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Join us this spring for an exciting line-up of programs, including a documentary screening, conversations on bodily experiences of space, material spotlight tours, and late night jazz and conversations in the gallery. These events expand on institutional research themes explored in BGC Gallery’s forthcoming exhibition Eileen Gray.

Eileen Gray, on view February 29–July 12, 2020, is the first exhibition in the United States to examine the total oeuvre of Eileen Gray. In addition to affirming her accomplishments as an architect and a designer, it sheds light on the full sweep of Gray’s career, including her work as a painter and photographer.

Become a member today and immerse yourself in Eileen Gray for the entire spring season, including special member prices for select events. Email membership@bgc.bard.edu to get your member promo code and save up to 25%!

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Screening: In Conversation with Eileen Gray
Saturday, February 29
2:30–4 pm
38 West 86 Street

$8 Adults/$5 Students and Seniors/Free for Members

In 1973, Andrew Hodgkinson conducted an interview with Eileen Gray in her Paris apartment. In this previously unknown recording, Hodgkinson and Gray discuss her work while looking at a portfolio she compiled that documents her long and distinguished career.  

French documentary filmmaker Michael Pitiot directed this stunning new documentary. Cloé Pitiot and Philippe Garner adapted the interview for the film using period images and images taken from Gray’s portfolio.  

Join us for a post screening conversation with Hodgkinson, Garner, and Cloé and Michael Pitiot.

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Spotlight on Eileen Gray’s Materials: A Gallery Tour Series

Metal Tube
Wednesday, March 18
6–7 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery
$25/ $20 For Members 

Architecture
Wednesday, April 15
6–7 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery
$25/ $20 For Members

Fiber
Wednesday, May 20

6–7 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery
$25/ $20 For Members

Lacquer
Wednesday, June 17

6–7 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery
$25/ $20 For Members

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Contemporary Reflections Series
The Art of Living: Bodily Experiences of Space
Curated by Kristen J. Owens

The Art of Living: Bodily Experiences of Space is a four-part contemporary reflections series organized in conjunction with the exhibition Eileen Gray and inspired by the ways in which Gray’s architectural and interior designs were created with the individual’s bodily experience of the space in mind.

Blackness and Spatial Matters: A Performance Lecture
Saturday, March 28, 2020
1-3 pm
Bard Graduate Center, Lecture Hall
$8 Adults/$5 Students and Seniors/Free for Members
With
Mario Gooden, Jonathan Gonzalez and Mabel O. Wilson

Queer Histories in Architecture
Thursday, April 9
1-3 pm
Bard Graduate Center, Lecture Hall
$8 Adults/$5 Students and Seniors/Free for Members
With
Mariel Villeré and JD Sassaman

Digital Art, Architecture, and the Body
Thursday, May 14
1-3 pm
Bard Graduate Center, Lecture Hall
$8 Adults/$5 Students and Seniors/Free for Members
With
Alredo Salazar-Caro, Ashley Baccus-Clark, and Jacolby Sattewhite

Designing Social/Cultural Spaces
Thursday, June 11
1-3 pm
Bard Graduate Center, Lecture Hall
$8 Adults/$5 Students and Seniors/Free for Members
Speakers to be announced.

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Discussion: What is Intersectional Feminist Practice?
Thursday, March 26
6:30 pm
38 West 86 Street, Lecture Hall
Free

Join Bard Graduate Center for What is Intersectional Feminist Practice?, where Samia Henni leads a conversation about feminist practice in architecture.

With María González Pendás and Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi.

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BGC Late: Jazz & Conversation in the Gallery

Join us for BGC Late (the series formerly known as First Wednesdays)! Enjoy cool jazz, warm vibes, and a glass of wine; see the exhibition and learn from provocative conversations inspired by the objects on view. Gene Perla and the fantastic musicians he brings together start playing at 6 pm. Conversation begins at 6:30 pm.

Gender and Collective Action, curated by Jane Hall
Thursday, March 5,
6–8 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86 Street
Free

Jazz in the Gallery
Thursday, April 2, 6–8 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86 Street
Free

Black Art and Activism in Early 20th-Century Paris, curated by Joshua I. Cohen
Thursday, May 7, 6–8 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86 Street
Free

Collaboration to Independence in the Work of Eileen Gray: E 1027 to Tempe à Pailla
Curated by Jan Greben, with Caroline Constant and Mary McLeod
Thursday, June 4,
6–8 pm
Bard Graduate Center Gallery, 18 West 86 Street
Free

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Art + Feminism: Wiki Edit-a-Thon
Friday, March 20

12:15–4:30 pm
38 West 86th Street
Free

For Women’s History Month, Bard Graduate Center will host an Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to address the lack of entries on Wikipedia about contributions by women to the fields of decorative arts, architecture, graphic design, textile design, material culture studies, and anthropology. The event includes tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, reference materials, and refreshments. No prior Wikipedia experience required, but we do encourage attendees to bring a laptop if possible.

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Ice Cream Social
Saturday, June 20
12–3 pm

18 West 86 Street
Free

Come to Bard Graduate Center on Saturday, June 20 for an afternoon of festivities to conclude our 25th anniversary celebrations, with free ice cream treats (including vegan options!). The afternoon will feature making and reading room activities for children, gallery tours, and more special events for the whole family.

Ice cream subject to availability, so please arrive early for best enjoyment.

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Bard Graduate Center Undergraduate Summer School

Do you know an undergraduate interested in fashion and design history? Bard Graduate Center is currently accepting applications for our Summer School for Undergraduates. The course will look at modern fashion and design through different approaches—methodological, technical, museological—that inform object-based study. Led by faculty members Michele Majer and Paul Stirton, this summer school will combine small seminars, collection and site visits, and materials workshops. Eligible for three upper-level undergraduate credits. Applications due March 1.

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