NEWS FROM ALUMNI
Best Practices: Ali Banisadr Looks to History to Create Abstractions for Today
May 4, 2021
Ali Banisadr (MFA 2007, Fellow 2008) was profiled in ARTNews in conjunction with his current solo show at Kasmin Gallery in New York.
Naudline Pierre (MFA 2017), was among the artists profiled in this month’s Harper’s Bazaar.
Apr 5, 2021
Parallels & Peripheries / Practice and Presence
Apr 2, 2021
PARALLELS & PERIPHERIES is an ongoing exhibition series curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah investigating how contemporary artists create work constructed from narratives, myths, experiences, and memories that shape personal, political, and societal identities. For this edition of the exhibition, the inquiry seeks to explore how BIPOC artists are cultivating dynamic artistic practices designed to amplify perspectives and points of view that historically have pushed to the margins.
PARALLELS & PERIPHERIES: Practice + Presence
Larry Ossei-Mensah
Curator
The Philip Guston Show Should Be Reinstated
Sep 30, 2020
An open letter, signed by nearly 100 artists, curators and critics, accuses four museums of “hiding away” from controversy. A long postponement is an admission these institutions are not up to the job.
Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925–1945
Feb 17, 2020–Jan 31, 2021
Dec 1, 2020
Mexico underwent a radical cultural transformation at the end of its Revolution in 1920. A new relationship between art and the public was established, giving rise to art that spoke directly to the people about social justice and national life.