Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

Olafur EliassonOlafur Eliasson’s *Weather Project*Olafur Eliasson, one of the most challenging and celebrated artists of his generation, will kick-off After the Digital Divide: German Aesthetic Theory in the Age of New Media, a three-day symposium on aesthetics and new media at Washington University March 30 to April 1. The symposium will feature more than 20 artists, art historians, museum professionals and new media experts from across the United States and Germany.

In recognition of the role that William H. (Bill) Danforth, life trustee and chancellor emeritus, his family and the Danforth Foundation have played in the evolution of Washington University in St. Louis, the Hilltop Campus will be renamed the Danforth Campus, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. An official recognition ceremony will be held Sept. 17, when the new name takes effect.

The talk is part of “Unsettled Ground: Nature, Landscape and Ecology Now!” a series of lectures, panel discussions, artistic interventions and workshops.

Their project investigates the relationship between power and self-presentation by asking women to respond to a seemingly simple question.

Two Girls Working, the collaborative team of artists Tiffany Ludwig and Renee Piechocki, will screen a documentary about their ongoing project, “Trappings,” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, in Ursa’s Lounge. “Trappings” investigates the relationship between power and self-presentation by asking women to respond to the question “What do you wear that makes you feel powerful?”

Photo by Bill StoverA graduate student art exhibit titled Offcourse featured the work of some 65 graduate students from numerous disciplines across the University.

The rankings are according to Design Intelligence, a monthly newsletter published by the Design Futures Council; WUSTL is tied with Illinois.

Courtesy photoWilliam CrononEnvironmental historian William Cronon will speak on “Telling Tales on Canvas: Landscapes of Environmental Change” at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, for the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts. Cronon, the Frederick Jackson Turner Professor of History, Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin—Madison, studies the history of human interaction with the natural world.

Courtesy photo*America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools 2006*Washington University’s Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has tied for 10th in the nation, according to Design Intelligence, a monthly newsletter published by the Design Futures Council.

An exhibit titled Offcourse, featuring works from more than 65 WUSTL graduate students, will be at Baseline Gallery from Jan. 28-Feb. 4.