Trés Mall

Derek G. Larson MFA’07 presents his philosophically and politically motivated animated series Trés Mall in Savannah, GA. According to the creator, Très Mall is an animated series featuring writers on topics in philosophy, activism and the environment. The story follows three artists living in Savannah, where Jon inherits a strip mall and his friends join in to witness a slow progression …

In Practice: Other Objects

Nathalie Ball MFA’18 is featured in the multiple-artist exhibition In Practice: Other Objects, at the Sculpture Center in New York. According to the Sculpture Center, In Practice: Other Objects presents new work by eleven artists and artist teams that probes the slippages and interplay between objecthood and personhood. From personal belongings to material evidence, sites of memory, and revisionist fantasies, the …

Migdalor

Sheila Hicks MFA’59 premiers Migdalor, a vibrant and fluffy exhibition in Tel Aviv. The exhibition features plushy colorful sculptures, produced from both natural and artificial materials. Her works bring a sparkle to the viewers eye, the playful nature of the art truly shining through in the effervescent shapes she produces. Inspired by pre-Colombian textiles, Hicks looks to redefine space as something …

Make Me a Summary of the World

Rina Banerjee MFA’95 will be featured in the PAFA’s Historic Landmark Building for her exhibition Make Me a Summary of the World. This exhibition, comprised of “reflections upon the splintered experience of identity, tradition, and culture within diasporic communities,” is the first of Banerjee’s North American exhibitions. Her large-scale sculptures have typically been featured in Europe and South Asia, but this is …

Rona Pondick

Rona Pondick MFA’77 will be featured in New York at the Marc Straus Gallery through December. According to the gallery, “Pondick’s new works feature semi-transparent clear blocks encasing her head rendered in brilliant contrasting color. The heads appear in various orientations, sometimes even floating partway out of their evanescent domain. The blocks have subtle contours and worked edges, paying fealty …

I Can’t See You Without Me

I Can’t See You Without Me is Mickalene Thomas’ MFA’02 exhibition in the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. In the exhibit, you’ll find over 50 of Thomas’ works, from paintings to sculptures. Additionally, there will be the premier of Je t’aime trois, a collaborative effort with Terri Lyne Carrington, a Grammy-award-winning composer, comprised of a multichannel video display. Thomas’ works express …

The Catskill Glow

Jane Carr MFA’66 will be featured in the Word and Image Gallery in Treadwell, NY in November. Her landscapes, carefully crafted with egg tempera on panel, showcase the Catskills, where she is originally from. According to the gallery, “Carr uses the jewel-like quality of egg tempera color to catch the effects of light and atmosphere in the long hollows of …

Expanses

Expanses is Sopheap Pich’s sixth exhibition with Tyler Rollins Fine Art Gallery. Expanses features floor-standing sculptures showcasing both “lightness” and “monumentality.” Pich’s works explore the  Cambodian identity and Pich’s childhood experiences growing up in Cambodia. Tyler Rollins, the owner of the gallery showcasing Expanses, is a Yale alumni who’s gallery focuses on contemporary art from the Indo-Pacific region, specifically Southeast Asia and Australia. …

John Ruskin and the Idea of the Museum

As the 2018 Paul Mellon Lecture, the Yale Center for British Art will host Tristram Hunt in a discussion about the fundamental idea of the museum. The event, free and open to the public and also live-streamed from the Center’s website, explores the value of museums and the role of museums as seen in John Ruskin’s writings. After the event, …

BOOKBURN

BOOKBURN will open on October 9th (the exhibition will begin showing on the 7th.) It features two Yale alumni: George Peck and Hugo Perez. As stated on the website, BOOKBURN is: “…a multimedia art installation that situates the viewer within a mass book burning. A collaboration between artist George Peck and filmmaker Hugo Perez, the installation found its genesis in …