Student and Faculty Exhibitions
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Art & Design Graduating Student Exhibition 2013 The art selected is the culmination of each student’s unique experience in the Fashion Institute of Technology’s diverse, challenging, and demanding undergraduate Art & Design programs. Featuring juried, award winning, and thesis projects, this presentation is the manifestation of several years of research, experimentation, critical thinking, and artistic proficiency. |
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 Jack Jacobus, Ltd., boot, leather, circa 1900, Austria, gift of Victoria and Albert Museum. |
Boots: The Height of Fashion Gallery FIT March 5 - April 6, 2013 Boots: The Height of Fashion examined how boots emerged as a modern fashion phenomenon during the last century and evolved to become a staple of the fashionable woman’s wardrobe. The exhibition featured 20 pairs of women’s boots from the museum's permanent collection, including boots originally worn by fashion icons Jane Holzer and Tina Chow. Boots, as objects, are expressive of power, and the exhibition explored this concept via three significant sub-themes: sex, rebellion, and status. Students in the Fashion and Textile Studies M.A. program at FIT's School of Graduate Studies collaborated with the Museum at FIT to present Boots: The Height of Fashion. Read the press release here. |
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The Fourth Dimension: The Media Club at FIT Gallery FIT January 26 - February 9, 2013 According to researchers from Oxford University, “time” is the most commonly used noun in the English language; however, it remains a mystery. What is time? Does everyone experience time the same way? Is time a scientific phenomenon that can be universally measured and catalogued? How do different cultures interpret time in their own unique ways? Through the use of motion and interactive technology, this exhibition explored personal, artistic, academic, and scientific concepts of time. The Media Design Club at FIT (MDC) was established in 2009 by Prof. C. J. Yeh from the Communication Design Department. It brings together students interested in digital media together outside of the traditional classroom setting. Currently, MDC has 160 members from Communication Design (AAS), Graphic Design (BFA), Advertising Design (BFA), Computer Graphics (BFA), and Illustration (AAS) programs. It is one of the most active student clubs at FIT. |
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 Photograph by Ron Amato, Giardini di Boboli, Florence, Italy |
Fantastic: FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition Gallery FIT November 10 - December 8, 2012 This exhibition of FIT faculty artists featured a variety of artworks from ten different departments within the School of Art and Design. Media include painting, drawing, digital, animation, sculpture, photography, and jewelry, based on the theme of the fantastic, otherworldly, and imagined. Many of the artists’ works are for sale and are featured online at sites.fitnyc.edu/depts/fantastic. Participating artists are donating proceeds from their sales to Kids in Distressed Situations, an organization that supports relief efforts in Haiti. |
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Interior Design Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition, Class of 2012 Gallery FIT October 2 - 27, 2012 This exhibition showcased a selection of outstanding senior thesis presentations from the FIT Interior Design department’s four-year degree program. The program’s yearlong thesis project had two parts: a semester of research followed by a semester of design. Upon entering the eighth semester of study, students translate their research and 4 years of cumulative experience into final design solutions. They establish horizontal and vertical circulation patterns as they locate stairs, elevators and means of egress. While shaping and composing the various interior volumes they anticipate mechanical systems for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, power, fire, and life safety. In addition to selecting colors, finishes, furniture, and equipment students develop extensive space plans, lighting plans, elevations, perspectives, and details to illustrate their design intent. |
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 The Fight to Flee the Fire, Min Suk Choi, 2012, mixed media.This final art for an animation captures the horror and the fight to leave the flaming factory. |
Triangle Factory Fire: Then, Since, Now Gallery FIT June 13 - July 7, 2012 The MFA in Illustration program, in collaboration with the American History Department and the Triangle Factory Fire Coalition, presented Triangle Factory Fire: Then, Since, Now, an exhibition of the work of 25 artists where each piece was a visual interpretation of the fire, its impact, and its aftermath. Works included paintings, drawings, collage, sculpture and interactive media. |
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Art & Design Graduating Student Exhibition 2012 The art selected was the culmination of each student’s unique experience in the Fashion Institute of Technology’s diverse, challenging, and demanding undergraduate Art & Design programs. Featuring juried, award winning, and thesis projects, this presentation was the manifestation of several years of research, experimentation, critical thinking, and artistic proficiency. |
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 Bob Dylan by Harry Gordon, paper, 1968, England, gift of Estelle Ellis. |
Youthquake! The 1960s Fashion Revolution Gallery FIT March 6 - April 7, 2012 Youthquake! The 1960s Fashion Revolution explored the dramatic impact of youth culture on fashion during the 1960s. More than thirty garments, accessories, videos, and other related media are featured, including fashions by Yves Saint Laurent, André Courrèges, and Giorgio di Sant’Angelo. The epicenter of youth-generated style was London, where young shoppers flocked to boutiques opened by energetic, equally young designers. On display was a slim-cut, brightly-colored man’s shirt by pioneering British designer John Stephen. A metallic copper mini-dress represents New York’s trendsetting Paraphernalia boutique, which sold work by both London designers and talented young Americans, including Betsey Johnson. The influence of music on 1960s fashion was represented by a paper dress stamped with Bob Dylan’s image and a pair of Wing Dings shoes featuring a Beatles motif. The paper dress also exemplifies the literal disposability of the era’s fashions. |
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| Regardless of which youth group was redefining fashion at the moment—the early 1960s Mods or the Hippies later in the decade—its styles were quickly appropriated by mass marketers and couturiers alike. By comparing designs ranging from cutting-edge boutique and mass-market labels to high fashion ready-to-wear and couture, the exhibition attests to the ascendance of youth as the driving force in fashion. Youthquake! The 1960s Fashion Revolution was organized and curated by FIT graduate students of the Fashion and Textiles: History, Theory, Museum Practice program in conjunction with the Museum at FIT. |
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 Margaux Le Pierres, Student Animation Project (2011), Digital Junky for Motion Infograph Project*Winner, C. J. Yeh's Time-based Design Scholarship Competition 2011. |
Death to Pie Charts: Media Design Club at FIT Gallery FIT January 28 - February 11, 2012 Death to Pie Charts examined the recent trends in the fields of information graphics, highlighting a selection of the best information graphics done by the members of the Media Design Club at FIT. This exhibition showcased information graphics in a variety of formats including animation, interactive, print, and physical constructions. |
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 Kingsley Parker |
'up river' - An Installation by Kingsley Parker FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition 2011 Gallery FIT November 12 - December 10, 2011 Kingsley Parker, a multi-media artist, has been a full-time member of FIT’s Communication Design Department for the past 15 years. 'up river' was, in many ways, a romance -- Professor Parker’s romance with the Hudson River which he has been intimately connected with since he and his family left Brooklyn to settle permanently in Hudson, NY. Commuting to New York along the river on an almost daily basis, Professor Parker -- whose body of work already reflected an interest in mapping and boats -- became enamored with the Hudson as an idea, as a resource, and as a thing of beauty. A sewn nautical chart 61 linear feet long was accompanied by small ‘vignettes’ (in 2 and 3 dimensions) depicting life, commerce, and activities on the river. The exhibition also included prints and sculpture. |
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Interior Design Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition Gallery FIT October 8 - 29, 2011 This exhibition showcased a selection of outstanding senior thesis presentations from the FIT Interior Design department’s four-year degree program. The program’s yearlong thesis project has two parts: a semester of research followed by a semester of design. |
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 Stephen Gardner - McSorely’s - 2011 |
The MFA Bridge Thesis Show 2011 Gallery FIT September 2 - 24, 2011 The first-ever terminal degree at FIT, the MFA in Illustration, was a glint in the eyes of this first class of graduates as they pursued the MA in Illustration. They were enthusiastic, supportive, and patient. When approval for the new degree was granted, without skipping a beat, this extraordinary group of students signed on for an intensive and exciting year of study. The MFA Bridge Thesis Show represents the culmination of a year of extended exploration into finding a unique voice and brand, as well as honing drawing and painting skills. The year also included a unique trip to the West Coast to visit film and entertainment studios, and to partake in studio visits with Los Angeles area illustrators whose markets and influences are markedly different from those here in New York City. The work in this exhibition represents all of these experiences and speaks to the level of study that graduate school elicits. |
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Hurly-Burly MA in Illustration 2011 Gallery FIT June 8 - July 2, 2011 Hurly-Burly was an exciting collection of works by the fifth class of MA in Illustration graduates from the School of Graduate Studies. These illustrations reflected the independently-minded mission of the program. The bustle of the classroom gave way to walls rich with a broad range of media and ideas. Along the way, deep bonds, lasting friendships, and collaborations were born and will flourish.# The show represented a unique group of students who embodied diversity in their backgrounds, as well as their influences. The confluence of cultures elicited a rich environment that provided a platform for growth on levels that extended far beyond the printed page. |
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 Katie Sacchi - soft toy “Alex” - Photograph by Guenter Knop. |
Art & Design Graduating Student Exhibition 2011 May 11 - 24, 2011 This show presented the work of more than 800 students receiving AAS and BFA degrees from the School of Art & Design and was on view throughout the main floors of the Marvin Feldman Center, the Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, the Shirley Goodman Resource Center, and the John E. Reeves Great Hall. The exhibition featured work in seventeen areas of study - Accessories Design, Advertising Design, Communication Design, Computer Animation & Interactive Media, Fabric Styling, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Menswear, Packaging Design, Photography, Textile/Surface Design, Toy Design, and Visual Presentation & Exhibition Design. The art selected was the culmination of each student’s unique experience in the Fashion Institute of Technology’s diverse, challenging, and demanding undergraduate Art & Design programs. Featuring juried, award winning, and thesis projects, this presentation was the manifestation of several years of research, experimentation, critical thinking, and artistic proficiency. The Graduating Student Exhibition advances the College’s applied philosophy that integrates practice in industry with theory and teaching inside the studio. |
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 Vivienne Westwood - “Rocking Horse” boots - leather and wood - 1987, England - Gift of Francisco Melendez A.K.A. Francois. |
Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89 Gallery FIT March 8, 2011 - April 2, 2011 Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89 focused exclusively on Westwood’s fashions of the 1980s and highlighted the significant shift in Westwood’s design style during this decade. Her work of the early 1980s was prominently featured in edgy magazines such as i-D, and her following was comprised mainly of street-style insiders. By 1985, her more structured, feminine, and historically-inspired styles began to attract the attention of the mainstream press and widened Westwood’s audience. The exhibition included a unisex ensemble from the Pirate collection (1981), a woman’s ensemble from the influential Buffalo collection (1982) and a pair of Westwood’s iconic “Rocking Horse” boots from the Harris Tweed collection (1987). Editorial photographs from magazines such as The Face and British Vogue further illuminated Westwood’s impact on 1980s fashion, as did the runway footage and video interviews with the designer. |
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| Vivienne Westwood, 1980-89 was organized and curated by FIT graduate students of the Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice program. More about this exhibition here, or Visit the Online Exhibition |
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gotoAndPlay(); A Selection of Innovative Graphic Design Projects with Game-like Qualities Gallery FIT January 28 - February 12, 2011 The exhibition gotoAndPlay(); reflected the youthful vision of the young designers in the Media Design Club at FIT. It included a selection of interactive and time-based design projects with game-like qualities which engaged audiences in a playful, charismatic, and compelling manner. Approximately 120 projects from 100 students were reviewed, and the Exhibition Planning Committee of the department of Communication Design selected the top 30 pieces for the exhibition. The exhibition also included an award-winning poster series by Professor Rocco Piscatello. |
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 Jessica Wynne - Trurobay - 2010 |
Lightness: FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition Gallery FIT November 13, 2010 - December 11, 2010 The focus of Lightness was to embrace, explore, and exploit the many meanings, interpretations, and associations of "Lightness". Lightness is a theme that emerges in many cultures, world religions, and ideologies. Ideas of lightness have also been explored by philosophers and writers such as Friedrich Nietzsche and Milan Kundera. Some definitions of lightness: blaze, glow, sparkle, illumination, weightlessness, buoyancy, levity, play, joy, grace, agility, ease, freedom, light in value, light in color, light as a feather. |
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Interior Design Annual Senior Thesis Exhibition Gallery FIT October 6 - 30, 2010 This exhibition showcased a selection of outstanding senior thesis presentations from the FIT Interior Design department’s four-year degree program. The program’s yearlong thesis project has two parts: a semester of research followed by a semester of design. |
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 Seung Lim Kim - Real Face - Acrylic - 2010 |
Menagerie Gallery FIT June 9 - July 3, 2010 Menagerie, the product of the fourth class of MA in Illustration graduates, represented the most wide-ranging work that has yet been exhibited by the School of Graduate Studies. These illustrations truly reflected not only the independently-minded mission of the program, but also the ways in which an illustrator can today have a presence that extends beyond the printed page. |
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 Caitlyn Dailey - "Big Bear" - oil and acrylic on gesso panel - 2010 |
Art & Design Graduating Student Exhibition 2010 Gallery FIT May 11 - 25, 2010 This show presented the work of more than 800 students receiving AAS and BFA degrees from the School of Art & Design and was on view throughout the main floors of the Marvin Feldman Center, the Fred P. Pomerantz Art and Design Center, the Shirley Goodman Resource Center, and the John E. Reeves Great Hall. The exhibition featured work in seventeen areas of study - Accessories Design, Advertising Design, Communication Design, Computer Animation & Interactive Media, Fabric Styling, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Jewelry Design, Menswear, Packaging Design, Photography, Textile/Surface Design, Toy Design, and Visual Presentation & Exhibition Design. The art selected was the culmination of each student’s unique experience in the Fashion Institute of Technology’s diverse, challenging, and demanding undergraduate Art & Design programs. Featuring juried, award winning, and thesis projects, this presentation was the manifestation of several years of research, experimentation, critical thinking, and artistic proficiency. The Graduating Student Exhibition advances the College’s applied philosophy that integrates practice in industry with theory and teaching inside the studio. |
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 Delman - Day shoe - Black Faille - USA, c. 1937 - lent by Nina Footwear Corp. |
Scandal Sandals & Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes Gallery FIT March 9 – April 3, 2010 Scandal Sandals & Lady Slippers: A History of Delman Shoes featured a vibrant and detailed selection of the glamorous, innovative, and classic styles that made Delman Shoes—celebrating its 90th anniversary—a leader in women’s footwear. As the first exhibition devoted to the history of the brand, Scandal Sandals explored and revealed the company’s renowned style, advertising and craftsmanship. The objects on display, dating roughly between 1926 and 2007, chronicled the company’s rich and creative past. Delman shoes were worn by many movie stars and distinguished women of society, including Jacqueline Kennedy, Joan Crawford, Marilyn Monroe, and Marlene Dietrich. Scandal Sandals and Lady Slippers was organized and curated by FIT graduate students of the Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice program. |
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Connectivity: A Selection of Media Design Work from the Communication Design Department Gallery FIT January 29 - February 13, 2010 Before computers entered the mix, the production of print material was firmly in the hands of graphic designers. The explosive development of the digital medium has changed the role of the graphic designer dramatically. Instead of focusing on the visual expression, graphic designers today create web-based interactive projects that connect people, facilitate communications, and enable the development of online communities. The exhibition Connectivity explored the recent trends in the graphic design industry as well as examined the shifting role of the graphic designer. The exhibition included the best web-based design projects done by the students of the Graphic Design program from 2008 to 2009. |
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Metal: FIT Art and Design Faculty Exhibition 2009 Gallery FIT November 14 - December 12, 2009 The exhibition Metal showcased work by FIT faculty from more than 10 different departments within the School of Art and Design. Based on the theme of metal, works included fabric, jewelry, painting, photography, sculpture, and works on paper. Exhibition Website |
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| "Homage to Irving Penn, No.1" - Black and white silver gelatin print - 20"x24" - Terry Falk, faculty, Photography Department | ||
