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FALL 2007
UpCOMINg eveNtS At pArSONS
Most events are free for alumni with a university card unless otherwise noted.
(Alumni needing a university card should call 212.229.5662 x3784 or email
alumni@newschool.edu.) This is a partial listing and is subject to change. For
more information, visit www.parsons.newschool.edu/events.
Design with a Conscience: Public Housing
Monday, November 5, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Theresa Lang Center, 55 West 13th Street,
2nd floor
The first event in the new series Design
with a Conscience, this panel investigates
new public and low-income housing and
current visions of housing scale. Short
lectures by several leading architects are
followed by a roundtable discussion moderated
by Kent Kleinman, chair of the
Department of Architecture, Interior
Design, and Lighting.
Panelists include Michael Maltzan, principal
of Michael Maltzan Architecture, Los
Angeles, and Andy Bernheimer, principal of
Della Valle and Bernheimer, New York.
Cosponsored by the Department of
Architecture, Interior Design, and Lighting
and the Department of Exhibitions and
Public Programs.
Fine arts Lecture Series:
Becky Smith and Zach Feuer
Wednesday, November 7, 3:15–5:00 p.m.
Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Avenue
Chelsea art gallery dealers Becky Smith
and Zach Feuer are key figures in the international
art world. The Zach Feuer Gallery
(LFL) represents emerging and midcareer
artists. Smith’s Bellwether Gallery represents
contemporary artists. Presented by
the Department of Fine Arts.
the Shaky Line: jules Feiffer, ed Sorel,
and ed koren in Conversation
Saturday, November 10, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
Theresa Lang Center, 55 West 13th
Street, 2nd floor
The Parsons Illustration Department presents
an afternoon conversation with
three masters of 20th-century illustration:
Jules Feiffer, Ed Koren, and Ed
Sorel. These three artists, united by their
distinctly wobbly line work, discuss their
careers and approach to the medium of
illustration. Presented by the Illustration
Department.
Fine arts Lecture Series:
thomas nozkowski
Wednesday, November 14,
3:15–5:00 p.m.
Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Avenue
Painter Thomas Nozkowski has had more
than 60 solo shows since 1979. His most
recent exhibitions include an installation
of new work at la Biennale di Venezia
(2007), a career survey at the Ludwig
Museum in Koblenz, Germany (2007),
and solo exhibitions at Max Protech
Gallery and BravinLee Projects in New
York City (2006). Nozkowski is represented
by PaceWildenstein (New York) and
Haunch of Venison (London). Presented
by the Department of Fine Arts.
Stephan Weiss Visiting Lectureship
on Business Strategy, negotiation,
and Innovation: john Maeda
Wednesday, November 14,
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Theresa Lang Center, 55 West 13th Street,
2nd floor. Reception to follow.
John Maeda is a world-renowned graphic
designer, visual artist, and computer scientist
at the MIT Media Lab and is a leading
advocate of simplicity in the digital age.
To RSVP or for more information, call
212.229.5391 or email maligi@newschool.
edu. Presented by the Department of
Design and Management.
Fine arts Lecture Series: Lorna Simpson
Wednesday, December 5, 3:15–5:00 p.m.
Swayduck Auditorium, 65 Fifth Avenue
Lorna Simpson is one of the leading artists
of her generation. She won fame in the mid-
1980s for confronting and challenging conventional
views of gender, identity, culture,
history, and memory with her formally elegant
and subtly provocative large-scale
photographs and text works. Presented by
the Department of Fine Arts.
uPCoMInG aLuMnI eVent
annual aIDL reunion
Wednesday, November 14,
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Häfele Showroom, 25 East 26th Street
The annual gathering of architecture,
interior design, environmental design, and
lighting design alumni. Sponsored by
Häfele, this cocktail party features updates
on the AIDL department and remarks from
Chair Kent Kleinman.
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