Interview: Randy Gragg on John Yeon
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Channel: Portland Art Museum · 2017 · Education
Randy Gragg is the Director of the John Yeon Center for Architecture and Landscape at University of Oregon. Gragg is the curator for our upcoming exhibition, Quest for Beauty: The Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon. This is a landmark exhibition celebrating the visionary Oregon architect, who through his regional brand of modernism and tireless efforts to enhance and preserve northwest landscapes, shaped our sense of place. Quest for Beauty brings together period photographs, drawings, and interpretive models of Yeon’s most notable designs, revealing his diverse influence on the physical and cultural landscape of the Northwest. Quest for Beauty will be on view from May 13 through September 3, 2017. For more information on Quest for Beauty, visit http://portlandartmuseum.org/exhibitions/quest-for-beauty/ Organized by Portland Art Museum and curated by Randy Gragg, executive director of the University of Oregon’s John Yeon Center for Architecture and the Landscape. Collection exhibition curated by Maribeth Graybill, Ph.D., The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art, and Dawson W. Carr, Ph.D., The Janet and Richard Geary Curator of European Art.
