NEW YORK.-The Whitney Museum of American Art presents Architecture Dialogues - Reclaiming Urban Wastes: Mierle Laderman Ukeles, on Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 pm. Since her 1969 manifesto, "Maintenance Art--Proposal for an Exhibition," Mierle Laderman Ukeles has explored art projects that collapse the distinction between fine art and the often hidden infrastructure of everyday life. As the artist-in residence for the New York City Department of Sanitation for over 25 years, she has combined performance work, public sculpture, and civic advocacy. Ukeles will discuss her evolving art practice, particularly her current work with Field Operations, the design team planning New York's new Park Land at Fresh Kills. New York's landfill since 1948, Fresh Kills' ecological transformation will create a public space 2.5 times the size of Central Park.

Architecture Dialogues examines current trends and innovative practices in contemporary architecture. This season's series of four talks weighs interventions in the American landscape.

Architecture Dialogues is made possible by the generous support of the Architecture Committee of the Whitney Museum of American Art.