Preview Works From Pratt's "Flameproof" Senior Thesis Exhibition

In February, Pratt Institute students who were in the midst of mid-term projects returned to the school's historic Main Building to find that their work had either been destroyed, or, at best, damaged, in a four-alarm fire that had broken out in the night. A devastating loss, surely -- the Times describes students weeping over destroyed pieces -- but all's not lost. Thanks to  Larry Gagosian and a few generous patrons, the 44 senior drawing and painting students affected by the fire have been given a gallery space at the Seagram Building (375 Park Avenue) to display those works salvaged from the fire, and ones inspired by it. Fittingly titled "Flameproof," the show runs from May 9th-May 14th. Below, a preview of some of the pieces that will be included, courtesy of Pratt.