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Details: Philippine Pavilion’s Structures of Mutual Support Exhibition curated by Sudarshan V. Khadka Jr. and Alexander Eriksson Furunes and GK Enchanted Farm Community

Mutualism in Art and Architecture

November 16, 2021
Event

Suneil Sanzgiri

Suneil Sanzgiri (SMACT ’17) Named One of Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 Faces of Film 2021

November 12, 2021
PressAwards

Majid Al-Kanaan undertook a project to combat the visual and existential monotony of life at the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan. Using clay and stones from camp terrain, he built a colonnade of decorative arches in front of his shed. Image courtesy of Azra Akšamija

Design to Live: Everyday Inventions from a Refugee Camp

November 2, 2021
Publication

Reina Suyeon Mun

Reina Suyeon Mun Published in SEISMA Magazine

November 1, 2021
Publication

Renée Green, Berlin Story, 2001.

Inevitable Distances: Renée Green’s survey at KW and daadgalerie in Berlin

October 25, 2021
Exhibition

Azra Aksamija. Photo: Herman Seidl, 2012.

Azra Akšamija | HART Public Lecture at Rice University

October 22, 2021
Event

Cover of Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network, edited by Howie Chen, published by Primary Information, 2021. Image courtesy of Primary Information. [A large black G over a green background. On the left, “Asian American Arts Network” appears in white vertical text over a black background.]

Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network (1990–2001)

October 21, 2021
EventPublication

MIT Infrastructure Policy Lightning Talks

October 15, 2021
Event

Georgie Friedman, Snow Study II (Blizzard), 2013. HD video, 15:34 min, continuous loop (silent), monitor or large scale projection. Video still. Courtesy of the artist.

Georgie Friedman’s Snow Study II (Blizzard)

October 12, 2021
Exhibition

Ryan Aasen, Espejo Negro/Black Mirror, 2021. Book spread.

Ryan Aasen’s (SMACT ‘20) Espejo Negro / Black Mirror

October 7, 2021
ExhibitionPublication

Julia Scher, Hidden Camera (Architectural Vagina), 1991/2018, JVC camcorder, bracket, organic fronds, (optional: monitor output, archival video footage), dimensions variable, unique in a series of three variations. MAMCO Collection, Geneva. Photo © Julien Gremaud

Julia Scher at MAMCO

October 4, 2021
Exhibition

Christopher Joshua Benton, “Worked (So and So and On and On and So On and So On),” 2021. Installation view at Art Space Al Jimi, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Christopher Joshua Benton’s “Worked (So and So and On and On and So On and So On)”

September 30, 2021
Exhibition

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