Thomas Krens, director of Guggenheim Museums Worldwide, and Arthur Andersson, president of Andersson·Wise Architects, will speak at Carleton College next week as part of the 39th Annual Ward Lucas Lecture in the Arts. Other events included in the Lucas Lecture are a photography exhibition and panel discussion, "Vantage Points: Campus as Place," and a gallery talk, "Photographing Carleton: The Vantage Points Project."
Event information is as follows:
Wednesday, Feb. 27—7 p.m.
Carleton College Art Gallery / Music & Drama Center, Lower Level
"Vantage Points: Campus as Place" A photography exhibition and panel discussion with Beth Dow, Chris Faust and Alec Soth, Minnesota photographers who were charged with visually interpreting the College at the beginning of the 21st Century.
Thursday, Feb. 28 —5 p.m.
Carleton College Art Gallery / Music & Drama Center, Lower Level
"Photographing Carleton: The Vantage Points Project" A gallery talk with Laurel Bradley, Carleton’s director of exhibitions and curator of the College’s art collection.
Thursday, Feb. 28—8 p.m.
Severance Great Hall
"Learning Environments and Architecture" A lecture with Thomas Krens, Director of Guggenheim Museums Worldwide.
Friday, March 1—10:50 a.m.
Concert Hall, Carleton College "Building Ideals" A convocation address by Arthur Andersson, President of Andersson·Wise Architects.
As director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Krens oversees five Guggenheim museums in New York City, Venice, Berlin and Bilbao. Extending the global reach of the Guggenheim even farther, Krens has forged a three-way partnership with the venerable Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, allowing for the exchange of exhibitions and staff. In addition, the Guggenheim has a new museum under construction in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel. It is exploring an invitation to open a museum in Brazil, and recently received support from New York City to open a new museum on the waterfront.
Krens has invented unique ways of funding and supporting his projects, from joint ventures with corporations and national governments to conceiving accessible shows and merchandising products associated with major exhibits. He has dramatically increased the visibility of the Guggenheim and upped attendance from 450,000 visitors in 1990 to almost three million worldwide last year.
Andersson has practiced architecture over two decades in Kansas City, New Orleans, San Francisco and Austin. He and Chris Wise founded Andersson·Wise Architects in 2001, and with this new partnership, Andersson has created an energetic young firm with a commitment to continue producing consistently significant work. Andersson·Wise is focused on the idea that a collaborative approach to design leads to a built solution attuned to its purpose, as well as the broader issues of image and context.
Andersson’s relationship with Carleton began in 1990 when he first came to campus with his senior partner, Charles Moore, who had been engaged to help the college think about campus planning and building placement. Andersson served as consultant for a variety of campus building projects, including Johnson/Alumni Guest House, Center for Mathematics and Computing, Hulings Hall and the Recreation Center, and was the designer for the new Language and Dining Center.
The family and friends of Ward Lucas established the Ward Lucas Lecture Series in the Arts. Lucas, who died in 1961, was a member of the Carleton College Board of Trustees for over 20 years. The lecture series sponsors an annual series of public lectures, with or without demonstration, in any of the creative arts. The intent of this lectureship to invite only individuals who have distinguished themselves in the actual practice of the art about which they are to speak, and who are selected by a committee appointed by the President of the College.