Beyond the Super-Square - Modernism in the Bronx Study Tour

Beyond the Super Square: On the Corner of Art & Architecture is a three-day conference designed to draw attention to an important historical period of modernist architectural production in Latin America and the Caribbean that, 40 years later, continues to resonate among contemporary artists. Held on October 28–30, 2011, the conference strives to contextualize the impact of modernist architecture throughout the Americas through a series of panels and presentations by architects, urban planners, and contemporary artists. Modernism in the Bronx Study Tour Discover New York City’s overlooked modern architectural heritage in the Bronx. A bus tour led by architectural historian Matthew Postal will cover various modernist architectural sites in the Bronx including two university campuses, government offices, and high-rise structures designed by renowned architects Marcel Breuer, Philip Johnson, and Paul Rudolph, among others. *This tour is scheduled to depart at 10:30 a.m. from the southeast corner of Lexington Avenue at East 59th Street. The tour concludes at the Bronx Museum of the Arts at 2:00 p.m.* For registration visit www.bronxmuseum.org