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Come see the MFA Exhibition while you still can!

Posted in Public on Thursday, May 19th, 2011

The exhibition will be open to the public for just one more day. Spend some time with all the wonderful artwork before it comes down. Both Wabash and Sullivan Galleries will be open until tomorrow evening at 6pm. Come while you still can!



Wang Ye-fang Opening Night Performance

Posted in From the Guest Curators, Public on Thursday, May 12th, 2011

At the opening of the MFA Show on April 29, Wang Ye-fang (also known as Frank) put on an impromptu performance with a live llama on State Street in front of the Sullivan Galleries. He drew quite a crowd during rush hour. You can see a virtual reality piece by Frank in the North Sullivan [...]



TOUR: Both/And

Posted in From the Guest Curators, Public on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Join artists Kate Hampel, Nancy Tien, Matthew Schlagbaum, Kristin Nason, and Gwynne Johnson at 5:00pm today (May 4) in the Sullivan Galleries for a tour of Both/And. The Sullivan Galleries are located on the 7th floor of 33 S. State Street. By questioning notions of stability, authenticity, value (both personal and social), and communication and [...]



MFA OPENING NIGHT 3,000 ATTENDEES

Posted in Public on Saturday, April 30th, 2011



Exhibitions Staff T-Shirts

Posted in Public on Friday, April 29th, 2011



HOT OFF THE PRESS-MFA Gallery Guide

Posted in Events + Public Programs, Public on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

The MFA Gallery Guide contains the artist list, information on the curated sections, map/floor plans of both Sullivan and Wabash galleries and information on exhibition programming.



Artist Spotlight: Nicholas Cueva

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews, Public on Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Nicholas Cueva is of the five artists who make up the self-curated group Rout. He took a few minutes out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions about his current practice and future plans. Take a look: Jeannette Tremblay: What is your preferred medium? Nicholas Cueva: No matter what I make, it is [...]



Interview with M.iss R.epresentation

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews, Public on Sunday, April 24th, 2011

M.iss R.epresentation is a self-curated group and current students at the MFA Painting and Drawing (PTDW) Department. They include April Behnke, Eric B. Benedickson, Rebecca George, Carly Silverman and Theresa Walloga. IGY: How did you guys find each other and how did M.iss R.epresentation commence? What is the idea behind the name? M.R.: We found [...]



Interview with Michael Evans

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Interviews, Public, Studio Visits on Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Michael Evans is a current student at the MFA Fiber Art & Material Studies Department. Utilizing a range of mediums, Michael combines his interest in architecture, illustration and storytelling in his latest work, Settings: Raven’s Gate Book 1.  As our relationship with pop-up books and gaming has diminished, Michael has brought it back to us [...]



David Cox, Alexis Grinbold are daalexis boldcox

Posted in From the Curatorial Fellows, Public, Studio Visits on Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Meet collaborative team, David Cox and Alexis Grinbold. Self-identified as, daalexis boldcox, they investigate the domestic and celebrate the mundane in their recent work, Let’s Cocktail Understanding through Blind Evaluation. The objects in this installation take on a new identity, becoming “twacked-out,” manipulated, twisted, painted, sculpted, wrapped, tugged, electrified, pulsating, and whirling formations.



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