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Art Department Table of Contents Visiting Artist Lecture Series 2 Art Department Newsletter 2018-2019 8 Faculty News The Art Department staff, from left to right: Louise Putnam, Sam Toabe, Manuela DaCosta, Nancy McCormack, Jon Bakos, and Brian Glaser. 8 Dear Students, Faculty, and Friends: I’m happy to welcome you to the 2018-2019 school year at UMass Boston. The faculty and staff of the Art Department are excited about the year ahead. As you’ll see in this newsletter’s “Faculty News,” the department’s professors have been busy as usual – presenting their research at conferences and symposia, curating exhibitions, writing and publishing books and articles, and exhibiting their art in galleries, museums, and at film festivals in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Returning to campus, our professors will be offering their typically rich variety of courses in studio art and art history. Beyond the knowledge and creativity being shared in our classrooms and studios, the department continues to sponsor the annual Visiting Artist Lecture Series, organized by Christopher Schade. This fall we welcome three visiting artists: James Bills, Gina Ruggeri, and Norm Paris. Also, the University Hall Gallery, under the directorship of Sam Toabe, is hosting several exhibitions: Monster A., a collaboration between Victoria Fu and Matt Rich; Dreams Within, showcasing the work of incarcerated artists; From Theory to Practice: Trajectories of the Whitney Independent Study Program, organized by John Tyson and Sam Toabe; and the first New England solo exhibition for the artist Joiri Minaya. Capstone ’19, the annual exhibition of work by students in the studio capstone course, concludes the school year. This fall, we welcome two new adjunct instructors. Jungmin Lee, a recent Ph.D. graduate in Film and Visual Studies at Harvard, will teach ART 250: Art of the Twentieth Century. And Sofie Hodara, who earned her M.F.A. in Visual Communication from Mass Art, will teach a brand new course – ART 210: Introduction to Graphic Design. Especially noteworthy this year are the accomplishments of Professor Erik Levine. Not only was his video work featured in a major exhibition in Germany (accompanied by an in- depth catalog) but he was also promoted to the rank of full professor. Congratulations to Professor Levine! Finally, it is my pleasure to spotlight (see the photo to the right) and thank the outstanding Art Department staff – the talented and highly skilled studio technicians Brian Glaser, Jon Bakos, and Nancy McCormack; our expert on visual resources Louise Putnam; the University Hall Gallery Director Sam Toabe; our Administrative Assistant Lauren Brackett; and last but certainly not least, our Department Manager Manuela DaCosta, without whom our department would screech to a halt. David S. Areford Department Chair University Hall Gallery Exhibition Schedule
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TheArtDepartmentstaff,fromlefttoright:LouisePutnam,SamToabe,ManuelaDaCosta,
NancyMcCormack,JonBakos,andBrianGlaser.
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DearStudents,Faculty,andFriends:
I’mhappytowelcomeyoutothe2018-2019schoolyearatUMassBoston.ThefacultyandstaffoftheArtDepartmentareexcitedabouttheyearahead.Asyou’llseeinthisnewsletter’s“FacultyNews,”thedepartment’sprofessorshavebeenbusyasusual–presentingtheirresearchatconferencesandsymposia,curatingexhibitions,writingandpublishingbooksandarticles,andexhibitingtheirartingalleries,museums,andatfilmfestivalsintheUnitedStates,Europe,andAsia.Returningtocampus,ourprofessorswillbeofferingtheirtypicallyrichvarietyofcoursesinstudioartandarthistory.
Beyondtheknowledgeandcreativitybeingsharedinourclassroomsandstudios,thedepartmentcontinuestosponsortheannualVisitingArtistLectureSeries,organizedbyChristopherSchade.Thisfallwewelcomethreevisitingartists:JamesBills,GinaRuggeri,andNormParis.Also,theUniversityHallGallery,underthedirectorshipofSamToabe,ishostingseveralexhibitions:MonsterA.,acollaborationbetweenVictoriaFuandMattRich;DreamsWithin,showcasingtheworkofincarceratedartists;FromTheorytoPractice:TrajectoriesoftheWhitneyIndependentStudyProgram,organizedbyJohnTysonandSamToabe;andthefirstNewEnglandsoloexhibitionfortheartistJoiriMinaya.Capstone’19,theannualexhibitionofworkbystudentsinthestudiocapstonecourse,concludestheschoolyear.
Thisfall,wewelcometwonewadjunctinstructors.JungminLee,arecentPh.D.graduateinFilmandVisualStudiesatHarvard,willteachART250:ArtoftheTwentiethCentury.AndSofieHodara,whoearnedherM.F.A.inVisualCommunicationfromMassArt,willteachabrandnewcourse–ART210:IntroductiontoGraphicDesign.
EspeciallynoteworthythisyeararetheaccomplishmentsofProfessorErikLevine.NotonlywashisvideoworkfeaturedinamajorexhibitioninGermany(accompaniedbyanin-depthcatalog)buthewasalsopromotedtotherankoffullprofessor.CongratulationstoProfessorLevine!Finally,itismypleasuretospotlight(seethephotototheright)andthanktheoutstandingArtDepartmentstaff–thetalented
andhighlyskilledstudiotechniciansBrianGlaser,JonBakos,andNancyMcCormack;ourexpertonvisualresourcesLouisePutnam;theUniversityHallGalleryDirectorSamToabe;ourAdministrativeAssistantLaurenBrackett;andlastbutcertainlynotleast,ourDepartmentManagerManuelaDaCosta,withoutwhomourdepartmentwouldscreechtoahalt.
DavidS.ArefordDepartmentChair
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DavidS.ArefordThispastyear,DavidArefordcompletedtheessay“ChristChildCreator”whichwillbepublishedinQuidestsacramentum?OntheVisualRepresentationofSacredMysteriesinEarlyModernEuropeandtheAmericas,1400-1700,editedbyWalterMelion(Brill,2019).HecontinuestopursuevariousprojectsconcerningtheworkoftheAmericanconceptualartistSolLeWitt,includingtheexhibitionStrictBeauty:SolLeWittPrints,organizedbyWilliamsCollegeMuseumofArtandnowopeningin2020.ThemainlenderfortheexhibitionistheNewBritainMuseumofAmericanArt,whichwillserveasasecondvenuein2022.Theexhibitionanditscatalogrepresentthefirstcomprehensiveinvestigationoftheartist’sprintmaking.Lastspring,he
organizedthesession“LocatingLeWitt:IssuesofSite,Space,andMovement”fortheannualmeetingoftheCollegeArtAssociation.ThesessionfeaturedAreford’spaper“LeWittMoves:ChoreographingthePrintedImage,”whichheisdevelopingintoanarticle.Inaddition,thissummerhecompletedadraftofanotherarticleentitled“VoicesBeyondtheWall:NotesonSol
LeWitt’sJewishArt.”Thisstudyexploresvariousartworks(includingwalldrawings,sculptures,andprints)inwhichLeWittrespondedtoissuesofJewishhistory,architecture,religioustexts,andcommunalmemory.Theseworksprovetobenotonlysurprisinglypersonalbutalsohighlypoliticalandhistoricalintheirmeanings.Duringthecomingyear,ArefordwillserveaseditorofLocatingLeWitt:BetweenMindandBody,acollectionofnewLeWittresearchfromeightcontributors,includingKirstenSwenson,VeronicaRoberts,AnnaLovatt,EricaDiBenedetto,JamesMiller,LindsayAveilheandJohnA.Tyson.Infall2018,ArefordwillteachART101:AncientandMedievalArt.
RenaissanceVenicewillbeavailableinOctober2018.Hehascontinuedtospearheadthenewly-formedMuseumPartnershipsCommitteeatUMassBoston,aninitiativeaimedatstrengtheningtheuniversity’sconnectionswithlocalmuseums,especiallytheMuseumofFineArts,Boston.Buonannoisonleaveforthefallsemesterbutwillreturnin
spring2019whenhewillteachART102:RenaissancetoModernArtandhisnewcourseART326:Materials,Materiality,andMeaning.KevinDaceyKevinDaceycontinuesasArtist-in-ResidenceattheRedwoodLibraryandAthenaeuminNewport,RI.Thispastyearhasbeenfocusedondevelopingapublicationofcollectedimages,newwork,andlong-terminterventionsthatwillbeinstalledthroughthefallof2018.Duringthispastsummer,twolarge-scalephotographicworkswereinstalledlinkingarchitectureandtextandimage,alongwithrelatedcompanionpiecesinvariousprinted
LorenzoBuonannoThispastyearLorenzoBuonannocontinuedtoworkonhisfirstbook,TullioLombardoandthePerformanceofSculptureinRenaissanceVenice.Heco-organizedasessiononVenetianartists’signaturesforthe2018RenaissanceSocietyofAmericaConferenceinNewOrleans,atwhichhepresentedmaterialfromhisbook’sfinalchapteronsculptors'signatures.Hedeliveredapaperbasedonthebook’ssecondchapterattheNewEnglandConservatoryinNovember2017.InOctober2017heco-organized,alongwithShannonMcHugh(UMassBoston,MLLC),theannualNewEnglandRenaissanceConference,hostedatUMassBoston,onthetheme“Deception,Deceit,andDishonestyintheEarlyModernEra.”HiscontributiontothecatalogfortheexhibitionTintoretto:Artistof
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formats.Forfall2018andspring2019,DaceywillteachsectionsofART281:DrawingI,offeredthroughUMB’sCollegeofAdvancingandProfessionalStudies.
MargaretHartDuringthispastacademicyearMargaretHarthadasoloexhibitiontitledSituatedBecomingsattheStetsonGalleryinMarblehead,MA,withanaccompanyingpublishedcatalog.Shealsoparticipatedinseveralgroupexhibitionsbothnationallyandinternationally.InOctober,hercollageworkswillbeincludedintheNewDirections2018
exhibitionattheBarrettArtCenterinPoughkeepsie,NY.InNovember,HartwillpresentherworkattheFrankensteinSymposiumatUMassBoston.AndattheupcomingannualmeetingoftheCollegeArtAssociationinNewYorkCity,shewillchairapanelonfeministspeculativefictionandart.Lastbutnotleast,inthenewyearshewillcompleteherPhDincreativepractice.Infall2018,Hartisonsabbatical;andinspring2019,shewillteachART293:PhotographyIandART393:PhotographyWorkshop.
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ZachHorncontinuestopursuevariousprojectsindrawing,painting,andstop-motionanimation.Thispastacademicyear,hecompletedasoloexhibitionattheCommonwealthMuseumtitledUnitedWeBargain,DividedWeBeginsupportoflocallaborunions.Healsoparticipatedintwogroupexhibitions,TimeMachinesatWorcesterStateUniversityandTransformationsatEasternKentuckyUniversity,forwhichhewasrecognizedwithaJuror’sChoiceAward.Heiscurrentlyworkingonasoloexhibitionthatwillopenthis winterattheUniversity of MaineMuseumofArtinBangor.
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Infall2018,HornwillteachART175:VisualTechniques,ART281:DrawingI,andART283:IntroductiontoPainting.Inspring2019,hewillagainteachART175andART281,aswellasART286:IntroductiontoContemporarySculpturalPractices.SarahKellerSarahKellerhasrecentlycompletedresearchandwritingrelatedtotwobookprojects.Thefirst,entitledAnxiousCinephilia,focusesoninstancesofanxietyinrelationtothecinema,particularlyinthewayspectatorsfindthemselvesinthralltomovingimages.ShehasalsofinisheddraftinganessayfortheforthcomingOxfordHandbookofQueerCinemaandthefirstchaptersofhersecondbookproject,bothofwhichareonthesamesubject,namelypioneeringqueerexperimentalfilmartistBarbaraHammer.Tosharethefruitsofsomeofherresearch,shewillbesponsoringanopentalkwithHammerforherfallsemesterclass,ART310:WomenandExperimentalFilm,aswellaslecturesthroughtheyearbyscholarsoffeministandqueercinemaart.KellerservesasthedirectoroftheCinemaStudiesprogramatUMassBostonandisthefounderandcoordinatorfortheBostonCinema/MediaSeminar,amonthlycolloquiumthatgatherscinemaandmediascholarsfromthegreaterBostonareaandbeyondforpresentationsbycolleagues.SheisalsoanactivecontributortotheSocietyofCinemaandMediaStudiesandtoDomitor:theSocietyfortheStudyofEarlyCinema,forwhichsheservesontheexecutivecommitteeandastheEnglishlanguagesecretary.Inaddition
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toART310thisfall,shewillbeteachingalecturecourse,CINE101:IntroductiontoCinemaStudies.Inspring2019,shewillofferthesecondinaseriesofcourses,CINE202:CinemaHistoriesII.
ErikLevineLastyearErikLevinepresentedhisworkinamajorsurveyexhibitionentitledErikLevine:AsaMatterofFactatLudwigForumAacheninGermany.Inaddition,hewaspromotedtotherankoffullprofessor.Theyearwaspartlyspentfocusingontheproductionofseveralcreativeprojects.HecompletedScenario,asinglechannelhighdefinitionvideoworkthatwasfilmedattheMassachusettsFirefightingAcademyinStow,Massachusetts.Inproductionforfouryears,theworkcontinuesLevine’sexplorationintourgentlifeanddeaththemes. Usingdummies,sets,andprops,itlooksatthetheaterofcalamitythroughstagedsituationsthatobscurethelinesbetweenfictionandreality.CurrentworksinprogressincludeOutofPlay,avideopiecethatwasfilmedfrom2014-2018withtwoSpecialWeaponsandTactics(SWAT)
teamsfromRochesterandMonroeCounty,NewYork.Foramonththissummer,LevinefilmedasherodeshotgunwiththeovernightshiftsoftheRochesterPoliceDepartment.Theresultingfootagewillbetransformedintoafuturevideowork.Levine’svideoswererecentlyselectedforinclusionintheDistributionProgramattheInterMediaArtInstituteinDüsseldorf,Germany.Asaresult,hisworkisnowincludedinanonlinecataloguecomprisingabout1200videoartworksbymorethan200artistsfromthebeginningofmediaartuntiltoday.Forfall2018,LevinewillteachART286:IntroductiontoContemporarySculpturalPractices
andART386:SculptureWorkshop.Inspring2019,hewillagainteachART286,aswellasART199:VisualThinking.ElizabethMarranElizabethMarranisreturningtocampusafteraproductiveyear-longsabbatical,duringwhichsheworkedonthreerelatedprojects:Wearegoodright?,adrawingandcollageseries;FearEatstheSoul,aseriesoftwo-dimensionalconstructionsfor a
portfolioofphotoetchings;andNotEnoughMother,anongoingseriesofsmall-scalepaintingsoncanvasandpaperthatexplorethepsychologicalunderpinningsofherworkthroughacombinationofabstractionandfiguration.Shebegantheyearwiththeproductionofintuitiveandfree-associativelarge-formatdrawingsandcollagesthatframedhercreativegoalsandhelpedanchorherconceptualinterests.Inthesevariousprojects,Marranmergeddisparateimagesintoloosevisualnarrativesthatarebroadlyaboutmemory,thepassageoftime,andthecelebrationoftheeveryday.Eachseriesischaracterizedbyodd,quirkyandplayfulvisualsensibilities.Aselectionofherworkwasfeaturedinthepop-upexhibitionofprintsTangibleProofattheModestinoGalleryinCambridge.HerworkisalsoincludedinthecurrentgroupexhibitionArtistsfromNewEnglandCollegesattheBerkshireArtMuseum.During2018-2019,shewillshowworkinexhibitionsinTurkey,Slovenia,andCroatia.InMay2018,MarranorganizedthethirdInternationalArtistsandUMBStudentPrintWorkshoponcampus.Theten-
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dayworkshopbroughtartistsfromCubaandSloveniatoworkbesideUMBartmajors,alongwithgraduatestudentsandvisitingfacultyandstafffromtheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArts,Boston,theRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign,andHarvardUniversity.Thisfall2018andspring2019,MarranwillteachART287:IntroductiontoPrintmakingandART387:PrintmakingWorkshop.CatMazza
CatMazza’snewestworkTakingtheCureiscurrentlyonviewattheDeCordovaMuseumandSculptureParkthroughJuly2019.Theoutdoorsculpturewascommissionbythemuseumandisinspiredbynineteenth-centuryNewEngland“curecottages,”openairporchesintendedtorehabilitateurbanworkerssufferingfromtuberculosis.ThewoodenstructureoverlooksthelakeintheparkwithsampleddetailsofMassachusettscurespacesthattakeshapeasawindowlessstructure,platform,andloungeporch.MazzaalsohasworkonviewattheMuseumofDesigninAtlanta,GA(June3,2018-September9,2018)intheexhibitionMakingChange:TheArtandCraftof
Activism.Atimelineof75yearsofcraftproducedbyTheAmericanCraftCouncilhighlightsoneofMazza’searlyartworks,NikeBlanketPetition,whichrepresents“craftivism”fortheyear2003.AforthcomingexhibitorganizedbyPeertoSpaceinBerlin,GermanywillhighlightoneofherembroideredanimationsFilmtoFiber(2005).Forthefall2018, MazzawillteachART297:IntroductiontoDigitalMediaArtandART397:DigitalMediaWorkshop,incorporatingprojectsusingdigital prints,animations,and lasercutprojects.Inspring2019,shewillagainteachART297,aswellasanewcourse,ART208:IntroductiontoContemporaryPracticesinFiberArt.Thenewcourseexplorestextilehistories,traditions,andtechniques,includingembroidery,handknitting,machineknitting,andthewaysfibermediacaninterfacewithdigitaldesign. AaronNorfolkInFebruary2018,AaronNorfolkorganizedanexhibitionofstudentprintsattheFPACGalleryindowntownBoston.JuriedbyprofessorsChristopherSchadeandDavidAreford,theshowrepresentedtheworkofnearlytwo-dozenundergraduateartistsfromUMassBoston.Formanystudents,theexhibitionrepresentedthefirsttimethattheyshowedtheirworkpublicly;andforseveral,itwasthefirsttimetheysoldtheirwork.Norfolkwouldliketocongratulateandthankallthestudentswhoparticipated.Alsoearlierintheyear,Norfolk’sownworkwasincludedintheexhibitionBonàTirer:Prints&MonotypesfromtheCenterStreetStudioArchivesattheHarnettMuseumofArtattheUniversityofRichmondin Richmond,VA.TheexhibitionfeaturedprintspublishedbyCenterStreetStudioinMilton,MAand nowpartofthe
museum’spermanentcollection.ThisfallNorfolkwillteachbothART281:DrawingIandART287:IntroductiontoPrintmaking.Inspring2019,hewillteachART281andART283:Intro.toPainting.ChristopherSchadeChristopherSchadecontinuesworkingonseverallong-termpaintinganddrawingseries,primarilyhisAbstractedLandscapesandBlackImages.Inbothseries,heusesthegenreoflandscapetoexploreideasaboutcognitiveandvisualdissonance,perception,ambiguity,clichésandsymbols.Duringthispastyear,heexhibitedhisworkinnumerousgroupexhibitions:SocialPhotographyVIatCarriageTrade,NewYork,NY;ArtOntheMarqueeatBostonConvention&ExhibitionCenter(acollaborationwithWenhuaShi);TheNatureLabatLABspace,Hillsdale,NY;andTheCreekFlowsIntotheRiver:NewWorkfromtheHudsonRiverValley,WalnutHillGallery,Hudson,NY.ThispastyearSchadewasawardedtheBlancheE.ColmanAwardfromBNYMellon.InMay2018,SchadewasinvitedtobeaVisitingCritic forfinalcritiquesin
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firstyearStudioDrawingclassatRhodeIslandSchoolofDesigninProvidence,RI.BeginninghisthirdyearatUMassBoston,SchadecontinuestoorganizetheVisitingArtistLectureSeries,aforumfornationallyandinternationallyrecognizedartists.Infall2018hewillbeaMentorintheMFAprogramoftheNewHampshireInstituteofArt.Forfall2018,SchadewillteachART383:PaintingWorkshopandART381:DrawingWorkshop.Andinspring2019,hewillagainteachART383,alongwithART481:SeminarinVisualStudies(StudioCapstone). CarolG.J.ScollansThispastyearCarolScollanspublishedherbooktheAllureofVenice:PaintingsbyWalterFranklinLansilintimefortheexhibitionopeninginAprilattheWhistlerMuseumofAmericanArtinLowell,Massachusetts.The showwaswellreceivedandextendedforanadditionaleightweeks.InadditionScollanswastheguestcuratorforalargeexhibitionofworksbytheBostonartistsLeeLufkinandWillamJ.KaulaattheMicheleandDonaldD’AmourMuseumofFineArtsinSpringfield,MA.Theexhibitionand
theaccompanyingcatalogentitledTwoLivesOnePassion:AmericanImpressionistWorksbyWilliamJurianKaulaandLeeLufkinKaulabuilduponScollans’2008bookaboutthecouple.InFebruary2018ScollansparticipatedinapaneldiscussionattheUniversityofNewHampshirecenteredontheAmericanartcolonyonAppledoreIslandamidtheIsleofShoalsoffthecoastofMaineandNewHampshire.Inpreparationforafutureexhibition,sheiscurrentlyresearchingtheartistsandwriterswhotraveledtoAppledoreforsummerseasonsfromthelate1860stothefirstdecadesof
the20thcentury.Hercourseofferingsforfall2018includeART229:AmericanPrints,PoliticsandPopularCulture,ART102:RenaissancetoModernArt,andtwosectionsofART100:LanguageofArt.Inspring2019,shewillofferART222:SurveyofAmericanArt,ART101:AncientandMedievalArt,andART100.WenhuaShiThispastyear,WenhuaShiwasawardedanEndowedFacultyCareerDevelopmentGranttosupportthecompletionofSensesofTime,whichpremieredinfall2017aspartofArtontheMarquee.Sincethenthepiece
hastourednationalandinternationalvenuesandfestivals,fromAnnArbortoBerlin,Germany.InJune2018,ShiwasinvitedtoscreenhisrecentfilmandvideoworkinChinahostedbytheInstituteofHumanitiesandSocialSciencesatPekingUniversityandtheCenterforArt&TechnologiesoftheCentralAcademyofFineArtinBeijing.OtherlecturesandscreeningeventsalsotookplaceinShanghai,HangzhouandWuhan.HisvideoworkWalkingCyclewasincludedinfilmfestivalsinKolkata,India;Trondheim,Norway;andChapelHill,NC.Mostrecently,Shi’sliveaudio-visualperformance,DoubleDreamReverberation,receivedanAwardofMeritfromthe70thUniversityFilmandVideoAssociationjuriedNewMediaExhibitioncompetitionatNewMexicoStateUniversity.ImaginedLandscapes,ananimationcollaborationbetweenShiandcolleagueChristopherSchadewillbeonviewatArtontheMarqueethroughtheendofSeptember.Infall2018,ShiwillteachART295:IntroductiontoVideoandART395:VideoWorkshoponVisualSpecialEffects.Inspring2019,hewillteachtwosectionsofART295,alongwithART395:VideoWorkshoponMusicandVideo.
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VictoriaWestonVictoriaWeston’sprimaryresearchfocusthispastyearhasbeenpreparingalargeloanexhibition,Eaglemania:CollectingJapaneseArtinGildedAgeAmerica,openingatBostonCollegeinFebruary2019.Theexhibitioniscenteredonthecollege’smascot,alargeJapanesebronzeeagle,whichhasbeeninstoragefordecadesandisnowbeingrestored.TheexhibitionwillalsoincludeworksfromtheMetropolitanMuseum,WorcesterArtMuseum,andtheMuseumofFineArts,Boston.WestonintroducedtheexhibitioninatalkatHunterCollegeinOctober2017.Additionally,WestoncontinuesresearchonhernextmonographexploringtheworkoftheartcriticOkakuraKakuzō(akaTenshin),whowasoneofJapan’smostimportantinterpretersofitsarttoEnglish-speakingaudiences.Weston’sparticularaimistorecovertheroleNewEnglandwomenplayedinOkakura’sriseasaculturalcriticintheWest.Infall2018,WestonwillteachART104L:IntrotoEastAsianArtandART256:ArtsofJapan.Inspring2019,shewillteachART258:ArtsofChinaandART362L:JapanandtheWest(linkedtotheBostonCollegeexhibition).
JohnA.TysonJohnTysonhadaproductivefirstyearatUMassBoston.Inthefall,hepublishedthreeessays:ontheprintsofHansHaacke,theanthologiesofSethSiegelaub,andthepaintingsofAnneNeely.Inthespring,Tyson’sessayonthecardboardplateengravingsofCyTwomblyappearedinPrintQuarterly;healsocompletedthefinalsectionofNewWaves:TransatlanticBondsbetweenFilmandArtinthe1960sfortheNationalGalleryofArt’swebsite.Tysonchairedapanel,“ImaginingConstructivism’sConstellations”attheannualCAAconferenceandalsopresentedapaperonprojectsbyEdKienholz.InMarch,Tysonpresentedapaperontheroleofnewspapersinshapingdiscoursearoundartworksby
AfricanAmericansinWashington,DCatHowardUniversity’sJamesA.PorterColloquium.AlongwithSamToabe,TysonisdevelopingFromTheorytoPractice,anexhibitionthatexplorestheimpactoftheWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt’sIndependentStudyProgramoncontemporaryart(openinginJanuary2019attheUniversityHallGallery).Tysonwillbeonleaveforfall2018.Inspring2019,hewillteachART250:Artofthe20thCenturyandART375:ContemporaryArt.
StaceySloboda’sbookEighteenth-CenturyArtWorlds:GlobalandLocalGeographiesofArt,co-editedwithDr.MichaelYonan,willbepublishedbyBloomsburyAcademicinearly2019.Thebookexploresvarioussignificantlocalesthatmadeupaglobalartworldinthe18thcenturywithessaysbythirteeninternationalscholars.Sloboda’sessayinthevolumedescribesthecirculationofLondonfurnituredesigninthecolonialAmericasandIndia,andispartofherongoingresearchonnetworksofartistsandartisansbasedinLondon’sSt.Martin’sLane.Lastspring,shegaveapubliclectureattheAsianArtMuseumofSanFrancisco,aseminarforgraduatestudentsatUCBerkeley,andparticipatedinaseminarattheMFABostonrelatedtothecurrentexhibition,Casanova’sEurope:Art,Pleasure,andPowerinthe18th
Century.Forfall2018,UMBstudentswillhavetheopportunitytoexploretheMFAexhibitioninherART315:18th-CenturyArt.Inspring2019,SlobodawillbeteachingacourseinUMB’sHonorsCollegefocusedontheworksof18th-and19th-centuryartandarchitectureinBoston,aswellasanewcourse,ART235:HistoryofGlobalDesign.
JamesBillsThursday,September27
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MonsterA.Sept.4–Oct.26,2018Publicreception&performance:Oct.21,3-5pmThisexhibitionfeaturesthecollaborativepracticeofartistsVictoriaFuandMattRich,presentingnewworksfromtheirongoingseriesofwearablesculpturesandaninstallationinspiredbytheutilitariananddomesticgarmenttheapron.DreamsWithinNov.13–Dec.14,2018Publicreception&discussion:Nov.13Howcanpeoplemaintaintheirhumanitywithinapunitivesystemdesignedtodehumanizethem?DreamsWithinisanexhibitionbyincarceratedartists acrosstheUnitedStates.
FromTheorytoPractice:TrajectoriesoftheWhitneyIndependentStudyProgramJan.14–March8,2019
JoiriMinayaMarch18–May3,2019Publicreception:April10Thisisthefirstsolo-exhibitioninNewEnglandforJoiriMinaya.BornintheDominicanRepublic,shegraduatedfromtheNewSchoolforDesignatParsonsin2013.Herworkdealswithrepresentation,identityconstructions,genderroles,migration,andthenaturalworldfrombothpersonalandtransculturalandhistoricalframes.Capstone‘19May15–June15,2019ForinformationontheseexhibitionsandtheUniversityHallGallery,[email protected]
ArtDepartment,UniversityofMassachusettsBoston,UniversityHall,04,Room4232TomakeagifttotheArtDepartmentortheUniversityHallGallery,pleasecontact:[email protected]
University Hall Gallery Exhibition Schedule 2018-2019
GinaRuggeriMonday,October152:00pm,UniversityHall4190
NormParisMonday,November55:30pm,UniversityHall4130
GinaRuggeriisavisualartistwhoseworkscombinepainting,drawing,collage,andinstallationstrategies.HerexhibitionsincludesoloshowsatNancyMargolisGalleryinNYC,101/ExhibitinLA,andtheAldrichContemporaryArtMuseuminRidgefield,CT.SheteachesartatVassarCollegeandSUNYPurchaseandlivesandworksinBrooklyn,NY.www.ginaruggeri.com
NormParislivesandworksinBrooklyn,NY.HereceivedhisBFAfromtheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign,hisMFAfromYale,andhasbeenaresidentattheSharpe-WalentasStudioProgramandtheTriangleArtistWorkshop.HehasexhibitedinternationallyandhisworkisincludedinthepermanentcollectionsofTheJewishMuseum,NewYorkandtheWestCollection.HeisanAssociateProfessoratRISD.normparis.com
JamesBillsstudiedmathematicsandfineartsatVassarCollegeandreceivedhisMasterofFineArtsattheMarylandInstitute,CollegeofArt.Amixtureofinformationvisualizationanddecorativearts,hisworkhasbeenexhibitedatvenuessuchastheBronxMuseumoftheArtsandtheLaholmDrawingMuseuminSweden.HewasrecentlyaparticipantinFacebook’s2017WinterCommissionfortheirNewYorkoffices.www.jamesbills.com
OrganizedbyAssistantProfessorofArtJohnTysonandGalleryDirectorSamToabe,thisexhibitionbringstogetherworksbyfacultyandparticipantsofvariousgenerationsoftheWhitneyMuseum’sIndependentStudyProgram,whichhasservedasabreedinggroundforadvancedartandcriticalthoughtsinceitscreationin1967.Locatedbeyondthewallsofthemuseum,theprogramopensupanindependentspacefortheexchangeofideasbetweenemergingandestablishedartprofessionalshailingfromacrosstheglobe.
