Visual & Critical Studies is a four year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree offered at the School of Visua Who’s teaching this innovative curriculum?
If literacy means the ability to read and write, then Visual and Critical Studies teaches cultural literacy. And that involves the ability to “read”—to understand and interpret art, philosophy and visual thinking of the past and present; and to “write”—to make art. The Visual and Critical Studies department at the School of Visual Arts is a cutting-edge program where students can immerse themselve
08/31/2022
VCS graduate Yuan Fang featured in a recent Artnet News article on young, rising female Chinese artists An article about Chinese painters featuring VCS graduate Yuan Fang has been published in Artnet News
07/25/2022
SOLO exhibition of paintings by alumna Yuan Fang (BFA 2019 VCS; MFA 2022 Fine Arts) just opened at Bill Brady Gallery in Los Angeles.
https://sva.edu/features/announcing-yuan-fang-s-solo-exhibition-expanse-on-display-through-august-27-2022-at-bill-brady-gallery-in-los-angeles
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Announcing Yuan Fang’s solo exhibition “Expanse,” on display through August 27, 2022 at Bill Brady Gallery in Los Angeles Announcement of the solo exhibition Expanse by painter Yuan Fang at Bill Brady Gallery in Los Angeles
06/13/2022
Congrats to faculty member Jeanne Silverthorne whose work is now on display as part of “Women’s Work,” a group exhibition at the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown, NY! https://sva.edu/features/jeanne-silverthorne-s-works-now-on-display-in-women-s-work-at-the-lyndhurst-mansion-in-tarrytown
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Jeanne Silverthorne’s works now on display in “Women’s Work” at the Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown Announcement of two recent group art exhibitions featuring work by sculptore Jeanne Silverthorne
06/01/2022
Now at C.A.M Gallery, faculty member Peter Hristoff's solo show - Survey: Works on Paper 1987-2022, May 21 - June 30 https://sva.edu/features/peter-hristoff-in-yol-a-solo-exhibition-at-c-a-m-gallery-in-istanbul-on-display-through-june-30-2022-2
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Peter Hristoff in “Yol,” a solo exhibition at C.A.M. Gallery in Istanbul, on display through June 30, 2022 Information on Peter Hristoff's solo Exhibition YOL at C.A.M. Gallery in istanbul, turkey
05/26/2022
This Sunday afternoon, Julia Santoli (BFA 2015 VCS) will present a day of sound workshops and performances at in Brooklyn, with Banu Çiçek Tülü , Inu-to-Neko, and ._.fish
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This Sunday, May 20 at The Living Gallery: A Day Of Sonic Activations with Banu Çiçek Tülü, Tomoko Hojo and Sergey Kasich, and Cal Fish Announcement of a sound performance event organized by VCS alumna Julia Santolia at The Living Gallery in Brooklyn, May 29, 2022
01/25/2022
VCS senior show, How Much Does it Hurt? open for viewing w/a small outdoor reception Thurs night. So much awesome work to see here, grappling with the moment. More info + curator statement: https://sva.edu/events/how-much-does-it-hurt
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12/14/2021
TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 15, join author and artist Justin Beal () in conversation with curator Sohrab Mohebbi (somo795) to celebrate new release SANDFUTURE. Organized by faculty member Martha Fleming-Ives.
https://www.greenenaftaligallery.com/news/sandfuture-book-talk-justin-beal-in-conversation-with-sohrab-mohebbi
Sandfuture is a work of literary non-fiction about the life of architect Minoru Yamasaki (1912-1986). Blending memoir, biography and architectural history, Sandfuture circles outward from the central narrative of Yamasaki’s life to examine subjects that range from the image of the architect in literature and film, to the changing character of the contemporary art world, to the broader social and political implications of how cities are built.
With a narrative structure that defies the conventions of traditional biography, Sandfuture draws unexpected connections between architecture and bodies, sick building syndrome and chronic migraines, that shadow the developing narrative of Yamasaki’s career. Beal splices the story of Yamasaki’s life together with scenes from his own—including the flooding of a New York art gallery in 2012 and the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001–as the slender silhouette of a new super-tall residential tower rises above a city under influence of growing wealth disparity, shifting power dynamics and a new climate reality.
For program details and to RSVP, go to link in bio.
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Sandfuture Book Talk: Justin Beal in conversation with Sohrab Mohebbi | Greene Naftali Join us to celebrate new release Sandfuture with author and artist Justin Beal in conversation with curator Sohrab Mohebbi.
12/13/2021
Two paintings by artist and VCS & Art History faculty member Christian Breed are on view through March 20, 2022 as part of “Bronx Calling: The Fifth AIM Biennial” at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. The exhibition is part of a series of events commemorating the museum’s 50th anniversary. Tickets are free, but must be reserved online.
https://sva.edu/features/two-paintings-by-christian-breed-in-bronx-calling-the-fifth-aim-biennial-at-the-bronx-museum
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Two paintings by Christian Breed in “Bronx Calling: The Fifth AIM Biennial” at The Bronx Museum Announcement of artist and SVA faculty member Christian Breed's participation in the exhibition “Bronx Calling: The Fifth AIM Biennial” at The Bronx Museum
12/07/2021
Faculty member Jeanne Silverthorne’s sculptures are the subject of the solo exhibition “What’s Going On Here?”, on display through January 8, 2022 at the Rowan University Art Gallery in Glassboro, New Jersey.
https://sva.edu/features/jeanne-silverthorne-in-the-solo-exhibition-what-s-going-on-here-at-the-rowan-university-art-gallery-through-january-8-2022
Here's the gallery's description of the exhibition:
"Through cast rubber sculptures, Silverthorne embraces her studio as a metaphor for abandonment, collapse, and entropy as it relates to the absurdity of social constructs and the misguided perceptions of stability and constancy. Her rubber crates, workshop dollies, lamps and light bulbs are imbued with cast rubber weeds, vines, and insects, becoming humorous, comedic versions of their authentic counterparts. They teeter and bob in their flimsy and clumsy form as if they are about to collapse from their own “weight.” In their unsteadiness something is “not quite right.” and we are compelled to wonder “what's going on?”
Silverthorne’s sculptures can be seen as excavations of the studio that has been neglected and haunted by the “vanished voices” of deceased artists, family, friends, and studio assistants. Natural forms such as dandelions, sunflowers, and insects contrast the remains of the studio that is both metaphorically and literally frozen in a state of collapse and decay. Searching through the rubble unearths lost artifacts, lost art forms, and brings to light what has been concealed or hidden in a state of deep storage. Today as we reflect on the work created between 2009 and 2021 it resonates with our current state of social isolation and displacement."
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Jeanne Silverthorne in the solo exhibition “What’s Going On Here?” at the Rowan University Art Gallery through January 8, 2022 Announcement of the exhibition “What’s Going On Here?” at the Rowan University Art Gallery, featuring sculptures by SVA faculty member Jeanne Silverthorne