Art
The Power and Limits of Ai Weiwei's Irreverence
While his political commitment comes through in many works, it’s hard to square talk of “revolution” with Ai Weiwei’s staggering mainstream US success.
St. Louis
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Ebony G. Patterson, Jill Downen, Lavar Munroe, and Adrian Cox Earned MFAs From WashU. You Could, Too.
The Sam Fox School’s MFA in Visual Art program is a dynamic environment where emerging artists thrive. Join us. Apply by February 3, 2020.
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Washington University’s Campus Transformation Unites Its Graduate Programs in Art and Architecture
Explore the Sam Fox School’s expansive new spaces and see Ai Weiwei: Bare Life during the Prospective Graduate Student Open House on November 18.
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Applications Are Open for Washington University’s MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
Led by John Hendrix, D.B. Dowd, Shreyas R Krishnan, and Heidi Kolk, the program will host an open house for prospective graduate students on November 18.
Art
What Centuries of Damage to Ancient Egyptian Artifacts Might Mean
The power relations presented in an exhibition at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation are selective. We get a discussion of ancient power — but what about the modern power to acquire these objects regardless of legal or ethical concerns?
Announcement
Washington University in St. Louis Presents their 2019 MFA in Visual Art Thesis Exhibition
Works by 17 students in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts’ Graduate School of Art will be on view May 10-July 12.
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The Luminary Launches Counterpublic, a New Triennial Exhibition
The triennial exhibition is scaled to a neighborhood in St. Louis and will include thirty-plus site-responsive commissions. On view from April 13 to July 13.
Announcement
Applications Are Open for Washington University’s New MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture Program
The Sam Fox School invites students interested in combining an illustration practice with an exploration of popular visual matter to apply.
Announcement
Applications Are Open for Washington University’s MFA in Visual Art
The Sam Fox School invites students to explore the conceptual dimensions of a material practice within social and political contexts.
Art
Rich and Varied Visions of Black Female Glamor
Two exhibitions in St. Louis explore very different but complementary visions of how Black women have redefined glamor.
Art
Chess as a Comic Book Trope
The World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis features over 200 comic books that use the strategies, conflicts, and battles of chess as a narrative theme.
News
Saint Louis Art Museum Criticized for Loaning Painting to Trump Inaugural Luncheon
Two St. Louisans want to stop the loan of George Caleb Bingham's painting "Verdict of the People" for Donald Trump's inaugural luncheon.