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Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

24 Quincy Street
Harvard University
Cambridge , MA 02138
617.495.3251

Website: ves.fas.harvard.edu/ccva.html

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The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts is the only building on the North American continent designed by the famous French architect Le Corbusier. Despite the controversy over placing a building of such modern design in a traditional location, Le Corbusier felt that a building devoted to the visual arts must be an experience of freedom and unbound creativity. The Carpenter Center represents Corbusier's attempt to create a "synthesis of the arts." the union of architecture with painting, sculpture, through his innovative design. The five levels of the building function as open and flexible working spaces for painting, drawing, and sculpture, and the ramp through the heart of the building encourages public circulation and provides views into the studios, making the creative process visible through the building design. The Main Gallery, at ground level, and the Sert Gallery, at the top of the ramp, features the work of contemporary artists. The Carpenter Center is also home to the Harvard Film Archive, which brings to the public a unique program of classic, rare and experimental films.

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	Model Performance Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts April 4, 2013 In 2013, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For this occasion artists Katarina Burin and Amie Siegel conceived of the exhibition Brute. Engaging with the Carpenter Center building, Brute encompasses a set of new commissions by six international artists, a speculative exhibition model deploying objects... Model Performance Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts April 4, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Side Show Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts and at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts March 28, 2013 The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University is architect Le Corbusier’s only building in North America, and one of the last to be completed during his lifetime. In 2013, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For this occasion artists Katarina Burin and Amie Siegel conceived... Side Show Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts and at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts March 28, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	GROPIUS STEREOSCOPIC PERFORMANCE Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts February 28, 2013 In 2013, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For this occasion artists Katarina Burin and Amie Siegel conceived of the exhibition Brute. Engaging with the Carpenter Center building, Brute encompasses a set of new commissions by six international artists, a speculative exhibition model deploying... GROPIUS STEREOSCOPIC PERFORMANCE Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts February 28, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Beatriz Colomina Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts February 21, 2013 CARPENTER CENTER LECTURE: BEATRIZ COLOMINA In 2013, the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts will celebrate its 50th anniversary. For this occasion artists Katarina Burin and Amie Siegel conceived of the exhibition Brute. Engaging with the Carpenter Center building, Brute encompasses a set of new commissions by six international... Beatriz Colomina Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts February 21, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)
	Brute Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts February 14-April 7, 2013 Brute 14 February–7 April 2013 Opening reception Thursday, February 14, 5:30-6:30 pm The Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University is architect Le Corbusier’s only building in North America, and one of the last to be completed during his lifetime. In 2013, the Carpenter Center for the Visual... Brute Presented by Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts February 14-April 7, 2013 Event Rating (0 votes)

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