Re-Assemblage is a theory/history–design/build studio taught by an architect/artist and a cultural theorist. The course will engage the conceptualization of assemblage across several fields (archaeology, art, performance, poetics, geography, urbanism) and the history of assemblage practices (with a particular focus on the Art of Assemblage show at MoMA in 1961, but addressing recent work as well). This engagement will be coupled with, and prompted by, studio experiments across a range of scales, media and sites, as we collectively explore the material and theoretical problems, paths and projects of re-assemblage. There will be individual and small group projects throughout the course, and the group as a whole will construct a book, a projection, and an installation. Over the course of the quarter visiting scholars, artists, and architects will contribute to the conversation. Students need not have an art, design, or computer background but need to be prepared to develop skills quickly and to learn from one another. The course will meet twice a week, once as a seminar and once as a studio; chances are that we will take one required weekend field trip. Supported by the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, the course is an experiment in the convergence of theory, history, and practice. It is open to both graduate and College students. To express interest in taking the course please contact Zachary Cahill (zcahill@uchicago.edu), curator at the Gray Center.