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Architecture, famously a discipline of space, is also an articulation of time. Haunted by the ruins of its past and its possible future alike, it stands in the present as a profoundly contingent undertaking. In this lecture, Glenn Adamson will draw from his latest full-length publication Craft: An American History, as well as his forthcoming book, A Century of Tomorrows, to construct a narrative of architecture's impermanence. The talk will reach beyond buildings, incorporating examples from fine art as well as crafts such as pottery and basketmaking, ultimately arguing for a temporal basis to the understanding of “material intelligence.” 

Speaker: Glenn Adamson

An accompanying exhibition, called Almost Useful, curated by Glenn Adamson and the MOJ Committee, is on view in the Campbell Elmaleh Gallery January 17 – February 17, 2024.