Prattfolio Spring 2009 "Food Issue"

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Pratt Honors Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, Takashi Murakami, and Julian Schnabel 3

1. Legends honoree, arts advocate, and author Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and her husband, Ambassador Carl Spielvogel. 2. Legends honoree world-renowned artist Takashi Murakami, right, with Ingrid Sischy, international editor, Vanity Fair. 3. Legends honoree, artist, and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, left, with journalist Charlie Rose, who served as master of ceremonies for the evening.

More than 400 guests turned out October 16 at the Lighthouse on Pier 61 for Legends 2008—Pratt Institute’s largest annual student scholarship benefit—that raised $430,000 through ticket sales. Hosted by Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte and Board of Trustees Chair Mike Pratt, this festive and glamorous event honored arts advocate and author Babaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel, and worldrenowned artists Takashi Murakami and Julian Schnabel as distinguished individuals whose accomplishments and values resonate with those of Pratt. Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel was introduced and presented her award by Kent Barwick, president of the Municipal Art Society. Dick Cavett presented the Legends award to Julian Schnabel; Arnold Lehman, director of the Brooklyn Museum, introduced honoree Takashi Murakami, whose solo show at the Brooklyn Museum earlier this year was a huge success and the second largest exhibition in the museum’s history. Celebrated journalist and television host Charlie Rose served as master of ceremonies.

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4. Britt Kapec and Ian Collings, Pratt industrial design students, created this year’s hand-carved aluminum award. 5. Renowned portrait photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and award-winning playwright Edward Albee. 6. Pratt trustees Amy Cappellazzo and Kurt Andersen along with Pratt friend Marjorie Kuhn served as co-chairs for the event. 7. Pratt Institute trustees David Walentas and wife, Jane. 8. Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte, right, with entertainer and columnist Dick Cavett, who introduced his friend and Montauk neighbor Julian Schnabel. 9. Larry Gagosian, art dealer and owner of Gagosian Gallery, with guest Shala Monroque. Gagosian Gallery was the Legends 2008 corporate sponsor. 10. Pratt Institute trustees Marc Rosen, Juliana Terian Gilbert, David Mack, and Mark Stumer. Gilbert’s Rallye Auto Group provided major corporate support for the evening’s festivities.

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Prattfolio Spring 2009 "Food Issue"

Published on Jun 13, 2011

Pratt Institute

From nourishment value to aesthetic concerns, Pratt faculty members challenge students to analyze the subject matter from new and interesting angles. On the design side, students attend courses that teach the aesthetics and functionality of tableware and restaurant design, the parallels between food preparation techniques and the industrial processes used to create products. In Pratt’s humanities and social sciences classes, students investigate the complex interplay among food, culture, and society. These explorations are very much in keeping with founder Charles Pratt’s vision to train students in the practical application of creativity and critical thinking. Pratt-trained fine artists have used their skills to examine that place where food intersects with our emotions, to comment on the relative value of food in our societies, and to make statements about the political realities wrought by food and lack of access to it.