Pressing Matters is an exhibition featuring architectural printmaking from eight architecture practices: Architensions (Alessandro Orsini & Nick Roseboro), Sean Canty, Common Accounts (Miles Gertler & Igor Bragado), Galo Canizares, Chibbernoonie (Owen Nichols & Clara Syme), Jesse LeCavalier, Young & Ayata (Michael Young and Kutan Ayata), and Young-Projects (Bryan Young).

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Pressing Matters represents a cooperative eff ort with the New York gallery and printmaking studio, a83. The works exhibited here were collaboratively produced in New York in limited editions. MODEST common presents this new work to the west coast for the first time. 

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a83 is an organization with a three-part mission to exhibit, publish, and promote experimental projects in architecture, art, and design. Started in 1978 by master
printmaker John Nichols, the organization continues to operate at the original location in Soho as a printmaking studio, project-space, and continually growing archive. The 83 Grand Street location is used to produce exhibitions and installations, host workshops, and broadcast work to new audiences.