Join AD—WO, a globally renowned New York art and architecture practice, for a conversation about their work and the forces shaping our streetscapes and public spaces. Everyone is welcome to attend this public lecture on Wednesday February 12. The event will start at 6:30 pm in the Film/Video Theater at the Wexner Center for the Arts. 

The Public Lecture is a free event, but registration is required. Learn more about the event and register below.

During their visit, AD—WO will be joined by a familiar friend of the department, Sasha de Koninck. Sasha was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Design last year. Together they will host three student workshops February 12-13. Workshop participants will work in groups to produce 30”x30” tapestries while experimenting with spatial implications of weaving. 

During the workshop, satellite representations of Columbus, Ohio will serve as primary sites for the analysis and intervention. The image of the site will be explored in conjunction with found objects, and other modes of image-making. This workshop foregrounds tapestry as transdisciplinary practice of image-making and space-making; articulating the intersections of architecture, heritage, and migration. The aim is to experiment with the spatial implications of weaving. This work will be done by identifying and translating techniques from imaging practices in contemporary art that challenge legibility, transparency, and resolution; operating in contradistinction to cartographic traditions of measuring, encapsulating, and preserving existing hierarchies. Weaving Workshop reframes architecture and design through considerations of aesthetic practices that propose new ways of being together.

If you would like to listen about the intersection of fashion, fabrics and technology, Sasha joined the Thinking through Design podcast last year, this episode is available on Apple Podcasts or by visiting the Podcast webpage.