Roma Interrota, project, Campidoglio, Rome, Italy, Perspective
Leon Krier
Luxembourger, born 1946
1977
A hand-drawn perspective collage in pen, ink, and pasted printed paper that imagines a reconstructed, human-scaled arrangement for Rome’s Campidoglio, arguing for a return to traditional urban order.
You’d be struck by the precise, almost theatrical perspective: measured ink lines and classical building forms rendered against layered scraps of printed paper that create a collage depth, suggesting both repair and the picturesque complexity of an inhabited city.
The project exemplifies Leon Krier’s influential critique of modernist planning—using evocative hand drawing and collage to promote traditional, walkable urbanism and help spawn debates that fed into postmodern architecture and New Urbanism.
Medium
Pen, ink, and cut-and-pasted printed paper on paper
Dimensions
16 7/8 x 24 1/2" (42.8 x 62.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Marshall Cogan Purchase Fund
Accession
310.1984
Art Terms
Exhibitions
