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DESCRIPTION:Queer Histories in Architecture is part of our contemporary ref
 lections series The Art of Living: Bodily Experiences of Space\, Curated b
 y Kristen J. OwensThe Art of Living: Bodily Experiences of Space is a four
 -part contemporary reflections series organized in conjunction with the ex
 hibition Eileen Gray and inspired by the ways in which Gray’s architectura
 l and interior designs were created with the individual’s bodily experienc
 e of the space in mind.This workshop with J.D. Sassaman and Mariel Villeré
  will respond to a history of queer world-building and explore the idea of
  queering a space through appropriation and object-making. We will explore
  historical typologies and collaboratively draw new spatial concepts throu
 gh conversation\, images\, and three dimensional construction. While hands
 -on\, the workshop requires no previous design or craft experience and is 
 open to all ages and abilities.Other Conversations in the series include:S
 aturday\, March 28Blackness and Spatial Matters: A Performance LectureWith
  Mario Gooden\, Jonathan Gonzalez and Mabel O. Wilson.Thursday\, May 14Dig
 ital Art\, Architecture\, and the BodyWith Alredo Salazar-Caro\, Ashley Ba
 ccus-Clark\, and Jacolby SattewhiteThursday\, June 11Designing Social/Cult
 ural SpacesSpeakers to be announced.Meet the Workshop Leaders:Trained as a
 n architectural designer and historian\, Mariel Villeré researches\, write
 s\, and organizes exhibits and cultural programming at the intersection of
  architecture\, art\, landscape\, and the city. She is currently the Progr
 am Development Director in the Office of Academic Initiatives and Strategi
 c Innovation at The Graduate Center\, CUNY. She was formerly the Manager f
 or Programs\, Arts and Grants at Freshkills Park/NYC Parks\, where she wor
 ked to build the art program for the landfill-to-park site through an inqu
 iry-based artist residency program\, Field R/D\, and through the on-site S
 tudio+Gallery she founded in January 2018. Her work has been the subject o
 f articles in Hyperallergic\, Art in America\, ArtSpace\, and BOMB Magazin
 e.J.D. Sassaman focuses on complex questions about how our world gets buil
 t and how we evolve fabrication processes to create our future. Her career
  encompasses design\, craft\, digital fabrication\, and teaching. Currentl
 y a Senior Manager for the Autodesk Technology Centers\, she leads the Man
 ufacturing Industry Engagement Team. She previously launched the Pier 9 Wo
 rkshop for Autodesk as the Sr. Workshop Manager and oversaw the technical 
 team\, machine training curriculum\, and user experience for the Technolog
 y Center. J.D. holds a Masters in Architecture from MIT\, a degree in Fine
  Woodworking from College of the Redwoods\, and a B.A. in History from Bro
 wn University. She has taught architecture + fabrication studios at Califo
 rnia College of the Arts\, founded QuBE (Queers in the Built Environment) 
 at MIT\, and was recently featured on Ask This Old House (PBS). In 2017\, 
 she was invited to the Obama White House for the LGBTQ Tech Leaders Summit
 .  J.D. lives in San Francisco and swims year round in the Pacific.
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SUMMARY:Bard Graduate Center: CANCELED—The Art of Living: Queer Histories i
 n Architecture
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