| About
the Exhibit
Opening Reception: Friday, December 14, 5:20 pm - 9:30pm
The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) is
pleased to present an exhibition celebrating the work of internationally
acclaimed architect and former FWM Board Member, Steven Izenour
(1940-2001). The exhibition opens on Friday, December 14, 2001
at the FWM's annual Holiday Party from 5:30 pm - 9:30 pm, and
has been organized by Mr. Izenour's colleagues at Venturi, Scott
Brown and Associates, Inc. (VSBA) and the FWM. The Holiday Party
is free and open to the public; donations are welcome
Steven Izenour, with VSBA since 1969, was pivotal
in their seminal architectural and urban design projects. Izenour
earned an international reputation for combining a vast knowledge
of the signs and symbols of the American landscape with an extraordinary
design ability and technological expertise within environmental
and historical contexts. The FWM exhibition honors the work of
this visionary architect whose innovative use of decoration and
design imbues ordinary, commercial environment with a sense of
reality, humor and understanding. The exhibition includes elements
from past architectural projects, oversized cutouts, signs, billboards,
video documentation and more.
Izenour was primary designer for several projects
of VSBA, including his design for a house on Long Island Sound.
This project was exhibited at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris
and won a National American Institute of Architects Honor award
in 1982. Izenour also conceived the monumental scheme for lighting
of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in Philadelphia, which received
national recognition during the 1987 celebration of the constitution's
bicentennial. In 1999, Izenour shaped the theory behind and design
of the Children's Garden in Camden, NJ.
In addition to his architecture, Izenour authored
numerous articles, was a noted lecturer, and an influential teacher
at schools and universities around the world. He also co-authored,
with Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, "Learning from
Las Vegas." |
| Founded
in 1977, the Fabric Workshop and Museum is the only museum in
the country devoted to using fabric as a material and metaphor
for creating new works of art, and making these works accessible
to a diverse audience through extensive educational programs.
Through the acclaimed residency program, the Fabric Workshop and
Museum provides artists of all disciplines the opportunity and
technical support to experiment with fabric and new materials
in a unique laboratory setting. Exhibition programming and educational
outreach enable the public to experience contemporary art firsthand,
from concept through production, presentation, and preservation.
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