As his fifth solo exhibition in the Morgan Lehman Gallery, Jeff Perrott ’92 MFA has new oil paintings on display. Perrott explains that the works are part of his larger “Random Walks” project which fuses abstract painting and chance. The gallery describes the exhibition as “subverting the traditional figure-ground relationship. Each painting presents a ground that is functionally chameleonic: simultaneously sheer …
Ali Van ’08 “Between Stars” Exhibition
On Thursday, February 23rd Weather Trust / Between Stars: Offer Balancing Scenarios by Ali Van ’08 will open at the Thomas Erben Gallery in New York City. The opening reception will take place from 6:00 – 8:30 PM. Van’s work will remain on display until March 18th, 2017. The gallery explains how the exhibition involves visitors, “At the center of the show is an …
Ali Van ’08 Opens New Exhibition
On Thursday, February 23rd Weather Trust / Between Stars: Offer Balancing Scenarios by Ali Van ’08 will open at the Thomas Erben Gallery in New York City. The opening reception will take place from 6:00 – 8:30 PM. Van‘s work will remain on display until March 18th, 2017. The gallery explains how the exhibition involves visitors, “At the center of the show is an installation …
Anoka Faruqee ’94 Exhibition at Koenig & Clinton
Anoka Faruqee ’94 is opening a new solo exhibition entitled Rainbows and Bruises at Koenig & Clinton in New York City tomorrow. Rainbows and Bruises will be on display from February 23rd to April 8th, 2017. An opening reception will be held on February 23rd from 6-8 PM at the gallery. Koenig & Clinton’s press release observes, “By carefully calibrating the color relationship between …
Abelardo Morell ’81MFA Exhibition
Abelardo Morell ’81MFA has his photography featured in the Concord Museum this February through August. According to the museum, “Guided and inspired by Thoreau’s journals and his seminal work Walden, Abelardo Morell has made new panoramic photographic works that suggest fresh new angles from which to look at Walden Pond.” The exhibition will feature a special lecture from Morell on …
Yale World Fellow Saleh Barakat’s Gallery at Art Dubai
Saleh Barakat, a Yale World Fellow, will have his gallery featured at this year’s Art Dubai. Barakat founded the Agial Art Gallery in Beirut in 1990. The Art Dubai website‘s description calls the Agial Gallery “one of the leading destinations for modern and contemporary art from Lebanon and the Arab world. As a pioneering platform, Agial is showcasing a broad …
Dawoud Bey ’93MFA Exhibition at AAMP
Dawoud Bey ’93MFA currently has an exhibition called Dawoud Bey: Harlem, U.S.A at the African American Museum of Philadelphia (AAMP). Raised in Queens, Bey was inspired to create this collection by his family’s roots in Harlem. According to the museum’s website, “All these photographs are sensitively composed and radiate an emphasis on the calm and dignity that would become hallmarks of …
Bawoud Bey ’93MFA: Harlem U.S.A.
In its coverage of the exhibition, the Philadelphia Weekly wrote, “It’s hard to understate the social and historical significance of these photos.” Dawoud Bey: Harlem, U.S.A will be featured at the African American Museum of Philadelphia until April 2nd. AAMP is open Thursday-Saturday from 10 AM – 5 PM and on Sunday from 12 PM – 5 PM.
Abstract Politics
Abstract Politics: A Conversation on the History of Exhibiting and Collecting Abstract Art This panel discussion will feature artist Kevin Beasley MFA ’12; Susan Cahan, Dean of Arts in Yale College and author of “Mounting Frustration: The Art Museum in the Age of Black Power”; Pamela J. Joyner, collector and philanthropist; Courtney J. Martin PhD ’09, Assistant Professor of History …
Judith Bernstein ’67MFA Lecture
Judith Bernstein ’67MFA will deliver a lecture at the Yale School of Art about painting and printmaking on March 31st. More information can be found at the Yale School of Art’s event page. The event will be in Room C220.