The Architecture of Desire:
Parts I & II
September 5 – December 12, 2008
Cristina Iglesias, Vegetation Room
Featuring site-specific installations by contemporary artists Cristina Iglesias, Lida Abdul, and Runa Islam, The Architecture of Desire is a two-part exhibition that takes as its focal point the idea that a building, by its very nature, engenders a type of social order. The exhibition and accompanying educational and interpretive activities will examine the production and dissemination of spatial culture(s) by uncovering how architecture reflects our worldviews, shapes our actions, and constructs our desires. While diverse in their approaches, the featured artists all commonly employ installation and time-based media (film, video, and performance) as expressive modes.
 The Architecture of Desire Part I:
Cristina Iglesias & Runa Islam
September 5 – October 22, 2008
Exhibition Reception & Curator’s Talk:
Friday, September 5, 4:30 – 6:30PM
Runa Islam, Scale (1/16 Inch = 1 foot)
Drawing from a variety of inspirations and materials, Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias creates architectonic spaces that mediate between industrial and organic environments. Structural influences include the perforated intaglio walls of a Moorish building, the camouflage proscenium of a surveillance hut, the enveloping canopy of a dense forest, or the contemplative protection of a medieval cloister. Iglesias’ installation for The Architecture of Desire will test the boundaries between industrial culture, the human body, and the natural world. Runa Islam creates film installations that simultaneously employ and deconstruct the languages and techniques of narrative filmmaking. Islam often uses architectural structure to reframe physical and narrative space; the length of a shot corresponds to the depth of a room or the height of a wall or constructed spaces may reflect the psychological spaces between characters. For The Architecture of Desire, the I.D.E.A. Space will mount a site-specific presentation of Islam’s Scale (1/16 Inch = 1 foot). Shot in 35mm and presented in a dual-screen format, this filmic installation employs techniques of architectural mirroring to blur the boundaries between a synthetic reality and a lived experience, one that is grounded in place and time.
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Faculty Throwdown I: The Architecture of Desire
Wednesday, September 10, 3:30 PM, 2008
I.D.E.A Space, Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center
Two Colorado College faculty members share (and debate) interpretations of the current exhibition.
The Architecture of Desire: Runa Islam
Wednesday, October 1, 4:30PM, 2008
Film Screening Room
Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center
Lecture by Melinda Barlow, Professor of Film Studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder.
 Performance by Project Bandaloop
Friday, October 10, 7 PM
Saturday, October 11, 9 PM
Sunday, October 12, 2 PM
Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center
Project Bandaloop’s aerial dance performances have galvanized audiences worldwide. To celebrate the unique architecture of the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, Project Bandaloop will create a site-specific dance performance using the building’s exterior and interior spaces.
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Project Bandaloop performances generously sponsored by:
Colorado College Cultural Attractions Fund
Colorado College Drama/Dance Department
Bee Vradenburg Foundation
Colorado Springs Dance Theater
 Public Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty
October 27 – November 14, 2008
Armstrong Hall, intersection of Cache La Poudre & Cascade
Reception & Artist Talk, Armstrong Lobby: Friday, November 14, 4:30PM
Patrick Dougherty will create a site-specific, temporary sculpture on the Colorado College campus. Comprising hundreds of woven tree saplings, Dougherty’s sculptures integrate the natural world and the built environments. The sculpture will remain for two years .
Click here to visit Patrick Dougherty's website.
 The Architecture of Desire Part II:
Lida Abdul
November 3 – December 12, 2008
Exiled from Afghanistan as a child, Lida Abdul’s video installations address the ramifications of exile, war, and oppression. Part two of The Architecture of Desire features Abdul’s recent videos that challenge notions of home as a safe haven.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 4:30PM
The Architecture of Desire: Lida Abdul
Lecture by Iftikhar Dadi
Professor of Art History, Cornell University
Film Screening Room, Edith Kinney Gaylord
Cornerstone Arts Center
The Architecture of Desire
exhibits and lectures generously sponsored by:
The Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation
The Bee Vradenburg Foundation
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