The Planet as Festival: Study for Design of a Stadium for Rock Concerts, project (Aerial perspective)
Ettore Sottsass
Italian, born Austria. 1917–2007
1972-73
A graphite and white-ink on paper study by Ettore Sottsass imagining a hovering, dome-like stadium for rock concerts that turns a performance venue into a speculative, sculptural object.
What strikes you first is the eerie stillness and meticulous pencil work—the rough, tactile canyon walls framing a smooth, bubble-patterned dome that seems to float against a deep black sky like a staged scene on another planet.
The drawing exemplifies Sottsass’s blend of futurism and theatricality, expanding architecture into imaginative scenography and helping to inspire later experimental designs that blur building, object, and spectacle.
Medium
Graphite and white ink on paper
Dimensions
14 3/4 x 11 1/2" (37.5 x 29.2 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation
Accession
1303.2000
Palette
Art Terms
Exhibitions
