Sharon Core MFA’98 Featured in “Oldenburgs”

The Yancy Richardson Gallery presents Oldenburgs, a series of photographs from Sharon Core MFA’98 of the works of Claes Oldenburg. As stated by the gallery, “By transforming Oldenburg’s crudely made sculptures of American food, such as hamburgers, ice cream treats, and slices of pie, into larger-than-life photographs of edible food, these humorous objects are made to appear simultaneously delectable and grotesque. …

Appear to Use

Haim Steinbach MFA ’73 is featured in the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery in Los Angeles, California. His exhibition, Appear to Use, is a solo-exhibition, featuring “objects, sculptures, site-specific installations, wall paintings and language-based work.” According to the gallery, “In this new exhibition Steinbach builds a site-specific architecture, reconstructing the gallery’s space. Using exposed building materials, such as free-standing stud walls and plasterboard, …

Yale Alumni Art League 58th Venice Biennale Reception

As stated in our post about Martin Puryear representing the United States in the Venice Biennale, the Yale Alumni Art League will be hosting a reception in Venice, Italy on May 10th. Hosted by Cristina Cruz Gonzalez’94, Associate Professor of Art History, Oklahoma State University and graphic designer Miko McGinty’93, ’98 MFA, the event will be a cocktail reception and …

Martin Puryear MFA ’71 HON ’94 Represents US at Venice Biennale

Martin Puryear MFA ’71 HON ’94 will represent the United States at the 58th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia — otherwise referred to as the Venice Biennale. This biennial event features artists from around the world, each representing an artistic piece from their respective nations. This year, Puryear’s Liberty will be featured in the United States’ pavilion. According …

Wangechi Mutu MFA’02 Selected for Met Façade

Recently, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has announced its plans for Wangechi Mutu MFA’02 to be featured in a new temporary façade of the building. Her sculptures will be the first to be displayed externally at the Met since 1902. It is planned to be the first of many annual external displays for the Met over …

Hrvoje Slovenc MFA’10 releases DIS/Inheritance: New Croatian Photography

Hrvoje Slovenc MFA’10, along with Don Mengay and Linda Mateljan, released DIS/Inheritance: New Croatian Photography, a collection of contemporary photography from nine Croatian photographers, including Slovenc himself. The photography comes from a variety of backgrounds, from academic to professional, all united under a Croatian heritage. The book features some photography which “emphasize[s] formal, aesthetic concerns related to framing, light, and …

Aaron Marcus: Early Works

Aaron Marcus MFA’68 is being featured in an exhibition at BAMPFA, which is a complete showcase of Marcus’ early works. Interdisciplinary at heart, Marcus was educated in physics, mathematics, and philosophy, until he began a career in art. His artworks are often based on the intricate details of mathematics; patterns and geometries come to life in his prints. According to …

Viel Feind, viel Ehr

Built from a collaborative project between the Peninsula Gallery and the nationalmuseum in Berlin, Viel Feind, viel Ehr is an exhibition of many artists including Jerry Blackman MFA’14. Named after musical group S.Y.P.H’s first album, the exhibition is inspired by the creative and spontaneous spirit of the punk band, who as described by the gallery: …could neither play nor did they own …

Precarious Magic

Kate Emlen MFA’77 will be showcased in Precarious Magic, through April 7th. Her Greensboro, VT exhibition features her Vermont and costal Maine paintings, skillfully melting the natural light and dark forests and ocean together. As Emlen states: “When I’m working, I’m not thinking. I let the rhythms within take over. When I stand back from the painting I look for motion …

Jordan Casteel, ’14 MFA, Returning the Gaze

Denver Art Museum presents Returning the Gaze by Jordan Casteel MFA’14. Denver-born, Harlem-based, Jordan Casteel’s works explore the human element of city life. Casteel focuses on the individuals and the pieces of everyday life that tend to be unseen. Casteel’s process follows an interesting method, starting with photography around neighborhoods, and real contact with the individuals, which is then transformed into …