Lecture: Lisa Taliano: Material Entanglements: Bodies and Borders
Lisa Taliano is an New York City-based artist whose paintings are an investigation into the ecological condition that recognizes bodies and places as continuous. In the paintings that comprise “Material Entanglements,” Taliano explores the porous nature of bodies and the wider environment through the tension between abstraction and representation.
Lecture: Heather Scott Peterson: Controlled Substances
Los Angeles-based artist, designer, educator, writer, and curator Heather Scott Peterson exhibits “Controlled Substances.” In a career spanning painting, sculpture, architecture, furniture, ceramics, textiles, photography, and the culinary arts, Peterson’s most recent work explores material histories, and the consequences of human culture on the planet.
Lecture: “Iteration as a Method to Reveal Values”
The principals in Butz and Klug Architecture share the extensive iterative process they undertake to uncover and reveal the values at the heart of a design project.
Lecture and Exhibit: Christopher Joy: "What Does Adventure Look Like"
“What Does Adventure Look Like?” is a sequence of 21 paintings by Christopher Joy. The New York-based painter, sculptor, and documentary filmmaker is also a curator and co-founder of the artist interview series “Gorky’s Granddaughter.”
The Miller M. Arch Lecture Series presents a talk by Elizabeth Monoian and Robert Ferry, co-founders of Land Art Generator Initiative.
Lecture: Iterations of Three Visiting Professors
Please join the J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program for a unique three part presentation and panel discussion exploring the intersections between art, design, architecture and sustainability.
Lecture and Exhibit: Perkins and Will: Practice with Purpose
In this lecture and exhibition, guest speakers from global interdisciplinary design firm Perkins&Will Chicago will explore the importance of Purpose in practice and how alignment with one’s personal, organizational, and societal values is reframing traditional design through innovation and iteration.
Gallery Talk and Opening Reception: Material Propositions
A gallery talk and opening for “Material Propositions," an exhibition of work by M. Arch students who participated in the program's Nomadic Studio in Oaxaca and Mexico City this winter.