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THE NEW SCHOOL PRESENTS SPRING 2010
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| Jeremy Deller and Mike Figgis, The Battle of Orgreave (2002), from The Storyteller |
January 13, 2010— This spring, The New School presents a wide range of public programs that build on the university's legacy as a haven for innovation and experimentation in the arts and its commitment to social activism and engaged citizenship.
EDITOR’S NOTE: CLICK FOR A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS. All public programs are subject to change.
The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center (SJDC) at Parsons The New School for Design will present a number of exhibitions, including The Storyteller (Jan. 29-April 9), which explores how contemporary artists use storytelling as a way of understanding the urgent social and political events of our time; and Building Energy Positive (Jan. 25-31), an exhibition that investigates new frontiers in solar power and sustainable design. As a closing event to the current SJDC exhibition Detour, which showcases notable Norwegian public architecture, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum will host Detour: Art, Architecture, Cities and Landscapes (Jan. 19), a discussion with architects including Pritzker-Prize winner Peter Zumthor and Snøhetta principal Craig Dykers.
To mark the establishment of its new MFA in Fashion Design and Society, Parsons will also present the exhibition and symposium WORKWEAR (Feb. 8 – March 5) at the SJDC, which explores the legacy of workwear as a uniform for success. There will also be a series of evening talks, starting with Parsons alumna Donna Karan (Feb. 4), who helped to initiate the MFA through her support.
As part of its onging mission to spark a critical dialogue about art and design, Parsons will present a number of discussions with notable artists, designers, and writers, including renowned architecture critic Paul Goldberger, Joseph Urban Professor of Design at The New School, in conversation with Parsons Dean Joel Towers (Feb. 19); graphic designer Scott Stowell (Jan. 28); architect Avi Oster (Jan. 21); and architect Eyal Weizman (Feb. 12). In addition, Parsons is partnering with the Museum of Modern Art to present HEADSPACE (March 26), a daylong symposium on the conception, impact, and potential applications of scent in design. Parsons' new MFA in Interior Design will also present the fourth annual AFTERTASTE symposium (April 2-3), which explores topical issues in the field of interior design.
EDITOR’S NOTE: CLICK FOR A FULL CALENDAR OF EVENTS. All public programs are subject to change.
About The New School
Located in the heart of New York’s Greenwich Village, The New School is a center of academic excellence where intellectual and artistic freedoms thrive. Among its eight schools are Parsons The New School for Design, one of the world’s most prestigious and comprehensive schools of art and design, and Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts, an undergraduate, seminar-style liberal arts college with a comprehensive arts curriculum. Among its many centers is the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, which serves as a catalyst for discourse on the role of the arts in society and their relationship with the socio-political climate in which they are created. For more information, please visit www.newschool.edu.
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