Stephen Talasnik

Stephen Talasnik is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and the Tyler School of Art (Rome and Philadelphia, MFA). He served as exhibitions coordinator at the Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia for six years, after which he moved to Tokyo to teach art and art history. For years he traveled extensively in Asia, studying vernacular engineering using natural materials. He expanded his practice into sculpture in the early 2000s, and has created installations for the Japan Society,...See more

Stephen Talasnik is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and the Tyler School of Art (Rome and Philadelphia, MFA). He served as exhibitions coordinator at the Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia for six years, after which he moved to Tokyo to teach art and art history. For years he traveled extensively in Asia, studying vernacular engineering using natural materials. He expanded his practice into sculpture in the early 2000s, and has created installations for the Japan Society, Storm King Art Center, and as one of the primary artists with works at Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana. His work is included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Albertina, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the British Museum, and the Centre Pompidou. He lives and works in New York City. Lebbeus Woods (1940-2012) was a visionary architect, artist, and instructor. Phyllis Tuchman is a critic who has published in top art publications for over fifty years. David Wittenberg is an associate professor at the University of Iowa and the author of Time Travel. Michael Sorkin is an architect and author of numerous books of criticism, including All Over the Map and Twenty Minutes in Manhattan. See less