Rites of Passage: 1995-2009 explores the routes taken by recent alumni of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Many of the 37 works were created expressly for the exhibition and include first time collaborations between artists and engineers. The full spectrum of contemporary practices is represented, including sound, text, architectural intervention, performance, video, photography, drawing, painting and sculpture. Avenues of expression range from the intangibility of light and sound to the poetry of infrastructure. The work of composer/scientist Salman Bakht (Albert Nerken School of Engineering), architect David A. Ross (Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture) and artists Josephine Halvorson, and Ryan and Trevor Oakes and Kim Holleman (graduates of the School of Art), to name a few, evoke a new romanticism and a return to sincerity and real emotion—which can blur the lines between the arts and sciences.

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Opening Reception: Thursday, January 21, 2010 (6-8pm)

Exhibition on view: January 21-February 11, 2010

Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday noon-7 pm, Saturday 12-5pm, closed on Sunday