Date: Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Time: 6 to 8pm (panel program starts at 6:00 pm with discussion and reception to follow)
Location: Hunter College, Student Dining Room, Hunter West Building, 3rd floor,
Lexington & East 68th St., New York, NY 10065
Enter through the West Building Lobby on the SW corner of 68th Street and Lexington Avenue. (Photo ID required).
(646) 286-1593 or
PANEL: Meeting Environmental Challenges with Art in the Public Sphere:
perspectives on Mary Miss’s City as Living Laboratory for Sustainability in Urban Design and its project, BROADWAY: 1000 Steps
A moderated discussion of the implications of the installation at Montefiore Park
Panelists: Patricia Phillips, Dean of Graduate Studies, Rhode Island School of Design
Eleanor Heartney, art critic
Tom Finkelpearl, Executive Director, The Queens Museum of Art
Niels Van Tomme, curator, critic and Director of Arts and Media, Provisions Learning Project
Moderator: Nancy Princenthal, art critic and former senior editor of Art in America
Opening remarks: Prof. William Solecki, PhD, Director, CUNY Institute for Sustainable Cities, Hunter College
Dr. John Fraser, PhD AIA, President CEO, New Knowledge Organization Ltd & Adjunct Faculty, Hunter College
Mary Miss, Artist and Founder of Mary Miss/City as a Living Lab, will introduce the installation.