Past Exhibitions

Recent exhibitions at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery
 

Kinesthetics: Art Imitating Life

Feb  8 - April 27, 2013

An exhibition exploring the aesthetics of movement through kinetic sculptures echoing the movement of natural forms and recreating human experiences.

125 Icons: A Celebration of Works by Pratt Alumni and Faculty, 1887-2012

Nov 30, 2012 - Jan 19, 2013

Part of Pratt's 125th anniversary celebrations, this exhibition features 125 "iconic" art and design objects created by Pratt alumni and faculty.

Party Headquarters: Art in the Age of Political Absurdity

Sept 28 - Nov 10, 2012

Just in time for election season, Party Headquarters: Art in the Age of Political Absurdity updates the grand tradition of political satire to shine a light on the American psyche in an era political polarization.
Party headquarters brochure

Pratt Alumni Painters

June 8 - Sept 8, 2012

An exhibition of work by fourteen emerging and established painters who graduated from Pratt within the last three decades.
pratt_alumni_painters_brochure.pdf

Bright Future: New Designs in Glass

February 10 - May 5, 2012

Furniture, tableware, architectural elements, and lighting designs by American and international artists exploring issues of sustainability, the manipulation of light, and the contrast of ancient and modern influences in contemporary glass.
bright_future_brochure.pdf

Resonance: Looking for Mr. McLuhan

October 21 – December 21, 2011

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of pioneering media critic Marshall McLuhan, this exhibition demonstrated the wealth of ways in which McLuhan’s thinking still resonates with contemporary artists.
resonance_brochure.pdf

Principals of Design: Pratt Fashion Alumni

September 9 – October 8, 2011

From haute couture to the finish line, "Principals of Design: Pratt Fashion Alumni" highlights the diversity, influence, and talent of professional designers who began their careers at Pratt Institute.

Project 35

June 17 – July 30, 2011

A program of single-channel videos selected by 35 international curators (produced and organized by Independent Curators International).

We Are Grammar

February 25 – May 7, 2011

Explored the diverse and evolving ways in which a third generation of artists has employed text in art over the past 10 years.

Blind Dates

November 19, 2010 - February 12, 2011

This exhibition matched artist/architect couples whose ethnic backgrounds represent the Anatolia region to mediate through projects that contend with what remains of the people, places, and cultures that once constituted the Ottoman Empire.

You Are Here → Mapping the Psychogeography of New York City

September 24 – November 6, 2010

A selection of contemporary artists maps the emotional terrain of New York City through artworks and conceptual projects that investigate our frenzied cityscape.

Envelopes

March 5 – May 1, 2010

Featured designs exploring new potentials of the architectural surface as the “skin” of a building and also as a skin that envelopes the body.

Ethics + Aesthetics = Sustainable Fashion

November 20, 2009 - February 20, 2010

Surveyed the work of artists and designers exploring practical and symbolic solutions to the problem of integrating sustainable practices into the fashion system.
ethics_+_aesthetics_catalogue.pdf

Design Jazz: Improvisations on the Urban Street

September 25 - November 7, 2009

Inspired by the newly created department of Academic Sustainability at Pratt Institute, this exhibition in two parts documented both theoretical and creative approaches to the design of urban streets.

Design S: Swedish Design Award

June 18 - August 5, 2009

Showcasing recipients of Sweden’s biggest design award, this exhibition highlighted products that drive development, make everyday life easier and more pleasant, simplify work life, or point the way to a sustainable society. Made possible by Saab Automobile, Albihns and the Consulate General of Sweden.

Broadcast    

February 20 – May 2, 2009

Explored the ways in which artists since the late 1960s have engaged with, critiqued, and inserted themselves into official channels of broadcast television and radio. Co-organized by the Contemporary Museum, Baltimore and Independent Curators International. 

Zones of Conflict

November 19, 2008 - February 7, 2009

Photographic and video-based artworks that focus on contemporary war—particularly in the Middle East—and that deploy a multiplicity of artistic approaches.