WHITNEY INDEPENDENT STUDY STUDIO PROGRAM EXHIBITION

On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. there will be a screening of Lost Child ~ Sayon's Journey -- a new documentary about how one Khmer Rouge child soldier confronts his childhood experiences during Cambodia’s genocide will be followed by a talk by filmmaker Janet Gardner and Alex Hinton, Rutgers University professor of anthropology and director, Center for the Study of Genocide, Conflict Resolution and Human Rights. Work by The Gardner Group, producers of Mechanic to Millionaire: The Peter Cooper Story. Cooper alumni involved in the film include: Janet Gardner, A '65 (Director/Producer) and Mitsuko Brooks, A '05 (Coordinating Producer).

Screening Location: The Community Room (1st Floor) at The Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. EVENT DETAILS

For more information about the film, visit lostchildthefilm.org. VIEW TRAILER 

• Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Elizabeth Diller, AR '79; Ricardo Scofidio, AR '55) | article | "AD Round Up: Urban Projects Part I," archdaily, November 8, 2012
  
• Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Elizabeth Diller, AR '79; Ricardo Scofidio, AR '55) | article | "Take a Bow," The Architect's Newspaper, November 9, 2012
  
• Clarke Caton Hintz (John Clarke, AR '66) | award | 2012 PCI (Prestressed Concrete Institute) Design Awards, Best Parking Structure (1000+ Cars), Ruppert Plaza Garage and Macombs Dam Rooftop Park, New York, NY
  
• Joan Ockman, AR '80 | article | "Academic Discourse," Architectural Record, November 2012    
  
• Evan Douglis, AR '83 | speaker | Arch Schools 2012 Exhibition Reception and Deans' Roundtable, Center for Architecture, November 17, 2012
  
• OBRA Architects (Jennifer Lee, AR '97) | group exhibition  | Where are the Utopian Visionaries? Architects of Social Exchange, Rhode Island School of Design, on view November 3-16, 2012; traveling to Boston Society of Architects, BSA Space, on view November 16 - December 31, 2012.
  
• Terreform ONE (Mitchell Joachim; Maria Aiolova; Melanie Fessel, M.Arch II '11) | group exhibition | Past Futures, Present, Futures, Storefront for Art and Architecture, October 5 - November 24, 2012 

• Trisha Baga, A '07 has her first US solo show, Plymouth Rock 2, November 7 - January 27, at the Whitney Museum.> She is also in a group exhibition, New Pictures of Common Objects, October 31 - December 31, at PS1.>
• Jennifer Crupi, A '95 is included in 40 Under 40: Craft Futures at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery, through February 3, 2013. >
• Malcolm A. Davis II, A '05 / Painting Technician has new work in NEWSFEED, an exhibition at MoCADA's 2AC Gallery in Brooklyn, through January 20. >
• Stephen Ellis (Adjunct Professor), Thomas Nozkowski, A '67 and Philip Taaffe, A '77 have work in Conceptual Abstraction, a group exhibition at Hunter College on view from October 5 - November 10. >
• Olivia Glennon, A '14 is featured in 30 Under 30, a group exhibit at the Arsenal Center for the Arts, Oct. 4 - Nov. 10. >
• Laurie Lee-Georgescu, A '09 will be exhibiting a series of new woodcut prints at 440 Gallery in Brooklyn, Oct. 18 - Nov. 25. >
• Sylvia Plimack Mangold,  A '59 will have a solo exhibition at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida, from December 9, 2012 to March 3, 2013. EXHIBITION LECTURE: SUNDAY DECEMBER 9, 3pm. >
• Katie Merz (Adjunct Instructor) has a solo show at Ferro Strouse Gallery (Founded by alum Max Ferro, A '08), from November 8 to December 9. OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 8, 7-9pm. >
• Leigh Ruple, A '06 is in a group exhibition at Projekt722 in Brooklyn, November 10 - December 9. >
• "Public Hearing", a feature film by James Kienitz Wilkins, A '07 will premiere this November at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. The film features a soundtrack by Eugene Wasserman, A '06, animation by Ben Hemmendinger, A '07, and Prudence Katze, A '09, Ross McLaren (Adjunct Professor) and Jacob Burckhardt (Adjunct Professor) in small acting roles. D. Christian Hagerman, A '07 was the assistant director, and Harold Batista, A '09 was on crew. >
• Jennifer Williams (Adjunct Instructor / A' 94) has work in a group exhibition, Disparate Roots, at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton NJ, Sept 23 - Jan 6. > 
  
• Thea Halo, A '71 (author of Not Even My Name: A True Story) held a lecture: "The Genocide of the Greeks in the Ottoman Empire 193-1923" on Thursday, November 15 from 6-8pm at Queensborough. Event sponsored by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
• Marina Gutierrez (Saturday Program Co-Director / A '81) is exhibiting in Caribbean: Crossroads of the World at the Queens Museum, through January 6, 2013. >
• Josephine Halvorson, A '03, former Visiting Artist) has a solo exhibition at Galerie Nelson-Freeman in Paris, on view through January 26. >
  
• Kim Holleman, A '95 will be leading a workshop on creating glass terrariums at ScuptureCenter in Long Island City on December 8. >
  
• Anna Hostvedt, A '93 (Painting Office Senior Coordinator), Sylvia Plimack Mangold, A '59, Lois Dodd, A '48 and Susanna Coffey (former faculty) are in a group exhibition at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects through December 23rd. >
  
• Katie Merz (Adjunct Instructor) has a solo show at Ferro Strouse Gallery (Founded by alum Max Ferro, A '08), from November 8 to December 9. 

• Matthew Richmond's, A '98 surprise egg marriage proposal is featured on the SwissMiss design blog. >
  
• Jennifer Williams (Adjunct Instructor / A '94) is in a group show called Urbicide, curated by Diann Bauer (A'95) at Workshop in Venice, Italy from December 18th 2012 to January 22nd 2013.
  
• Marina Gutierrez (Saturday Program Co-Director / A '81) will have work on view in "Archipelago", Works by LMCC's Swing Space Artists-in-Residence. Westbeth Gallery, January 17 - 27. OPENING RECEPTION: January 17, 6-8pm.
  
• Jennifer Williams (Adjunct Instructor / A '94) is in a group show called Urbicide, curated by Diann Bauer, A '95 at Workshop in Venice, Italy from December 18th 2012 to January 22nd 2013.Click here >
  
• Caryl Gordon, A '75, has a solo exhibition at Galatea Fine Art in Boston, MA, January 2 - 27.  OPENING RECEPTION: JANUARY 4, 6-8pm. Click here >
  
• Trisha Baga, A '07 has a solo show, The Biggest Circle, at Greene Naftali Gallery, through January 12. Click here >
  
• Trisha Baga, A '07 has a solo show, Holiday, at Dundee Contemporary Arts in Dundee, Scotland, December 8 - January 27. Click here >
  
• The Bruce High Quality Foundation presents FALL OF 2012, featuring School of Art alumni Trisha Baga , A '07,Phillip Gabriel, A '07, Nik Gelormino, A '08, Oto Gillen, A '07, Kathryn Kerr, A '07, Keegan Monaghan, A '08, Nick Parker, A '08, and Leigh Ruple, A '06. Open through January 11, 2013. Click here >
  
• Con Ed CEO, Kevin Burke, ME '72, discusses Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts on NY1 on 12/11/12. Watch video here.
  
• Gregg Thompson, ME '98 and Caleb Crye, A '97 are profiled in NY Magazine. Read article here. 
  
• Snarkitecture duo, Daniel Arsham, A '03 and Alex Mustonen, AR '05 show off their new pavilion for the Design Miami Fair. Read Dezeen magazine article here.
  
• David Sena, A '97, is opening his gallery Senaspace on Centre Street this Wednesday, 12/12/12. Click for opening reception info here.
• Alumni Hall of Fame member, Toshiko Mori, AR ’76, is mentioned in ArchDaily. She is part of a jury that gives out the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Read full article.
  
• Yash Risbud, EE '93 is quoted in this article about research being done at Cooper: Forbes
• Maurice Cox, AR '83, was recently interviewed in this article: MetropolisMag
• The New York Times profiled Pasquale Buzzelli, CE '91 in this article: "New 9/11 Programs Are a British Talk"
• Margarett Jolly, ME '97 wrote a story for Public Utilities Fortnightly and was interviewed for a story by Forbes in August
• ArtOnAir.org featured Paul Garrin, A '82 in a recent broadcast on Media Art and Media Freedom. Listen here. 
• The New York Times features the life and works of Sy Schulman, CE '49 in this article: "Sy J. Schulman, Planner for New York City Parks, Dies at 86"
• "A Poem as Big as New York City" by Masha D'yans, A '98 featured in The New York Times
• C.B.J. Snyder, AR '1882 is recognized for land marking several schools, including Morris High School Campus (formerly named Peter Cooper High School). Read more here.
• The New York Times discusses the restoration of a mural by recently-deceased Georgette Seabrook, A '37 in this article: "At Harlem Hospital, Murals Get a New Life"
• An exhibition preview for "Object(ing): The Art/Design of Tobias Wong (A' 00)" at the Museum of Vancouver is featured in The New York Times.
• Portia Mudson, A’83 is featured in The New York Times along with her husband, Jared Handelesman: "Their Own Museum"
• Alumni Hall of Famers: Jesse Reiser, AR '81 and Nanako Umemoto, AR '83 were recently interviewed by the Arch Daily. Watch the video here. 
• Samantha Vernon, A '09 is featured on PBS's Art21 blog. Read it here. 
• Kim Holleman, A '95 was recently interviewed about her work at Maker Faire on NPR's Morning Edition. Listen here. Kim's Trailer Park installation was also featured in The New York Times article: "A Nature Park That Doesn't Put Down Roots."
• Boris Raisin, A '05 is featured in the Metro New York article: "Concerned New Yorkers' leaving fake parking tickets on 14th street"
  
• Amber Marsh, A '04 is mention in this Chicago theater review for her set designs. Her stage name is Lolly Extract. Read review here.
• Anita Giraldo, A '82 wrote an article about photography in The New York Photo Review. 
• The exhibition pavilion at the Louvre that was designed by Charles Matz, AR '90 is featured in Travel + Leisure and Design Wire.
• Matthew Richmond, A '98 spoke at the How Interactive Design Conference in San Francisco from October 29-31, 2012. Click to watch video.
  
• Alexander Gorlin, AR '78 is featured in New York Magazine's article: "Space of the Week: The People's Architect."
• Homa Shojaie's AR '91 work is featured in the November Yew Journal: A journal of innovative writing and images by women. Read more.
• The November/December 2012 edition of Design Intelligence Magazine cites late professor and alumnus John Hejduk, AR '50 as having influenced one of the most admired educators of 2013. The Cooper Union is also recognized as one of the Top 20 Architecture Programs in the U.S.
• Cooper Union Art Professor, Will Barnet, passes away at age 101. Read full article

Sixty-one years ago I went down the steps of the Third Avenue El and walked across streets tattooed with stark patterns of light and shadow; my first day at The Cooper Union was about to begin. All these years later after a career in art that began even before I graduated, I find myself back, literally, where it started.

Downtown New York, for a kid from the Bronx, was a foreign land - the Third Avenue El, my Orient Express, but, once in Cooper I owned it. We all did. My world exploded and nothing seemed impossible. My teachers were generously taking a break from their easels and drawing boards so they could instruct us and Abstract Expressionism was “going viral.”  Cooper wasn’t easy – “look to your left and right, there’s a good chance that one or both of them won’t be around on graduation day.” I’ve never forgotten those words spoken at our first day orientation – and trust me – neither did most of us. We all worked very hard and I began absorbing the most important lesson of Cooper – talent is the easy part.

Sixty-one years later, after decades of illustrating and writing children’s books, making prints - and teaching (even at Cooper), I’ve rediscovered the downtown of my youth. My painting series, “New York, City of Dreams,” aptly named by my wife, collaborator AND classmate, Elaine Raphael (Chionchio, A'54) reflects the rich legacy left to us by New Yorkers, most of them immigrants, many of them artisans and all eager to leave their mark.



“Art is in the Details,” grew out of my desire to capture the details I saw - walking, looking up - the kaleidoscopic effect of sunlight and dark purple shadows - beauty and drama. The result - 16 individual canvases gathered into a 4 x 4 foot square and painted as one.

When New Yorkers saw the painting and said -“this is the New York I love,” the poster was born, so the excitement could be shared with others - visitors, students and the legions of immigrants, newly arrived, full of expectation and eager to fulfill their own set of dreams.

Visit:  www.nycityofdreams.com to order the poster and see more NY art.

To all alumni and friends of Cooper Union: a portion of the proceeds will go to Cooper Union

L-R: Corinna Fritsch (AR ’86), Janet Hochuli Reed (AR’80), Robert Tieni (AR ’80), Michael Cullum (AR’88)

On March 4, the Phoenix area alumni and guests enjoyed lunch and sharing college photos and stories about their experiences studying architecture in the 1980s. Click here to find out more about the Arizona Alumni Group.

• Edward Sorel (A'51) was profiled on NY1.
• Matthew Thurber (A'00) had his cartoons published in The Paris Review.
• Photographs of Williamsburg by Claudio Nolasco (A'04) were featured on 5x12.
• Javaka Steptoe (A'95) gave a talk on his art and inspirations at the Headquarters Library in downtown Gainesville.
• Loren Kramar (A'12) started the online magazine Megazine, the launch of which was featured by Capital New York.
• Glassware by Theo Rosenblum (A'05) and Chelsea Seltzer was featured by The New York Times.
• Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Thom Mayne, who designed 41 Cooper Square, are finalists to design Cornell University's tech campus on Roosevelt Island.
  
• Daniel Libeskind (AR'70) was honored at the Bronx Museum's 2012 Spring Gala & Auction. 
• Ed Marion (A'84) and his Ithaca Art Factory were featured on Ithaca.com. 
• Daria Khapalova (AR'07) was a finalist for the 2012 Gabriel Prize from the Western European Architecture Foundation.
• Tom Wesselman (A'59, Dec.) will be featured in a major retrospective at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, opening May 18, 2012.
• Don Blauweiss (A'61) was profiled by the New York Observer in "Veteran Mad Men Reunite to Sell the Senior Set."
• Alex Katz's (A'49)  Soho loft was featured on Architectural Digest.

• Andrew Geller (AR'47), who passed away in December, was remembered for his architectural ingenuity in the New York Times.
• I-Beam, founded by Suzan Wines (AR'90) and Azin Valy (AR'90), turns discarded material into transitional structures for people who have lost their homes. The Pallet Houses were featured by Fast Company.
• Bill Morrison's (A'89) scores to silent films are part of the 2012 New Sounds Live Silent Film Series and were featured on WNYC.
• Lola Montes Schnabel (A'08) opened her solo shoe at the Hole Gallery on Bowery, which was covered by the New York Times.
  
• The Type@Cooper type design program, led by alumni faculty members Alexander Tochilovsky (A'00), Cara Di Edwardo (A'85) and Juliet Shen (A'73), was featured on imprint. 
  
• Emily Oberman (A'85) was named a partner at Pentagram and was profiled on Fast Company Design.
• 285 Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn, designed by the late C.B.J. Snyder (AR 1881) was featured on Brownstoner.
• Daniel Arsham (A'03) was interviewed by the New York Times on the sets he designed for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
• Greg Otto (CE'00) was profiled by the Beatrice Daily Sun.
• The expansion to the military history museum in Dresden, Germany, by Daniel Libeskind (AR'70) was featured by the Architectural Record.
• The work of Tamar Zinguer's (AR'89) students in her Fall 2011 Advanced Topics class/Grad Seminar on Architectural Toys at Cooper Union to create toys for the blind was featured by the Architect's Newspaper.

Here is a roundup of some recent news on Cooper alumni: 

• Shelley Eshkar (A'93) and Paul Kaiser's decor created for Merce Cunningham's BIPED (1999) was part of Merce Cunningham: The Legacy Tour, a retrospective of the choreographer's career. 
• Shigeru Ban's (AR'84) earthquake relief shipping container houses were featured on Architizer. 
• The new DiMenna Children’s History Museum, for which Lee Skolnick (AR'79) was lead designer, was featured by the New York Times.
• Milton Glaser (A'51) was interviewed by the Village Voice.
• Kevin Slavin's (A'95) TEDTalk on how algorithms shape our world was featured on the Huffington Post.
• Stuart Dwork (A'62) was interviewed on his art by CarrollwoodPatch.
• The house Toshiko Mori (AR'84) designed for gallery owner Sean Kelly was featured by Architectural Digest.
• Kyle Kessler (A'05) was interviewed by the Village Voice on her music. 
• Mel Leipzig (A'76) and one of his longtime students, Jeanne Calo, were profiled on NJ.com.
• Diller Scofidio + Renfro are finalists in the competition to restore and improve three sites on the National Mall in Washington, DC.

• George Segal's (A'44) sculpture commemorating the 1969 Stonewall uprising was the focus of a feature in the New York Times' T Magazine. 
• Patty Jenkins (A'93) was announced as the director of Thor 2.
• Pinar Yolacan (A'04) collaborated with Missoni on window displays in London.
• Jewelry by Eva Zuckerman (A'05) was featured by the New York Times' T Magazine. 
• Arthur Meranus (A'57) and his wife Phyliss were honored by the Arts Council of Livingston. 
• The Tribute in Light by Julian Laverdiere (A'93) and Paul Myoda was named Best Public Artwork in the Village Voice's 2011 Best of New York.
• Lan Tuazon's (A'99) Raw/Cooked exhibit, part of the Brooklyn Museum's series of five solo shows featuring Brooklyn artists, is showing through January 15, 2012. Get a behind-the-scenes look here. 
• Josephine Halvorson (A'03) was interviewed by Brooklyn Rail.
• Rebecca Schiffman's (A'04) new jewelry collection was featured by Elle magazine.

• Alumni engagement with the students who are raising this issue, and participation and discussions with them.
• Participation on the Revenue Task Force set up by President Bharucha.
• Four alumni trustees on the Board, who have the responsibility to communicate the voice of CUAA and constituents to the Board of Trustees, and communicate the actions of the Board to the CUAA.
• Exploring additional fundraising options with the group of mobilized students and alumni.
• Review by a small group of independent alumni of the financial information and preparation of a summary to be distributed to the alumni body.

Henry Niese: The Painter's Palette 1956-2011


Henry Niese, 2010

Edward Sorel (A'51) Honored in SVA Masters Series