@inbook{be155118f0914c2383687994799ee78c,
title = "A BIGamist Bricoleur: The Postmodern Avant-Gardism of Bjarke Ingels",
abstract = "Can Bjarke Ingels be considered an avant-garde architect? Discussing both built and written works by Ingels, this article argues that some aspects of Ingels{\textquoteright}s work – certain modernist typologies, motifs and planning proposals; certain ludic and improvisational approaches – suggest an affirmative answer, while other aspects of his work – the use of pop imagery, the return to representation, the acceptance of commodification and the strategic use of replication – confirm a postmodern, more conformist attitude at work. Ingels{\textquoteright}s fascination with the utopian possibility points to an avant-garde stance, yet his managerialist approach to architecture and the absence of an overarching project in his oeuvre position him outside of avant-garde culture. This article concludes that Ingels{\textquoteright}s production, in which accompanying discourse serves to direct interpretation of built works, is marked by a double allegiance to modernist and postmodernist strategies alike, leading to an ambiguous stance vis-{\`a}-vis the legacy of the historical avant-gardes.",
keywords = "Avant-garde, Avantgarde, Dansk arkitektur, Bjarke Ingels, Situationisme",
author = "Kasper L{\ae}gring",
year = "2022",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1163/9789004515956_063",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-90-04-44456-0",
series = "Avant Garde Critical Studies",
publisher = "Brill",
pages = "936--954",
editor = "Hjartarson, { Benedikt} and Tania {\O}rum and {Skovbjerg Paldam}, Camilla and Schultz, {Laura Luise}",
booktitle = "A Cultural History of the Avant-Garde in the Nordic Countries Since 1975",
}