“An Architect Drawing” will be celebrated with an opening reception on February 16 from 4:30 to 7 PM. The 55 drawings in this exhibition fall into four series: Roma, Petra Jerash, Moscow St. Petersburg, and The World Trade Center. The Roma series combines drawings from memories of Italy that relate to a specific place or event with descriptive text. The Petra Jerash series includes ephemeral drawings that portray the passage of time in two Jordanian cities, bringing with it the erosion of memory and erosion by natural forces. The Moscow St. Petersburg series represents Russia’s past and present, including architectural artifacts of an imperial era that have been re-gilded and are now experienced as contemporary. The World Trade Center series, drawn on a bleak afternoon in December 2001, records a moment of mourning and a void that was filled with the kinetic architecture of reconstruction.

“An Architect Drawing” will be accompanied by a catalog with an essay by noted author Joel Agee.

February 17-September 28, 2012
President’s Office Gallery
Main Building, 200 Willoughby Avenue
Opening Reception: February 16, 4:30-7PM
Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday, 10AM to 4 PM

Pratt Institute