What makes a picture funny? Can satire happen without words? Ken Johnson, former art critic for The New York Times, and Robert Mankoff, cartoons editor of The New Yorker, hold an freewheeling discussion on visual art and humor. Ken Johnson grew up in Maine and graduated from Brown University in 1976 with a B.A. in art. He earned a masters… Read More
Panel discussion about the exhibition Piss and Vinegar: Two Generations of Provocateurs moderated by Ken Johnson and featuring artists Natalie Frank, Hilary Harkness, and Peter Saul.
Matthew Deleget is an artist, curator, and arts worker. Matthew has exhibited his work nationally and internationally, including solo and group exhibitions in the US, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. His work was included in the 2014 Whitney Biennial by Michelle Grabner at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. His additional museum exhibitions include MoMA/P.S.1 (Long Island City,… Read More
Kimberly Drew (@museummammy) received her B.A. from Smith College in Art History and African-American Studies, with a concentration in Museum Studies. An avid lover of black culture and art, Drew first experienced the art world as an intern in the Director’s Office of The Studio Museum in Harlem. Her time at the Studio Museum inspired her to start the Tumblr blog… Read More
Hrag Vartanian is editor-in-chief and co-founder of Hyperallergic, a publication he created in 2009 in response to the changes in the art world, publishing, and the distribution of information. Breaking news, award-winning reporting, informed opinions, and quality conversations about art have helped Hyperallergic reach over 1 million readers a month. Hrag launched the Hyperallergic podcast in 2016 which travels around… Read More
Scott Rothkopf is the Deputy Director for Programs and Nancy and Steve Crown Family Chief Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He joined the Whitney’s staff in 2009 as curator and in that role has organized Wade Guyton OS (2012) and Glenn Ligon: AMERICA (2011), which traveled to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Modern… Read More
On Thursday, February 23, Renée Bovenzi (MFA 2006), Director of Benrubi Gallery, will give a lunch lecture on how to price your work. As part of the lecture, she will use your actual art as examples. We encourage each student to bring up to one piece to be discussed. Renée Bovenzi is the Director of Benrubi Gallery in Chelsea, specializing… Read More
Caroline Woolard (b. 1984) is a New York-based artist born in Rhode Island. Woolard co-creates art and institutions for the solidarity economy. Her multi-year, collaborative projects include OurGoods.org (2008-2016); TradeSchool.coop (2009-2016); and BFAMFAPhD.com (2014-2016). Recent commissions include WOUND, Cooper Union, New York, NY (2016); and Capitoline Wolves, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (2016), and MoMA Studio: Exchange Café, New York, NY (2014). Her work… Read More
John Ahearn was born in Binghamton, New York in 1951 and lives and works in New York City. He was a founding member of Collaborative Projects, Inc. and co-organizer of the “Times Square Show,” 1980. John Ahearn’s work alongside that of his long-time collaborator, Rigoberto Torres was the subject of a survey exhibition, “South Bronx Hall of Fame,” organized by… Read More
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