Sarah Sze ’91 Chosen for LaGuardia Airport Art Installation

The $8 billion renovation of New York’s LaGuardia Airport won’t be finished until 2025. But Terminal B is already complete, and it’s gorgeous. The centerpiece is a spectacular new airborne sculpture called “Shorter Than the Day,” by artist Sarah Sze ’91, a professor of visual arts at Columbia, a MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, and a mother of two. Sze said, …

Jennifer Packer MFA ’12 Reviewed in The Guardian: “A Painter of Abundant Gifts”

Eric leans back in his chair, lost in thought, posing for the painter. He wears conspicuously odd socks and purple laced shoes. Objects seem to drift around him like figments in the ambient glow of the studio, or perhaps it’s the atmosphere of the painting itself, with its veils of gold and ochre. Everything is at once so distinct, from …

“We’re Not Going Anywhere”: Genevieve Gaignard MFA ’07 and Her Art Are Ready for This and Every Moment

WTF AMERICA?” wrote the artist Genevieve Gaignard MFA ’07 on Instagram on May 27, two days after George Floyd was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis. With it she shared an image of her 2020 collage titled Fantasia, a piece that examines police brutality, innocence, and the white gaze. “I was obviously angry,” said Gaignard, whose work blends mixed media, sculptures, domestic installations, …

Yale Alumni Artists Boast Strong Representation at Art Basel Miami 2021

From December 2-4, 2021, Art Basel will host an in-person show in Miami.  A host of Yale alumni artists will be showcasing their work. For a full list of artists who’ve confirmed their work will be showcased, see below: Tunji Adeniyi-Jones MFA ’17, Morán Morán Gallery, Art Basel Meridians  Farah Al Qasimi MFA ’17, Helena Anrather at Art Basel Positions  …