Puppies, two-dimensional furniture, the tomato war, human traffic, self-induced vomiting—were just a few of the examples of projects generated from Paul Sahre’s concept-driven senior class at the School of Visual Arts. In celebration, the school sponsored a retrospective of the class, and asked Paul to assemble a small team of former students to curate and produce the exhibition.
Portfolio*, with an asterisk that alludes to the unothodox nature of the class, was a exhibit of work by 26 students who generated projects through a topic chosen at the beginning of the semester.
The 2,600 square foot gallery space was organized in chronological order—the exhibit opened with a list of all the topics, and progressed through three rooms, ending with the finished portfolios. The premise of the class was perhaps best summed up by an adage taken from one student’s project, which was plastered on a display case that ran through the center of the space: “Stormy moments give way to sunshine.”
Curators: Jennifer Lew, Abigail Smith, Joon Mo Kang, Paul Sahre
Promotional poster by Jennifer Lew and Paul Sahre
