International Festival, The Playmaker by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/stefano-boeri\/\"><strong> Stefano Boeri Architetti<\/strong><\/a> brings the spirit of football legend Sandro Mazzola into the heart of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/museums-galleries\/\"><strong>gallery<\/strong><\/a> space. Part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/exhibition-design\/\"><strong>exhibition<\/strong><\/a> Football City, Art United, set inside the industrial halls of Aviva Studios \u2013 Factory International and on view until August 24th, 2025, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/interactive-installation\/\"><strong>installation<\/strong><\/a> invites visitors to experience football as a way of moving, thinking, and remembering.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Playmaker is made up of three cylindrical modules, like small <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/stadium-architecture-and-design\/\"><strong>arenas<\/strong><\/a>, where people can move freely. The walls are punctuated by circular holes, some small, others larger, based on suggestions from professional footballers. Visitors can pass through them, stretch, duck, twist, or even invent new moves. The floors are covered with graphic patterns by Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas, adding rhythm and color to the experience, while the lighting design by Prema Mehta turns the whole environment into a stage.<\/p>\n<p>images courtesy of Factory International<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Football City, Art United pairs artists and footballers<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Part of a larger group show curated by footballer Juan Mata, Serpentine\u2019s Hans Ulrich Obrist, and filmmaker Josh Willdigg, with Holly Shuttleworth as co-developer, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/factoryinternational.org\/whats-on\/football-city-art-united\/\">Football City, Art United<\/a><\/strong> pairs 11 artists with footballers to explore what the two worlds can learn from each other. The Playmaker stands alongside works by Eric Cantona, Edgar Davids, Ryan Gander, and more, offering new perspectives on how football and art shape culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net\/en\/\"><strong>design team\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> idea for The Playmaker stems from Boeri\u2019s admiration for Sandro Mazzola, a standout player in Italy\u2019s 1968 European Championship win and the golden era of Inter Milan. Boeri saw Mazzola not simply as a footballer but as a tactician and artist whose play was shaped by vision and instinct. The installation captures this fusion of intellect and motion, inviting visitors to reflect on football as an expressive form shaped by memory, movement, and imagination.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Playmaker by Stefano Boeri Architetti celebrates the spirit of football legend Sandro Mazzola<\/p>\n<p>part of the exhibition Football City, Art United<\/p>\n<p>the installation invites visitors to experience football as a way of moving, thinking, and remembering.<\/p>\n<p>The Playmaker is made up of three cylindrical modules<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the idea for The Playmaker stems from Boeri\u2019s admiration for Sandro Mazzola<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>the walls are punctuated by circular holes, some small, others larger<\/p>\n<p>lighting design by Prema Mehta turns the whole environment into a stage<\/p>\n<p>Football City, Art United pairs 11 artists with footballers<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>floors are covered with graphic patterns by Mexican artist Eduardo Terrazas<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>part of a larger group show curated by Juan Mata, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and Josh Willdigg<\/p>\n<p>Stefano Boeri, Anastasia Kucherova and Juan Mata inside the installation<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> The Playmaker<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stefanoboeriarchitetti.net\/en\/\">Stefano Boeri Architetti<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stefanoboeriarchitetti\/\">@stefanoboeriarchitetti<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>exhibition:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/factoryinternational.org\/whats-on\/football-city-art-united\/\">Football City, Art United<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>festival:<\/strong> Manchester International Festival 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/factoryinternational.org\/aviva-studios\/\">Aviva Studios \u2013 Factory International<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/factory_international\/\">@factory_international<\/a>, Manchester, UK<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>collaborating artist:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/eduardoterrazas.com\/\">Eduardo Terrazas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>design team:<\/strong> Stefano Boeri, Pietro Chiodi (partners in charge), Anastasia Kucherova (project leader), Mohamed Hassan Elgendy<\/p>\n<p><strong>lighting design:<\/strong> Prema Mehta<\/p>\n<p><strong>curators:<\/strong> Juan Mata, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Josh Willdigg<\/p>\n<p><strong>co-developers:<\/strong> Holly Shuttleworth<\/p>\n<p><strong>dates:<\/strong> July 5th \u2013 August 24th, 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>commissioners:<\/strong> Factory International, TO Live, ARTRA<\/p>\n<p><strong>producer:<\/strong> Factory International<\/p>\n<p><strong>partner:<\/strong> Common Goal<\/p>\n<p><strong>photographer:<\/strong> \u00a9 Factory International\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/bold-patterns-circular-cut-outs-stefano-boeri-football-installation-manchester-07-09-2025\/\">bold patterns and circular cut-outs animate stefano boeri\u2019s football installation in manchester<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stefano Boeri unveils football installation in Manchester \u00a0 At this year\u2019s Manchester International Festival, The Playmaker by Stefano Boeri Architetti brings the spirit of football legend Sandro Mazzola into the heart of a gallery space. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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