Join the Tufts Universities Art Galleries for an opening reception celebrating its two fall season group exhibitions: Expressions Unbound: American Outsider Art from the Andrew and Linda Safran Collection and States of Freedom: The Figure in Flux. Expressions Unbound celebrates the recent gift of American outsider artworks from Tufts alumnus Andrew and Linda Safran and features works by some of the foremost self-taught artists of the 20th century, including Thornton Dial, Howard Finster, Bessie Harvey, William L. Hawkins, Mary T.…

Tufts University Art Galleries presents an opening reception for the exhibit "Harry Dodge: Works of Love," which will include a reading by Dodge. The exhibition features a selection of recent sculptures, drawings, and videos that revel as much in theoretical ideas about a posthuman future as they do in the ecstasy of the workaday present. Dodge’s riotous, precarious (and often funny) creations suggest unwieldiness—states fluctuating between analog and digital, alien and earthly, material and virtual, me and you. These “works of…

Tufts University Art Galleries opens the fall exhibit "Bookworks," which presents a wide-ranging exploration of the practice of artist-made books, drawing on the contemporary artists’ books and special collections at Tufts. Featuring more than 80 objects, the exhibition considers book making as a distinctive art form that questions the structure, function and value of printed matter, and has found new footing in the digitally marked 21st century. The selected works highlight key projects from the 1960s to now and feature examples of…

Tufts University Art Galleries invites you to a tour of its "Bookworks" exhibit, led by Tufts Art Galleries Director and Chief Curator Dina Deitsch. "Bookworks" presents a wide-ranging exploration of the practice of artist-made books, drawing on the contemporary artists’ books and special collections at Tufts. Following the tour, join in an interactive Risograph demonstration. The Risograph is a digital duplicator designed for high-volume copying and printing and used to self-publish zines and more. The exhibit will be on display in the Tisch and…

Tufts University Art Galleries invites you to a tour of its "Bookworks" exhibit, led by graduate fellow Emily Chun. "Bookworks" presents a wide-ranging exploration of the practice of artist-made books, drawing on the contemporary artists’ books and special collections at Tufts. Following the tour, join in an interactive Risograph demonstration. The Risograph is a digital duplicator designed for high-volume copying and printing and used to self-publish zines and more. The exhibit will be on display in the Tisch and Koppelman Galleries through Sunday,…

On September 8, Tufts University Art Galleries will reopen only to the Tufts community for the Fall 2020 semester. The general public will be able to view exhibitions and programming virtually. Six exhibitions open September 8 for virtual viewing: "Jibade-Khalil Huffman: Now That I Can Dance," "General Sisters: SINGING WE MUST RAGE," "Ecologies of Acknowledgment," "Janice Lourie: The Woven Image," and "Making Marks, Making Change: Feminisms at Tufts" (at Aidekman Arts Center in Medford through March 2021), and "public intimacies"…

On February 1, Tufts University Art Galleries will reopen only to the Tufts community for the Spring 2021 semester. The general public continues to be able to view exhibitions and programming virtually. Today also brings the opening of an extension of the ongoing exhibition “Jibade-Khalil Huffman: Now That I Can Dance” called “Index,” a dialogue between Huffman and video artist ariella tai. “Index,” which is organized by Huffman, will be on view in the Koppelman Gallery in Medford to March…

Tufts University Art Galleries reopens to everyone today with a new season of exhibitions. The Galleries begin the year with a look at feminist art practices from the 1970s to now. “Staying with the Trouble” brings together an intergenerational group of artists from Judy Chicago and Faith Wilding to Cauleen Smith, Paula Wilson and MPA to draw out a lineage of artists who have turned to the land and its deep set of knowledges to find a way forward. An…

Tufts University Art Galleries reopen for the spring semester, as well as opens the exhibition “Art for the Future: Artists Call and Central American Solidarities,” which focuses on the seminal 1980s activist campaign and will be on view until April 24. Growing out of the friendships, solidarity networks and political organizing amongst artists and activists such as Daniel Flores y Ascencio, Lucy Lippard, Doug Ashford, Leon Golub and Coosje van Bruggen, the campaign resulted in exhibitions, performances, poetry readings, film…

Today is the closing day for the Tufts University Art Galleries exhibition “Art for the Future: Artists Call and Central American Solidarities,” which focuses on the seminal 1980s activist campaign. Growing out of the friendships, solidarity networks and political organizing amongst artists and activists such as Daniel Flores y Ascencio, Lucy Lippard, Doug Ashford, Leon Golub and Coosje van Bruggen, the campaign resulted in exhibitions, performances, poetry readings, film screenings, concerts, and other cultural and educational events in more than…

Today is the closing day for "Forever in Ten Days," a Master of Fine Arts thesis exhibition presented by Tufts University Art Galleries and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. "Forever in Ten Days" features 13 artists, who have similarly pursued the rigorous act of becoming a Master of Fine Art during this time of pandemic. In this time of social and environmental injustice and unrest, these young artists have learned to amplify their own voices,…

Tufts University Art Galleries today opens the exhibition "The Sun Rises in the West and Sets in the East," which will be on view through December 11. Guest curated by curator and writer Sara Raza, the exhibition explores social and cultural seismic shifts and how the traditional culture and classification of science, philosophy, biology and economics have collapsed in contemporary society. It features 11 contemporary artists who challenge geopolitical narratives, systems and power dynamics, including new and recent works by…

Join the Tufts University Art Galleries’ Student Programming Committee for a polyvocal tour of the current exhibition "The Sun Rises in the West and Sets in the East." After students share insights on their favorite artworks, there will be time for conversation and reflection over light refreshments.

Tufts University Art Galleries presents a closing day tour of the exhibition "The Sun Rises in the West and Sets in the East" with guest curator Sara Raza. The exhibition explores social and cultural seismic shifts and how the traditional culture and classification of science, philosophy, biology and economics have collapsed in contemporary society. It features 11 contemporary artists who challenge geopolitical narratives, systems and power dynamics, including new and recent works by Lida Abdul, Kader Attia, Yael Bartana, Asli…

Tufts University Art Galleries opens the exhibition “re:imagining collections,” in which five artists reconsider and readdress Tufts’ collection of relatively understudied antiquities from the Americas and the Mediterranean. The collection includes some 200 objects that date from the fifth century BCE to the seventh century CE, including early Greco-Roman ceramics and stone carvings, and a trove of pre-Columbian vessels, jewelry and textiles. Each artist in this exhibition — Ali Cherri, Nicole Cherubini, Lily Cox-Richard, NIC Kay, and SANGREE — has…

Tufts University Art Galleries celebrates this week’s opening of the exhibition “re:imagining collections” with the debut performance of “Before and After (Object Lesson)” by artist and choreographer NIC Kay. “Before and After (Object Lesson)” is one of five new commissions by Tufts Art Galleries for “re:imagining collections,” a group exhibition that reconsiders the university’s antiquities collection through the work of contemporary artists Ali Cherri, Nicole Cherubini, Lily Cox-Richard, NIC Kay, and SANGREE. Each artist reconsiders and readdresses the collection of…

Tufts University Art Galleries concludes the exhibition “re:imagining collections” with a curator tour and a performance by artist and choreographer NIC Kay. In the exhibition, five artists reconsider and readdress Tufts’ collection of relatively understudied antiquities from the Americas and the Mediterranean. The collection includes some 200 objects that date from the fifth century BCE to the seventh century CE, including early Greco-Roman ceramics and stone carvings, and a trove of pre-Columbian vessels, jewelry and textiles. Each artist in this…

Tufts Universities Art Galleries is hosting a public reception for the exhibiting artists in "Been Here Before," which features the work of 23 graduating master of fine arts students from the School of The Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. The show is described as exploring “thoughts of returning or revisiting — whether that is a return home, a return to previous ideas, revisiting constructions before our time, or even revisiting memories.” On exhibit are paintings, sculpture, installation and photography.…

Today is your last opportunity to visit the Tufts Universities Art Galleries exhibition "Been Here Before," which features the work of 23 graduating master of fine arts students from the School of The Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. The show is described as exploring “thoughts of returning or revisiting — whether that is a return home, a return to previous ideas, revisiting constructions before our time, or even revisiting memories.” On exhibit are paintings, sculpture, installation and photography. The exhibition…

Tufts University Art Galleries today opens "Véxoa: We Know," a survey exhibition of living Indigenous artists of Brazil. Véxoa, which means “we know” in the Terena language, reaffirms Indigenous agency and struggle for self-determination as well as Indigenous contributions to the richness and diversity of Brazilian visual culture. Developed by curator and educator Naine Terena (member of the Terena Indigenous people of the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso do Sul), the exhibition argues for new aesthetic criteria to reflect the…

Tufts University Art Galleries presents a reception and artist program for its new exhibition "Véxoa: We Know," a survey exhibition of living Indigenous artists of Brazil. Originally organized for the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo in 2020, "Véxoa" was the first exhibition curated by an Indigenous person to be shown in an art museum in Brazil. Tufts University Art Galleries welcomes these artists and collectives in collaboratively rewriting an art history that recognizes diversity among Indigenous peoples, the power of…

Tufts University Art Galleries presents a closing tour of the exhibition "Véxoa: We Know" led by co-curator Claudia Mattos Avolese, a senior lecturer in visual and materials studies at SMFA at Tufts. The talk will be presented in English and Portuguese. "Véxoa" is a survey exhibition of living Indigenous artists of Brazil. Véxoa, which means “we know” in the Terena language, reaffirms Indigenous agency and struggle for self-determination as well as Indigenous contributions to the richness and diversity of Brazilian…

Today concludes the exhibition "Portrait as Place/Place as Portraiture" in the Slater Concourse Gallery at the Tufts University Art Galleries. The exhibition features new artworks in the TUAG collection from a broad community of artists. While the techniques, materials and subjects vary, the works on view share a common interest in understanding the capacious nature of personal and communal identities. Featuring artwork by David Antonio Cruz, Julia Csekö, Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Dell Hamilton, Annette Lemieux, Helina Metaferia, Evelyn Rydz, Lorna Simpson,…

Tufts University Art Galleries opens the Kenneth Tam exhibition "Standing in Soft Formation." Through his choreographed video, photography and sculpture, Tam has long explored the myths and performative culture that uphold conventional American expectations of masculinity and identity. "Standing in Soft Formation" features the artist’s two most recent projects — "Silent Spikes" (2021) and "The Founding of the World" (2023) — in dialogue for the first time. The two installations explore historical and present-day tropes of Anglo-American masculinity and their…

Tufts University Art Galleries invites you to a public conversation with exhibiting artist Kenneth Tam and Daisy Nam, director of Texas contemporary art space Ballroom Marfa, followed by an opening reception for Tam’s one-person exhibition,  "Standing in Soft Formation." Featuring Tam’s most recent choreographed videos and sculpture in conversation together for the first time, "Standing in Soft Formation" explores the historical and present-day tropes of Anglo-American masculinity and their impact on Asian American identities. The exhibition will be on view…

Tufts University Art Galleries director and chief curator Dina Deitsch and School of the Museum of Fine Arts faculty Ihnmi Jon lead an interdisciplinary conversation about the sculptures, photographs, and videos on view in the TUAG exhibition "Kenneth Tam: Standing in Soft Formation." Through his choreographed video, photography and sculpture, Tam has long explored the myths and performative culture that uphold conventional American expectations of masculinity and identity. "Standing in Soft Formation," on view through April 21, features the artist’s…

Today concludes the Kenneth Tam exhibition "Standing in Soft Formation" at Tufts University Art Galleries. Through his choreographed video, photography and sculpture, Tam has long explored the myths and performative culture that uphold conventional American expectations of masculinity and identity. "Standing in Soft Formation" features the artist’s two most recent projects — "Silent Spikes" (2021) and "The Founding of the World" (2023) — in dialogue for the first time. The two installations explore historical and present-day tropes of Anglo-American masculinity…

Today is the final day to view the Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG) exhibition "Visualizing Collections: Data-Driven Approaches to Anti-Bias Curating." For decades, data has been a tool to shed light on the inequities in the visual arts — most famously utilized by the Guerrilla Girls, a masked collective of feminist artists who began using numbers and head-turning graphics in the 1980s to expose gender bias in museum collections. These efforts have since woven into the museum community with organizations…

Tufts University Art Galleries opens the exhibition "Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe." Deeply committed to social justice, the Cambridge-based creates vibrant prints, paintings, videos, textiles and sculptures that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout U.S. history. "Across the Universe" is the first exhibition to present the evolution of Jackson’s work over the past nine years, in which she fuses deep historical research with artistic strategies of color and layering to illuminate underrecognized patterns of activism, resistance, oppression and societal advances.…