Event MFA

David Noel: Encounters with Tactical Aesthetic

Powder Room 201 N Braddock Ave, #209, Pittsburgh, United States

In this installation, David Noel uses tacit knowledge to bring military tactics to the public, creating a neutral site for contemplation where material and form indicate the potential for change.

MFA Thesis Exhibition: Above, Below, After, Until

Miller ICA, Purnell Center for the Arts 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

"Above, Below, After, Until" examines the dynamic relationships between land, labor, and cultural memory through experiential installation, sculpture, and video.

Max Spitzer: Dandelion

Powder Room 201 N Braddock Ave, #209, Pittsburgh, United States

This exhibition explores the social and narrative capabilities of exhibition text and wonders how the reading of a text cooperates with the reading of a sculpture.

Huidi Xiang: Cheese Column

Powder Room 201 N Braddock Ave, #209, Pittsburgh, United States

Cheese Column, an art installation by Huidi Xiang MFA '21, transforms the Powder Room into an alternative realm between the reality and the fiction.

18 Wheeler Platform Shoes

Platform 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States

"18 Wheeler Platform Shoes" is an exhibition that includes all 18 current members of CMU's MFA program and performances by local artists.

Gloria

Platform 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States

In conjunction with their exhibition "18 Wheeler Platform Shoes," the MFA cohort presents a gathering of experimental live art, performances, and music.

the etymology of window

The FRAME Gallery 5200 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

"the etymology of window" is a site-specific installation created for the Frame Gallery Window Fronts by MFA Candidate Huidi Xiang.

In the Company of Men

Platform 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States

"In the Company of Men" explores tropes of masculinity as gender roles are subverted through experiences of love and conflict.

What Does a Pencil Know?

Platform 477 Melwood Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States

"What Does a Pencil Know?" is an exhibition of sculpture, drawing, and video by three MFA candidates: Huidi Xiang, Lau Hochi, and Max Spitzer.

Trust Fall

Carnegie Museum of Art 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The 1st and 2nd year MFA students will take over the Carnegie Museum of Art theater for a screening of their work from 6 to 8 PM.