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 …

BOOKBURN Opening

The world premier of BOOKBURN, a multimedia installation at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, that shows a mass quantity of books being burned, will take place on October 9th. This opening features a collaboration between two Yale alumni: George Peck and Hugo Perez.

Martin Puryear MFA’71 to Represent the US at the 2019 Venice Biennale

Martin Puryear MFA’71 will represent the US at the 2019 Venice Biennale. The acclaimed sculptor will construct a new site-specific work for the pavilion, opening next spring. The exhibition will also include outreach to under-served youth, overseen by New York’s Studio in a School and the Istituto Santa Maria Della Pietà in Venice, according to the New York Times. Puryear is the second African American …

Christina Quarles Presents

Christina Quarles MFA’16 presents MATRIX 271 at BAMPFA. This showcase features paintings of Quarles’ from over the past few years. Her works, as stated by BAMPFA, are “largely informed by her own subjective experience in the world… her work exhibits a prevailing sense of ambiguity, particularly in relation to race, gender, and human relationships.” Her colorful paintings, filled with pastels …