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GRETA MAGNUSSON GROSSMAN:
WALKING AWAY
by Arianna Schioldager
Greta Grossman
remains an unremembered great, a pioneering figure invisible amongst
the visible curves of her spindle-back lounge chair and the slender lines
of her Grasshopper lamp. Archetypes of her individual thinking as a
designer, they also provide socially engaging backdrops to everyday
activities. The lamp ensnares the imagination of a viewer and enhances
the well-being of a room. The lounge chair, with its curled arms, is a
blend of modern and Victorian styles, toying with the desire for conformity
and the austerity of a blunt, angular modern style. It is the prototype
of a chair once found in the living room of her house on
Waynecrest Drive.
The gallery's calm provided a simple showcase for furniture and
other items that came alive upon viewing: cushions worn by bodies and
working drawings carefully handled by Grossman. Each line and shape
intentional, all danced with electricity.
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TRANSFORMATIONAL INTENT:
THE EAST RIVER BLUEWAY
Claire Weisz
in conversation with
Ryan Gravel
Cities around the world are placing a renewed emphasis on design. Intent
on competing in an increasingly global marketplace that allows people more freedom
to live where they want, cities are reimagining their futures with new greenways,
parks, and public spaces that incentivize the development of vibrant
communities. One aspect of design intervention is the adaptive reuse of underutilized
infrastructure—abandoned railroads, industrialized riverfronts, gridlocked freeways—as renewed
conduits of urban life. Ranging in scale from New York's 1.5-mile High Line to the 52-mile Los Angeles River
Revitalization, these projects are changing not only the physical form of cities but
also the way we think about the places we live, challenging our cultural assumptions
about infrastructure and public space, and empowering political leadership to
become champions of these new standards. Design plays a critical role by helping
communities envision a new future.... These projects provoke a dialogue that goes beyond what the
built environment looks like and asks us what it means.
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LETTER FROM
THE GUEST EDITOR:
Susan Morgan
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
ARTIST PROJECT:
... And Now We Plan
doreen Morrisseey
and Susan Morgan
I HAVE SEEN THE FUTURE:
NORMAN BEL GEDDES
by Sandra Zalman
JOHN LATHAM'S
FLAT TIME HOUSE
by Will Corwin
BUILDING:
LOUIS I. KAHN AT
ROOSEVELT ISLAND
by Joel Smith
KEN PRICE:
SCULPTURE
by Karin Lanzoni
WHITE CUBE,
GREEN MAZE:
NEW ART LANDSCAPES
by Paul Rosenblatt
ARTIST PROJECT:
Architecture and Its Discontents
by Shirley Irons
and reviews from:
Baltimore + Chicago + Cincinatti + Columbus, OH + Derry, Ireland + Detroit + Los Angeles + Medford, MA + New York + Pittsburgh + San Francisco + Vienna, Austria
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ART PAPERS LIVE!
The Premier Contemporary Art Lecture Series Presents
MATTHEW COOLIDGE
founder and director of
the Center for Land Use Interpretation
Lecture /
Wednesday, May 22, 7pm
at Emory University,
Oxford Building
1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta
free + open to the public
map + directions
Matthew Coolidge will take the audience on a tour through unusual
and exemplary land use across the country, and describe recent
expeditions, tours, and other programs produced along the way.
Co-sponsored by the Emory Visual Arts Department and Gallery.
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