Tufts University Art Galleries
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Artist Reception: Pulling Teeth and Jumping Rope
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, United StatesTufts University Art Galleries invites you to a reception with the 27 graduating master of fine arts students from the School of The Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts whose work is featured in the current exhibition "Pulling Teeth and Jumping Rope." Reserve your place through Eventbrite. The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, …
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Exhibition Opening – Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe
Tufts University Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts University Art Galleries opens the exhibition "Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe." Deeply committed to social justice, the Cambridge-based Jackson 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 …
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Artist Reception: Tomashi Jackson – Across the Universe
Tufts University Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts University Art Galleries presents a public reception with Tomashi Jackson in conjunction with her current exhibition, "Across the Universe." Presenting the first midcareer retrospective of the Cambridge-based artist, "Across the Universe" brings together vibrant prints, paintings, videos, textiles, and sculptures from Jackson’s past decade of work that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout U.S. …
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Abolitionist Practices: Then + Now
Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts University Art Galleries presents the program "Abolitionist Practices: Then + Now," a panel discussion in conjunction with the current TUAG exhibition, "Tomashi Jackson: Across the Universe." Panelists will be Nia Evans, executive director of the Boston Ujima Project; Cierra Michele Peters, director of communications, culture and enfranchisement at the Boston Ujima Project; Dayna Cunningham, …
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Screening + Conversation: Drag, Kinship, and Mourning
Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesIn conjunction with the current exhibition "Across the Universe," Tufts University Art Galleries presents an interactive screening and conversation with exhibiting artist Tomashi Jackson, Associate Professor Kareem Khubchandani (LaWhore Vagistan), and two a special guests — multidisciplinary performer and director of opera and theater Alexander Gedeon from the LA Philharmonic, and Rebecca Uchill, Professor of …
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Community Crocheting Workshop
Tufts University Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesThe Tufts University Art Galleries Student Programming Committee presents a crochet workshop with Leslie Rogers, Professor of the Practice in Sculpture at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. Taking inspiration from Tomashi Jackson’s use of fibers, knitwear, and woven elements in the current TUAG exhibition "Across the Universe," Rogers will teach …
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Impossible Music Performance and Opening Reception
Tufts University Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, MA, United StatesTufts University Art Galleries invites you to the opening of the exhibition "Impossible Music," a survey of the sonic vanguard, with a performance of Aki Onda’s installation "Spirits Known and Unknown," followed by a public reception and community-wide celebration. Organized by curator Candice Hopkins and composer, performer, and installation artist Raven Chacon, "Impossible Music" brings …
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Friday Activations: Conlon Nancarrow Compositions
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, United StatesIn conjunction with the current exhibition "Impossible Music," Tufts University Art Galleries is presenting a series of four player piano sessions featuring the boundary-defying work of composer Conlon Nancarrow. Nancarrow was one of the first composers to work with “auto-playing” musical instruments, particularly the player piano, because of its ability to perform scores that exceeded …
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Impossible Music: Playing the Imaginary
Koppelman Gallery, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, United StatesAs part of the ongoing "Impossible Music" exhibition at Tufts University Art Galleries, the Tufts New Music Ensemble — with special guest John McDonald — will perform a selection from Tom Johnson’s "Imaginary Music" series (1974-1975, 1993). Containing a total of 104 scores, these drawings of musical symbols or loose suggestions of notes promote non-linear interpretations, …
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Friday Activations: Conlon Nancarrow Compositions
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University 40 Talbot Ave., Medford, United StatesTufts University Art Galleries presents the second of four player piano sessions featuring the boundary-defying work of composer Conlon Nancarrow, in conjunction with the current exhibition "Impossible Music." Nancarrow was one of the first composers to work with “auto-playing” musical instruments, particularly the player piano, because of its ability to perform scores that exceeded human …
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