Unprecedented Realism: Selections from the Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti Collection Panel Discussion and Reception

To mark Jorge Silvetti’s retirement from the GSD and the opening of the exhibition Unprecedented Realism: Selections from the Rodolfo Machado and Jorge Silvetti Collection, the School hosted a discussion and celebration featuring voices from the GSD community past and present. The evening began with a conversation between the curators of the exhibition, Mark Lee and Remi McClain, and a group of historians and practitioners with a deep understanding of the work of Machado and Silvetti– Erika Naginski, Florencia Rodriguez, Nader Tehrani, and Jesús Vasallo MArch ’07. During the second half of the event, former students and colleagues of Silvetti’s shared reflections on their time with him at the GSD. The group included Calvin Tsao MArch ’78, Michael Maltzan MArch ’88, Elisa Silva MArch ’02, Nicolas Delgado Alcega MArch ’21, and Professor Michael Hays. Dean Sarah M. Whiting shared remarks and remembrances before giving the stage over to Silvetti himself.

The program was followed by a reception in the Druker Design Gallery.

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