Interpretations: Exhibition Practice

M.S. in Critical, Curatorial, and Conceptual Practices in Architecture at GSAPP + Domus present: Interpretations: Exhibition Practice A daylong symposium at Columbia University that critically unpacks the formative processes of recent architectural exhibitions. Date: Friday 22 April, 2011, 11:00–19:00 Location: Wood Auditorium, Columbia University; New York, NY. Free entrance What is the purpose of architectural exhibitions? How are they produced? It is widely recognized that exhibitions have been a fundamental platform for the formulation, production, and dissemination of ideas within architecture; and yet, the processes through which they are created often remain opaque. Interpretations attempts to unpack specific examples of contemporary architectural exhibitions, taking certain "reference exhibitions" as common points of departure for a larger discussion about the complexities of exhibition practice. The symposium is structured around three exhibition categories, each compromising one session: contextual, survey, and themed—using this format as a tool to maintain a critically flexible, while still defined, space for discussion. Program: 11:00 Opening remarks Mark Wigley Interpretations Curatorial Team 11:15 Keynote Lecture Beatriz Colomina 12:00 Contextual Kurt W. Forster Commentary by: Joseph Grima and Ute Meta Bauer Reference Exhibition: Ninth International Architecture Biennale in Venice. Panel and Q&A moderated by Mark Wigley 13:30 Lunch Break 14:30 Survey Barry Bergdoll Commentary by: Keller Easterling and Damon Rich Reference Exhibition: Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling. Panel and Q&A moderated by Felicity D. Scott 16:00 Themed Mirko Zardini Commentary by: Sarah Herda and Tobi Maier Reference Exhibition: Actions: What You Can Do With the City. Panel and Q&A moderated by Mark Wasiuta 17:30 Closing remarks Felicity D. Scott 17:45 Reception Interpretations Curatorial Team: José Esparza, Carlos Mínguez, Jacob Moore, Fernando Portal http://www.domusweb.it/en/news/interpretations-exhibition-practice/ http://www.arch.columbia.edu/event/news-events/events/lecture-series/interpretations-exhibition-practice