Visual Arts + Sound Art News

NEWS

The Visual Arts and Sound Art Class of 2020 Thesis Exhibition is now on display at the Wallach Art Gallery. 

On May 1st, alumnus Baris Gokturk'20, who is currently a guest artist at the ELM Foundation unveiled his monumental piece at The Boiler.

Release the Horses the newest performance work by alumnus Phoebe Osborne‘18, recently premiered via a live-streamed event right here on the Columbia University campus.

Professor Sarah Sze was recently featured in The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles Virtual Studio Visits series.

I’m so honored to have been asked to address you all on this special day, and to offer a few thoughts on the occasion of this culmination, of your work and dedication, this end of sorts that’s actually really just a beginning.

Associate Professor of Writing Hilton Als, Associate Professor of Theatre David Henry Hwang, and Visual Arts Mentor Ralph Lemon were among those elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2021.

Uncovering the Heritage Silhouette is a bi-weekly series diving into how tradition influences the creation of art. We interview artists heavily influenced by their heritage.

The undergraduate Visual Arts Program at Columbia University recently honored their Spring 2021 graduates at their annual Senior Thesis Show.

Professor Rirkrit Tiravanija will participate in Art Basel Hong Kong’s 2021 Fair. The ninth annual exhibition, which was cancelled last year because of the pandemic, will run from May 21, 2021 to May 23, 2021.

Visual Arts alumna Sara Stern ’17 has work on display in the plumb’s 'Of Several Depths' exhibition, which runs from April 14, 2021 to May 10, 2021, in Toronto, Canada.

Visual Arts alumnus Vikram Divecha ’19 has work on display in the Out of Place exhibition at Gallery Isabelle van den Eynde in Dubai, UAE. The show runs from March 22, 2021 to May 22, 2021.

Visual Arts alumnus Cy Gavin ’16 has a self-titled solo exhibition on display at Aspen Art Museum (AAM) in Aspen, Colorado.

Student Series

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Encounters

by Mădălina Telea Borteș

A series featuring Columbia visual, sound, and performance artists, discussing the art that compels them to see and create in new ways. 

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This Is Who We Are

by Carlos Barragán

A series featuring Columbia School of the Arts’ professors, covering careers, pedagogy, and art-making.

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Constructing Futures: Making Ecological Art in a Time of Uncertainty

by Catherine Fisher

A series that features artists who use found materials, natural resources, and the landscape to construct work that addresses the harsh realities of our ecological age.