SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL OF PAINTING & SCULPTURE (MAINE)
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Coinciding with the publication of the exhibition catalogue on April 11, A Conversation on Hard Return: 9 Experiments for this Moment will feature curators Kate Gilmore and Jonah Westerman in conversation with four of the participating artists. The talk will focus on nine performances of diverse form and aim, each of which transforms the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase into an active site of collaboration, posing fundamental questions about art and life in the present.
RSVPs are required to rsvp@skowheganart.org, on a first-come, first-served basis. |
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THE TRUSTEES OF THE RESERVATION (MASSACHUSETTS)
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The Trustees of the Reservation look forward to welcoming visitors this spring and summer to the over 100 scenic, historic, and ecological Massachusetts sites, which they protect and serve in the upcoming spring and summer months.
At DeCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln, Massachusetts, guided sculpture park tours, yoga in the park, and ARTful explorations—where visitors can investigate new ideas and materials inspired by artists on view in the sculpture park—will be presented throughout the spring.
Summer art commissions to be announced in the coming weeks. On Wednesday, May 17, Rappaport Art Prize recipient Steve Locke will deliver a lecture on the connections between politics and American art. More registration information found here. |
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Image credit: Paul Phung |
BEYER BLINDER BELLE (NEW YORK, WASHINGTON DC, BOSTON)
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Renovated and restored by Beyer Blinder Belle, the original home of the East Village’s La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is a state-of-the-art theater experience with expanded amenities, technology, and the preservation of the cherished venue’s historic character. First constructed in 1873, the now-designated landmark theater club was later founded by African American theater producer and director Ellen Stewart in 1961.
BBB has acquired LVCK, LLC, a Manhattan-based and internationally recognized environmental graphics firm. This addition will augment BBB’s robust in-house environmental graphics practice and leverage the creative energies of two leading design firms. LVCK founder’s Laura Varacchi and Christopher King are at the forefront of digital and physical signage and environmental design, and this acquisition will expand BBB’s interdisciplinary design practice. The firm will continue to serve its existing clients under the name “LVCK—A Beyer Blinder Belle Studio” from BBB’s New York office at 120 Broadway. |
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FRIEDMAN BENDA (NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES)
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| Friedman Benda Gallery New York will feature new work of the prominent British designer, artist and creative director Samuel Ross in his second solo show COARSE, which runs May 10 – June 17.
Ross studied under the late Virgil Abloh and has since launched his menswear label A-COLD-WALL*. The new series of works uses industrial materials to explore the relationships between material, body, landscape, industrialization, and geography—especially through spaces of commune above the diasporic lens and W.E.B. Du Bois’ theory of double consciousness. |
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RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (PROVIDENCE, RI)
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Rhode Island School of Design is participating in this year’s NYCxDESIGN week events with a panel discussion called All Together Now: Designing for (and with!) the Next Generation, happening May 22 from 2:30-3:30 PM at the Jacob J. Javits Center.
The conversation will focus on design education and industry partnerships coordinated by ICFF, WantedDesign Manhattan and Haworth. The panel will be moderated by Interior Design Magazine Editor-in-Chief Cindy Allen, and panelists will include Giulio Cappellini, Patricia Urquiola, RISD Provost Anais Missakian, and RISD Furniture Design MFA student Bill Carroll. Register here to attend. All talks are open to event registrants.
RISD will also showcase a collection of student furniture designs at WantedDesign Manhattan from May 21-23. More information on the panel and the student booth to come. |
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SWA GROUP (SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES, HOUSTON, SAUSALITO, DALLAS, LAGUNA BEACH, SHANGHAI, UAE)
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| A “15-minute City,” Innovation QNS is a community-driven plan for a walkable, 24/7, mixed-use creative district in the heart of Astoria, Queens, and a transformative project poised to breathe new life into a low-density corner of the neighborhood. As part of the master plan, recently approved by the New York City Council through the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), SWA/Balsley, in collaboration with ODA, has designed two acres of public parks and open spaces to bring a range of community amenities and high-quality public spaces for residents, local businesses and visitors in one of the most park-poor neighborhoods in New York.
As the busiest container port in North America, the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), is experiencing growth in an area that cargo ports aren’t typically known for: its public access realm. POLA’s public-facing real estate, the Los Angeles Waterfront, is rapidly transforming into a world-class destination, including significant investment in new commercial developments, innovation centers, retail and tourism.
SWA has been hired by POLA to generate a plan that addresses current and future developments; creates a cohesive, accessible, and safe waterfront for every visitor; and transforms the area to an easily navigable and dynamic experience between these new developments. |
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WRNS STUDIO (SAN FRANCISCO, NEW YORK)
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| WRNS Studio has led an integrated team to create a new workplace campus for Zions Bancorporation in Midvale, Utah, that helps heal a former Superfund site, integrates wildlife habitat into the broader landscape and region, and provides ecosystem services to the community.
The all-electric Technology Campus is part of Midvale’s Jordan Bluffs master plan, which employs an urban design mentality centered on walkability and connection to the landscape, transit, and amenities. When completed, the plan also adds 2,500 units of multi-family housing, parking, site work, and supporting amenities.
The project is led by three sustainability goals: reducing carbon emissions, promoting employee health and wellbeing, and restoring habitats. Zions Technology Center is targeting LEED Platinum certification, and models how a workplace campus can serve as an anchor of a sustainable community. |
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FARSHID MOUSSAVI ARCHITECTS (LONDON)
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Internationally acclaimed architect Farshid Moussavi will deliver a Kassler lecture at Princeton on April 13. On April 14, she will join Architectural Record’s Deputy Editor Joann Gonchar for an evening discussion at the Center for Architecture in New York. More registration information can be found here.
Moussavi’s award-winning portfolio of work includes the acclaimed Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland; La Folie Divine, a residential complex 2017 in Montpellier; a multi-tenure residential complex in the La Deìfense district of Paris, and flagship stores for Victoria Beckham in London and Hong Kong. She is currently working on an Ismaili Center for the city of Houston, commissioned by His Highness the Aga Khan.
Moussavi’s recent book, Architecture & Micropolitics, demonstrates the interaction of architecture and society through four key designs by her architectural practice. |
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