Self? Self!

Self? Self! is a self-exploration by three emerging Asian women artists in the DoVA (Department of Visual Arts) program. These artists navigate the complexities of the “self” through their interactions with different identities and institutions, spanning the intimate sphere of family and the broader context of culture and history. Together their work seeks to understand the distance between the self and others while also striving to bridge the gap between the two.

Art History faculty Tina Post Receives 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award

English Language and Literature scholar Tina Post won the 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award in the Criticism category for her book Deadpan: The Aesthetics of Black Inexpression, published by New York University Press. 

Open Studio x CWAC Exhibitions: Intro to Art Preparation & Installation

After the objects have been selected and curatorial statements written, how does an art installation come together on the walls to create an exhibition? Join CWAC Exhibitions at Open Studio to get an intro to art preparation and installation skills! Learn how to use the tools to create custom mats for artwork, frame and wire 2D objects for wall hanging, and how to mount and hang wall labels through hands-on demonstrations.

More than a Model: Towards a Global Theorization of Artistic Processes and Transmedial Practices

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Alex Da Corte: A Love Letter

Alex Da Corte: A Love Letter features a site-specific installation of Alex Da Corte’s early video Chelsea Hotel No. 2 (2010). Created immediately after graduating from the Yale School of Art where he studied closely with Jessica Stockholder, the work is marked by her influence in its attention to everyday objects, skillful use of color, and multi-dimensional approach to painting.

PhD Student Alice Casalini Receives Stuart Tave Course Design Award

We are proud to announce Art History PhD student, Alice Caslini, has received the 2024 Stuart Tave Course Design Award for her course, “Making Space: Buddhist Art and Architecture from India to China.” This award acknowledges her truly outstanding performance in exemplary course design and syllabus construction.

This award will be acknowledged during the Divisional Convocation ceremony on May 31, 2024 by divisional leadership.

PhD Student Benjamin Diego Receives Graduate Student Teaching Excellence Award

We are proud to announce that Art History PhD student, Benjamin Diego, is the recipient of the 2024 Dean’s Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence.

This award acknowledges Diego's truly outstanding performance as a graduate student teacher, and the impact he has made on undergraduate and masters students he has taught. 

This award will be acknowledged during the Divisional Convocation ceremony on May 31, 2024, by divisional leadership.

Kevin Beasley: Plastic/Soul/Capture/Play - Notes in Public

Multidisciplinary artist Kevin Beasley (b. 1985, Lynchburg, VA) invites viewers to imagine future and past currents of memory through sculptural experiments and resonant soundscapes. Beasley’s practice incorporates a wide range of found materials and harvested sounds with ties to cultural heritage and personal histories. Wielding everything from durags to riot gear, the artist transforms component parts into haunting assemblages that engage troubled legacies of race and power in America.

Devin T. Mays: In Concert #1, Hold, Weight

Mays’s interdisciplinary practice is an exercise in wandering he often refers to as a practice-in-practice. Through sculpture and installation, sound, performance, and photography, Mays creates poetic gestures of observation and ritual, often anchored by objects and material fragments.

Anna Tsouhlarakis: VOX CLAMANTIS IN CHICAGO

In this performance, Anna Tsouhlarakis considers what it means for an artist to become a platform or conduit within the context of the university. In response to Jessica Stockholder’s For Events, Tsouhlarakis has invited eight native artists, writers, and activists to contribute statements, which she will perform atop the structure, extending its implicit invitation and giving voice to those not present.