Created within the current political tumult, new works by the 2018 CMU School of Art MFA candidates examine pop culture fantasies of entertainment, capital, and collapse.
In Loving Memory, a solo exhibition by School of Art senior, is a memorial for loved ones lost and a celebration of lives and memories shared. It is a sister show to Messy, a 2017 exhibition about grief, loss, and mourning through making. Come and reflect.
"Familiar Terrain" is a multimedia show by School of Art sophomore Ema Furusho that explores surfaces of the human body as well as the materials we use to embellish it.
Thinking In Place, an installation by Clelia Knox BHA '20, borrows its name from a similarly titled book by Carol Becker, which has, in the past year, provided me with some gentle guidance on what it means to bring the often heated, intimate fragments of my memories outside of my self.
"A Perfect Home" addresses the entanglement of the domestic with femininity, queer identity, nostalgia, and subversive love.
"Everyone is Welcome - An Inclusive Sustainability Showcase" is an exhibition and performance showcase founded by CMU's Sustainability Weekend to provide a platform for creative and critical expression within the realm of sustainability.
This show is an examination of things that are overlooked or considered to have little or no value. Mairead Dambruch BFA '20 will be showing a collection of oil paintings and illustrations she's been working on this past academic year.
"The Treachery of Birds" is an exhibition opera by Joshua Brown, featuring artwork by Lane Anderson, Alyss Weissglass, and Bernie Yu, and staring Colleen M. McGovern, Dante Horvat, and Loghan Bazan.
New paintings and sculptures by first year MFA candidate Jamison Edgar celebrate the queer desires embedded within childhood fantasy and curiosity.
Kaleidoscope XX, the 20th anniversary of the BXA Intercollege Degree Program student exhibition, will host a reception on April 27, from 4–7pm in the College of Fine Arts room 214.