Contacts:
Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
[email protected]
Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 215
[email protected]
Carole Schaffer, Parsons School of Design
212/229-5314
[email protected]
PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN TO HOLD EXHIBITION:
DIRECTED DIALOGUES - JANUARY 23 - FEBRUARY 22, 2002
(New York, NY - December 11, 2001) Parsons School of Design, a
division of New School University, announces Directed Dialogues, an exhibition
jointly curated by Stefano Basilico, curator of the New School University Art
Collection, and 26 Parsons M.F.A. painting and sculpture students. The exhibit
will run from January 23 - February 22, 2002 at the Aronson Galleries at Parsons,
66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, NYC. Gallery hours are weekdays, 9 AM –
9 PM and Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM. The Gallery is closed on Sundays and holidays.
For further information on Parsons Exhibitions, call 212/229-8987.
A gallery talk with the curators will be held on Thursday, January
31 at 5:30 PM in the Aronson Galleries, 66 Fifth Avenue at 13th Street, NYC.
Directed Dialogues will present work selected from the
New School University Art Collection and a selection of the works from the studios
of the participating M.F.A. students. A video diary of the installation, gallery
talks with the curators, and documentary material, will provide access to the
process of creating and curating the exhibition, and opportunities for discussion
amongst the curators and viewers.
Through an intensive 14-week process, the 27 curators engaged
in an investigation of the making and concurrent creation of an exhibition.
Selecting the theme of dialogue—the necessary and at the same time
theoretical aim of the process—they discussed goals of exhibition making,
strategies for presentation, selection and refinement of themes, and eventually
the selection of the artworks to be exhibited. This highly self-conscious process
is both the subject of and material for the exhibition.
Parsons M.F.A. students who will be participating in the show
include: Coralia Nitu, Hyun-Jin Kwon, Andrea DeFlorio, Meredith Pardue, Ryan
Bartley, Berna Can, Brad Hampton, Andy Grooms, Eonju Kim, Hye-Kyung Kim, James
Terrell, Deborah Luken, Jennifer Chapek, Faith Evans, Scott Davidson, Jessie
Nickerson, Daniel Patterson, Kelly Reynolds, Mary Vaccaro, Joe Pfeifer, Vlatka
Horvat, Matthew Burns, Justin Burns, Jeff Feld, Scarlett Hooft-Graafland, and
John Shahoney.
This exhibition marks the first educational collaboration between
the students of Parsons School of Design and the New School University Art Collection.
For further information, please contact Stefano Basilico at 212-229-5156 or at [email protected]. To visit the Web site, go to www.dialnsa.edu/gallery/home.html.
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Parsons Exhibitions demonstrate the School's commitment to excellence and innovation in art and design; two galleries, open to the public, are scheduled year-round with exhibitions by Parsons School of Design’s faculty and students and outside artists and designers.
Parsons School of Design, a division of New School University, is one of the largest degree-granting colleges of art and design in the nation. Currently enrolled are about 2,400 undergraduate students, 380 graduate students, and 2,500 non-degree students from all 50 of the United States and from 60 countries. Parsons’ main campuses are located in New York City’s Greenwich Village and Midtown Manhattan. In addition, Parsons has affiliate schools in Paris, France; Kanazawa, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; and the Dominican Republic. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Architectural Design, Communication Design, Design and Management, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Illustration, Integrated Design Curriculum, Interior Design, Photography, and Product Design. Graduate degrees are granted in Architecture, Design and Technology, Lighting Design, Painting, Sculpture, and the History of Decorative Arts. For further information on Parsons, call 212/229-8910 or go to the Web site at www.parsons.edu.
New School University’s Art Collection contains
over 1,500 pieces of artwork that significantly reflect the most current developments
in contemporary art and encourage a dialogue about wider societal issues. Much
of the work explores the relationship of art to society, expands definitions
of art, and reflects the University’s commitment to freedom of expression.
Physically, the Collection is spread throughout New School University’s
administrative and classroom buildings. Eschewing the self-consciousness of
a gallery and the sterility of exhibition space, the University ensures that
its students and staff experience the artwork on an intimate and daily basis
by hanging it in lobbies and cafeterias, hallways and offices, dormitories and
meeting rooms. It is a "revolving" collection, funding new purchases
through the sale of older pieces. This active, evolving approach ensures that
the work on display truly reflects the contemporary art scene and conveys timely
social commentary as a stimulus for relevant debate. The Collection also mirrors
the diversity and international character of New School University’s community,
as well as the atmosphere of inclusion that flourishes within. The Web site
is located at: www.dialnsa.edu/gallery/home.html.
New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students
and 25,000 continuing education students, is comprised of seven academic divisions:
The New School, the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, Parsons
School of Design, Eugene Lang College, Mannes College of Music, the Robert J.
Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Actors Studio
Drama School, as well as the University's B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music.
New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online
courses in the nation. For further information about admission to New School
University, call 877-528-3321 or go to the Web site at www.newschool.edu