An object interrupts. A silhouette from Bard Graduate Center’s exhibition archive sits among the text in a square grid, unconcerned with whether the discussion has reached a convenient pause. Other objects do the same. They belong to current exhibitions or subjects of study, though you can also spend a little time looking at them without immediately finding out what they are.

The site accommodates an MA/PhD program, exhibitions, events, publications, a multimedia Research Forum, and a library. Color coding keeps these sections distinct, while a system of stacked layers shows where you are within them.

The homepage and main navigation sit at the bottom, the institution’s main sections sit above them, and individual pages stack on top. Opening the navigation slides the whole site down to the bottom layer.