The Hammer Museum will feature Stories of Almost Everyone, a collection that explores the storytelling and historiography process of art. The museum explains the exhibition’s inspiration, “In recent years, a continued emphasis on an art of ideas—inherited from the legacies of conceptual and post-conceptual artistic practice—has sought to further develop strategies in the service of communicating social, political, and economic histories. …

The Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art will exhibit works of Martin Puryear ’71MFA/MFA from across his nearly 40 year long career. This is Puryear’s first public exhibition in London and will feature more than 30 works. Parasol unit describes Puryear’s style and the exhibition in its press release. “Martin Puryear’s abstract sculptures are extraordinary. His reductive forms have a unique aesthetic …

On September 26, multiple Yale affiliates and leaders will take part in PISSED, “a panel and conversation about art, architecture and legal action as tactics for promoting inclusivity.” Speakers include Titus Kaphar ’06MFA, Yale Architecture Professor Joel Sanders, Cassils, Chase Strangio, and Jack Halberstam as moderator. The event is co-sponsored by NYU’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. …

“The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp evokes New Orleans’s natural environment—surrounded by bayous, lakes and wetlands near the mouth of the Mississippi River. It also alludes to the city’s unique cultural landscape as a creative force; the politically engaged jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp described jazz itself as a triumph of the human spirit, a lily that grows “in spite of …

Established to honor the memory of Andrew Carnduff Ritchie, Yale University Art Gallery director from 1957 to 1971, the annual Ritchie Lectures, which are jointly sponsored by the Center and the Gallery, bring distinguished members of the international visual arts community to the university. These lectures are free and open to the public, honoring Ritchie’s belief that the art museum …

From September 8 – December 31, 2017, Mickalene Thomas ’02MFA will be displaying Mentors, Muses, and Celebrities at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis. The museum writes that the exhibit “recasts and reconfigures notions of beauty, gender, race, and representation.” Find more information and details here. 

In her first solo exhibition with Casey Kaplan, Jordan Casteel ’14MFA will be displaying Nights in Harlem through October 28th. According to the gallery, the exhibit “presents a new series of larger-than-life oil on canvas paintings depicting black male subjects who continue to guide her practice. Inspired by the streets of Harlem at night, the artist draws from personal experiences and cultural …

Vienna Secession is featuring the first solo exhibition of Alex Da Corte ’10MFA in Europe. The gallery describes Da Corte’s artistic process for Slow Gaffiti, “The engagement with the complexity of human experience is central to his work, for instance when he explores and exposes questions of desire, sensuality, and alienation. The artist is interested in both the cultural and psychological qualities that …

The Yale Club of Orange County is now selling tickets for its annual Pageant of the Masters event. The event is based on the traditional “grand tour” arts experiences of continental Europe. The event details can be found in full here: “Please join Yale Alumni, family, friends, and current students for a special evening in Laguna Beach.  Gallery hop, dine, …

From June 27 – July 21, David Zwirner will feature 28 works from Thread. The exhibition will support this innovative, non-profit artist collaboratory in Senegal. The gallery’s press release describes Thread‘s origins, “The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation initiated the project in an isolated part of sub-Saharan Africa to allow painters, dancers, photographers, and other artists from all over the world, …