Topic
Visual arts
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MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
September 12, 2019 -
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 -
Joan Jonas in Singapore
First large-scale exhibition in Southeast Asia for pioneering artist and professor emerita
February 9, 2016 -
Report: How interactive documentaries represent a new form of innovation in digital journalism
MIT report represents the first thorough mapping of the ongoing convergence between interactive and participatory practices within digital journalism.
November 19, 2015 -
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 -
Open Documentary Lab puts MIT in the vanguard of new media storytelling
March 20, 2014 -
Azra Akšamija: Creating community amid conflict
Exhibit explores how art and architecture can act as vehicles for community making in contexts of conflict and crisis.
March 20, 2014 -
Wayne Andersen, pioneer in visual arts at MIT, dies at 85
Art historian joined the Department of Architecture in 1965.
February 12, 2014 -
Renée Green: Shifting mental spaces
June 26, 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 -
Creativity within constraints
J. Meejin Yoon uses sound and light to transform public areas
June 17, 2013 -
New exhibition showcases importance of design in engineering
"Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things" will be on view at the MIT Museum April 13-September 1
March 18, 2013 -
Historian Craig Wilder featured in new Ken Burns film
The head of the MIT History section served as a consultant on the director's latest documentary, “The Central Park Five.”
December 13, 2012 -
MIT students to visit Belgium on study-trip
October 5, 2012 -
School of Architecture + Planning alumna represents U.S. at Venice Biennale
Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla create a sensation at national pavilion.
October 11, 2011 -
Architecture and planning students sweep Schnitzer awards
Two students of art, one of Architecture and one of media take top four prizes
September 19, 2011 -
Crowds and Clouds: Data, sheep, and collaboration in the works of Aaron Koblin
Delivers Abramowitz Memorial Lecture, hosted by MIT Office of the Arts
November 17, 2010 -
Merging arts: ACT program inaugurated
Day-long celebrations looks back at CAVS, Visual Arts and toward the future
April 29, 2010 -
Joan Jonas awarded Gyorgy Kepes Prize
One of many distinctive honors recently
April 22, 2010 -
Introducing a new program in Art, Culture and Technology
New initiative combines a rich legacy of academic and research practices
April 12, 2010