ADFF: CHICAGO screening of E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
She built a house for herself. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a masterpiece.
Irish designer Eileen Gray built a refuge on the Côte d‘Azur in 1929. Her first house is a discrete, avant-garde masterpiece. She named it E.1027, a cryptic marriage of her initials and those of Jean Badovici, with whom she built it. Le Corbusier, upon discovering the house, became intrigued and obsessed. He later covered the walls with murals and published photos of them. Gray described these paintings as vandalism and demanded restitution. He ignored her wishes and instead built his famous Cabanon directly behind E.1027, which dominates the narrative of the site to this day. This is a story about the power of one woman’s creative expression and a man’s desire to control it.
About ADFF: CHICAGO
The Chicago Architecture Center will host the third annual Chicago iteration of Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF: CHICAGO) January 29 to February 2, 2025. Co-curated by the CAC, this year’s ADFF: CHICAGO schedule will feature a dynamic lineup of 13 feature-length films, all focused on architects and designers who have shaped the cities and spaces in which we live. Screenings will be hosted at the Chicago Cultural Center and the Gene Siskel Film Center.
In addition to film screenings, the CAC will host programming that features conversations with filmmakers and major players in Chicago’s architecture scene, providing opportunities for deeper engagement with the topics explored in the films.
Find the full schedule of screenings and events at architecture.org/filmfest.
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2809911-0
