Arts on the Radar for MIT Students
New and returning students are introduced to MIT's wide array of arts programs and opportunities.
Anicka Yi's olfactory art
Working with materials from bacteria to honey, visiting artist Anicka Yi creates unique sensory installations.
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.
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Student Loan Art Program allows MIT students to “adopt” an artwork for the academic year.
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
Video: Public art at MIT
MIT's noted public art, which can be enjoyed throughout campus, began to take shape in 1965.
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.
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
LVAC Director Jane Farver to retire next year
During Farver’s tenure, the profile of MIT’s public art collection has risen considerably.
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.
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.
Quick Take focuses on 'List'
Who doesn't love a good list? They're useful for sorting and making sense of the world.
Ribas named new curator of List Visual Arts Center
The MIT List Visual Arts Center has named João Ribas, currently curator of the Drawing Center in New York, as its new curator of exhibitions.