“The contemporary must be fought for!” is not only a statement of belief, but also an expression of a present that was fought for and experienced. It is a manifesto for a critical attitude toward contemporaneity in times of growing non-commitments. Obsessions in Focus is also an attempt to clarify the essence of contemporary art and architecture through
W.M. Keck Lecture Hall Richard Schulman has been making photographs of unique architecture, design and cultural personalities for many years. In the field of architecture, he has focused on the portraits of architects as well as their buildings and designs. Such luminaries include Philip Johnson, Oscar Niemeyer, Tadao Ando, Herzog and DeMeuron, Zaha Hadid, Bjarke
Zvi Hecker’s Two Strips converts the SCI-Arc Gallery space from a passive container into an active participant in the exhibition itself. The site-specific installation consists of two strips tying together the gallery’s four walls, ceiling and floor. The intersecting strips serve as backdrop for presenting drawings and paintings by the architect, as well as materials
Exhibition Discussion & Opening Reception: Friday, September 18, 7pm Best thesis students in conversation with SCI-Arc Director Hernan Diaz Alonso A juried exhibition of exceptional thesis projects by 2015 graduates, featuring the 2015 Gehry Prize winning thesis, and a selection of best graduate thesis projects, will be on view in the SCI-Arc Gallery, September 18-23.
