Shop Class Visits the Pulitzer
April 15th, 2010
Construction Careers Center students examine Gordon Matta-Clark’s Reality Properties: Fake Estates. For more photos from this program visit our Flickr page.
Tuesday morning, students from a Construction Careers Center shop class toured Urban Alchemy/Gordon Matta-Clark for the first time. They have been hearing about the exhibition for months. Last fall, while requesting garbage donations, Jenny Murphy and Lisa Harper Chang visited CCC, a construction-focused charter school, to talk about Gordon Matta-Clark’s work and sustainable design. Jane Crawford made a special appearance at the school during the week the Wall was constructed.
In early February of this year, the Pulitzer, along with the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Earthways Center and the Lawrence Group, began the current program. Representatives from each organization and a teaching artist have been meeting with the class for lessons on community building, sustainability and design. The students are planning with their teacher to eventually build their own version of the Garbage Wall.
http://www.vimeo.com/10933265Faydreauna, a student at Construction Careers Center, shares her observations on Garbage Wall.
