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Carnegie Mellon School of Art
News & Events Spring 2020
ART THIS WEEK
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Professor Emeritus Lowry Burgess, 1940-2020

Professor Emeritus Lowry Burgess, former dean of the College of Fine Arts, passed away Tuesday, January 28, at his home in Melbourne, Florida. For nearly half a century, Burgess had been a cornerstone of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Art. read more

Internationally-Renowned Public Works Artist Jaume Plensa Gives a Free Lecture Tonight!

One of the most important public sculptors working today, Spanish artist Jaume Plensa's works have been installed around the globe including at Rockefeller Center in New York City, Bonaventure Gateway in Montreal, Millennium Park in Chicago, BBC Broadcasting Tower in London, and Shanghai IFC Mall, among many, many others. He will give a lecture at 6:30pm in McConomy Auditorium in the University Center. read more

Events

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Feb 7, 6-9pm, The Frame Gallery

This exhibition explores what it means for digital representations to be “cute” or nostalgic, deconstructing the word as it relates to 2010s digital culture. read more

Artist Lecture: Claudia Bitran
Feb 10, 6:30pm, Hall of the Arts 322

NY-based multidisciplinary artist Claudia Bitran will speak about her multiple DIY projects that break down and reconstruct popular culture. read more

CAS Lecture: Glamour as Argument, 1770-1830
Feb 11, 4:30pm, Baker Hall A53

At a revolutionary moment in history, extraordinary women made new claims on "Nature" and expressed them boldly through embodied performances on the stage and in life. read more

Lecture Series: Hilton Als
Feb 18, 6:30pm, McConomy Auditorium

Pulitzer Prize winning critic Hilton Als’ writing and curatorial work shifts cultural awareness around issues of race, class, sexuality, and identity in America. read more

CMU School of Art Alumni Party
Feb 13, 6:30-8:30, Chicago Athletic Association

Join the CMU School of Art for our annual alumni party, coinciding with the College Art Association’s annual conference. RSVP here

Faculty Activities

Kim Beck & Clayton Merrell

Associate Professor of Art & Dorothy L. Stubnitz Professor of Art

Profs Beck and Merrell exhibit in “Printed” at Photocentric in Cleveland, OH, opening Feb 7. read more

Isla Hansen

Assistant Professor of Art

Prof Hansen premiers her choreographic, visual, and sonic collaborative work “Pastoral” at the Odyssey Theater in LA, Feb 7-9. read more

Suzie Silver

Professor of Art

Prof Silver and Hilary Harp’s video “Stinkhorn” screens at the Worldwide Women’s Film Festival in Scottsdale, AZ, Feb 7-9. read more

Angela Washko

Assistant Professor of Art

Prof Washko gives a talk at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor titled “Tactical Embodiment” on Feb 6. read more

Imin Yeh

Assistant Professor of Art

Prof Yeh has a solo exhibition titled “The Drawer of Extra Sauce” opening at Grizzly Grizzly on Feb 7. read more

Student Activities

Marianne Hoffmeister MFA ‘22 exhibits her work “El Parpadeo de la Lengua” in “Las Venas de América” on view at the Museo de la Ciudad in Cuenca, Ecuador, Feb 6 to Mar 1. read more

Mairead Dambruch BFA ‘20, Clelia Knox BHA ‘20, and Roxy Jasmin BFA ‘23 exhibit in “Joy Takes Time” at Harlan Gallery at Seton Hill University, Feb 6 to Mar 10. read more

The Beaux Art Ball Committee announced the theme for the 2020 edition: Fantastical Delights. After a long hiatus, the Beaux Arts Ball makes its return to CMU on April 25. read more

Alumni Activities

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Oscar Peters MFA ‘12 has a solo exhibition titled “Volta” on view at De Electriciteitsfabriek in The Hague, The Netherlands, through Mar 22. read more

Lingdong Huang BCSA ‘19 developed the world’s first programming language based on classical Chinese, which he developed as a student at CMU. read more

More alumni news from Bianca Beck BFA '01, Mel Bochner BFA '62, Oreen Cohen MFA ‘14, Ella Hepner BHA ‘18, Keith Lafuente BFA '14, Todd Pavlisko MFA '02, Stephanie Serpick, Thomas Sturgill MFA '06, Margery Thomas-Mueller BFA '66, Genevieve Tremblay BFA '84, and Rexy Tseng BFA ‘09 in our Weekly Alumni News Update.

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