77 Works from the Collection of Cynthia Davidson and Peter Eisenman
September 16–December 16, 2024
United States
Architectural representation is often misunderstood as a precursor to building: images that illustrate the architect’s ideas before they are given physical manifestation or merely as a roadmap for the production of architecture. The 77 drawings, collages, prints, and paintings from the collection of Cynthia Davidson and Peter Eisenman, included in this exhibition, use various media to pursue, work out, and construct ideas independent of the material reality of buildings. The collection gathers ideas that both transcend time—from Piranesi to today—and once brought together a group of architects at a particular moment around the Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies.
On view at the Princeton University School of Architecture September 16 through December 16. Please join us for the Opening Reception on Monday, September 16 at 6pm in the SoA’s North Gallery. Free and open to all.
Exhibition credits
Curator: Dean Monica Ponce de Leon / Assistant Curator: Courtney Coffman / Exhibition Management, Production, and Installation: Kira McDonald / Exhibition Design: Christina Huang, MPdL Studio, and Allison Wenner / Graphic Design: Christina Huang / Exhibition Fabrication: Marie Baretsky and John Hunter / Photography: Ian Byers-Gamber / Special Thanks to: Cynthia Davidson and Peter Eisenman, the School of Architecture Staff, and Rago Arts and Auction House.
Image credts
Michael Graves, Untitled, 1971
Le Corbusier, Modulor, c. 1946
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Tavola Topografica di Roma (Topographical Table of Rome), 1762
Frank Gehry, Slats +, 1991
Peter Eisenman, House VI, 1972
Rem Koolhaas, Hague Project, 1987
Aldo Rossi, Analogous City, 1977
