Style is a notion that applies to almost anything humans do. At its deepest level, style divides humans from animals. Our desire to decorate, to separate, to create something unique is the essence of style. Throughout the year, scholars and photographers, musicians and poets, artists and architects, designers and restaurateurs shared their thoughts and creations in an attempt to understand this important but elusive idea.

REPROS: Photographs by Sylvia Plachy
September 2 – October 29, 2000

Style and the Fashioning of the Body
Thursday, September 28

Edward Said: Reflections on Late Style
Thursday, October 12

Phillip Lopate: Style in Personal Writing
Tuesday, October 24

Karim Rashid: Design and Desire
Tuesday, November 14

Arthur Danto: Three Brillo Boxes
Wednesday, January 31, 2001

Edward Hirsch: Styles of Love Poetry
Wednesday, February 14

Leon Botstein: Style & Meaning in Music
Tuesday, February 27

Judy Chicago: The Style of Judy Chicago
Tuesday, March 27