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List Visual Arts Center
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MIT Professor Emerita Joan Jonas receives the 2018 Kyoto Prize
Artist and scholar cited for her “immeasurable impact” in pioneering the integration of performance art and new media.
June 15, 2018 -
Featured video: Celebrating the arts at MIT
A mercurial snapshot of the myriad ways in which MIT community members can express themselves through the arts
April 5, 2018 -
Q&A: Henriette Huldisch on video, art, and technology
New exhibition at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, "Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995," is part of a region-wide collaboration.
February 19, 2018 -
Featured video: The light fantastic in Building E52
Leo Villareal's "hypnotic" LED art installation welcomes visitors to the newly renovated Morris and Sophie Chang Building.
February 3, 2017 -
Monumental new sculpture commissioned for MIT's McGovern Institute
"SCIENTIA" is the newest addition to MIT's Public Art Collection.
October 26, 2016 -
Council for the Arts at MIT welcomes Rachel Bennett as its new director
The Council has funded arts programs at MIT for 44 years.
September 6, 2016 -
Joan Jonas in Singapore
First large-scale exhibition in Southeast Asia for pioneering artist and professor emerita
February 9, 2016 -
Arts on the Radar for MIT Students
New and returning students are introduced to MIT's wide array of arts programs and opportunities.
September 22, 2015 -
Anicka Yi's olfactory art
Working with materials from bacteria to honey, visiting artist Anicka Yi creates unique sensory installations.
July 28, 2015 -
Jane Farver, former director of the MIT List Visual Arts Center, dies
May 4, 2015 -
A new look — and lights — for historic MIT Sloan building
MIT Sloan’s original building, E52, will re-open in January 2016 and feature a light installation by artist Leo Villareal.
October 21, 2014 -
Make colorful friends instantly!
Student Loan Art Program allows MIT students to “adopt” an artwork for the academic year.
September 26, 2014 -
Professor emerita Joan Jonas to represent U.S. at Venice Biennale
A pioneering figure in performance art and video, Jonas will create a multimedia installation for the U.S. Pavilion in Venice
April 16, 2014 -
Video: Public art at MIT
MIT's noted public art, which can be enjoyed throughout campus, began to take shape in 1965.
September 4, 2013 -
Video: MIT's Student Loan Art Program
This popular annual program allows students and student groups to borrow original works of art for their private rooms and communal spaces.
June 19, 2013 -
Piene and Haacke at the List
Revisiting MIT’s early contributions to contemporary art
October 24, 2011 -
Paul Ha, director of Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, selected as director of MIT’s List Visual Arts Center
Is expected to begin new position Dec. 1
September 9, 2011 -
LVAC Director Jane Farver to retire next year
During Farver’s tenure, the profile of MIT’s public art collection has risen considerably.
October 26, 2010 -
Anish Kapoor sculpture unveiled in Stata Center
Bold addition to Institute’s public-art collection made possible by MIT’s Percent-For-Art Program and donations.
September 2, 2010 -
Q&A: Patricia Fuller on MIT’s public art collection
As she prepares to retire, the Institute’s curator of public art reflects on the importance of maintaining MIT’s impressive collection.
July 20, 2010