Symposium: Roberto Burle Marx—A Total Work of Art
Friday, June 7, 2019
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Multidisciplinary experts explore the breadth and genre-spanning creativity of the Brazilian modernist master, celebrating Burle Marx’s work as an innovative artist, landscape architect, and conservationist.
MODERATOR:
Edward J. Sullivan, Ph.D., Exhibition Curator;
Professor of the History of Art and Deputy Director, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
SPEAKERS:
The Legacy of Roberto Burle Marx in the USA
Raymond Jungles, FASLA
Founder and Principal of Raymond Jungles, Inc.
Forest Politics: Positioning the Amazon
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, ASLA, AIA
Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at CUNY’s City College; Principal, Catherine Seavitt Studio
The Ongoing Legacy of Roberto Burle Marx in Brazil
Isabela Ono
Executive Director, Burle Marx Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Presented by the Humanities Institute