Black-and white photographs of the Art and Architecture Building, taken in 1963 by Ezra Stoller, are featured in the exhibit "Representing Modernism." The exhibit opens on Sept. 1 in the North Gallery.

School of Architecture exhibits explore 'cutting edge' arts

The School of Architecture's exhibition series this fall will feature art and architectural works by historically significant figures, contemporary practitioners, and current Yale faculty and students. The exhibits will be installed in three areas in the Art & Architecture (A&A) Building, 180 York St. -- the Main and North galleries, located on the second floor, and the third-floor mezzanine. Series highlights include exhibits of works by husband-and-wife team Charles and Ray Eames, as well as Daniel Libeskind and Ezra Stoller. Dean Sakamoto, director of exhibitions at the School of Architecture, says the series gives perspective to contemporary art and architecture. "It's always been my personal agenda to let people know about arts on the cutting edge," says Sakamoto. "The Eameses, for example, were in the forefront of the digital age, and now there's been a re-emergence of their aesthetic in popular culture. That's one of the reasons we're calling the Eames exhibit 'Re-Connections.' The eclectic mid-century modernism has re-emerged in everyday lives, and there is a need to understand it," he says. "Libeskind," Sakamoto continues, "is an architect on the cutting edge. What he is showing is an example of his work that relates to the Jewish experience. With these exhibits by Libeskind, the Eamses, and also Stoller, we see how the shape art and architecture have taken in the past opens up the question of what may happen in the future." In the Main Gallery The series in the Main Gallery will open Wednesday, Sept. 1, with works by Charles and Ray Eames, known for their furniture designs, industrial designs, architecture, films and exhibitions. "Re-Connections: The Work of the Eames Office," is a re-installation of over 40 panels previously created by the Eames Office. The display, curated and designed by Sakamoto, additionally will include vintage Eames-designed furniture by Herman Miller Inc., and re-issued Eames-designed furniture from Herman Miller for the Home and by Signorello of Westport, Connecticut. The Eames display, on view through Oct. 16, also will include a continuously running video compilation of Eames films. An opening reception will be held Sept. 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. There will be a talk will by Eames Demetrios, principal of the Eames Office and grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 5:30-6:30 p.m. The ex-hibit is funded in part by Herman Miller, Inc. Works by Daniel Libeskind, the Louis I. Kahn Visiting Professor, will be on view in the Main Gallery Oct. 25-Nov. 20. The exhibition, sponsored by the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life at Yale, features the design and construction processes of recent projects. There will be a lecture on Monday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in Hastings Hall; a reception will follow. In the North Gallery Ezra Stoller's 1963 black-and-white photographs of the Yale Art and Architecture Building will open the North Gallery series Wednesday, Sept. 1. An opening reception will be held 5:30-6:30 p.m. The exhibit, titled "Representing Modernism," will be on display through September 17. It is funded in part by ESTO and the James Danzinger Gallery of New York City. The North Gallery series will continue with the following exhibits: * "From Vernacular to Classical: The Work of Demetri Porphyrios" will be on display Sept. 20-Oct. 22. Porphyrios will present a lecture Monday, Sept. 27, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a reception. * "Wild Cards: The Components of Global Development," about the impact of global development on architectural design, will be on view Oct. 25-Nov. 19. The exhibit was researched by Keller Easterling, assistant professor of architectural design, and funded by the Digital Media Center for the Arts. A reception will be held Wednesday, Oct. 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m. * Photographs by Thomas Meyer will be featured Nov. 29-Dec. 17 in "Kaufland, Retail Spaces in Eastern Germany." A reception will take place Wednesday, Dec. 1, 5:30-6:30 p.m. On the third floor Six displays of student works will be exhibited in the north and south hallways. They are "Rome Sketchbooks" and "Yale Urban Design Workshop," Sept. 1-Oct. 1; "Takenaka Internship Exhibit" by Brian Papa and "1999 Yale Building Project," Oct. 4-Nov. 5; and "George Nelson Scholarship Exhibit" by Samer Bitar and "M.Arch. II Design Work," Nov. 8-Dec. 10. All A&A Building exhibits are open to the public free of charge 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. For more information, call 432-2288. 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