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Columbia University School of the Arts Presents…
“Please join us for a season of readings, screenings, exhibitions, conversations, and more, with these and other extraordinary artists.”
—Sarah Cole, Dean of Columbia University School of the Arts and Parr Professor of English and Comparative Literature
—Gavin Browning, Director of Public Programs and Engagement
In January, The LeRoy Neiman Gallery will present Magma, an exhibition by Dominic Mangila '07 that explores the cross-fertilization of abstraction in painting, installation, and video. Curated by Tomas Vu, Visual Arts. More.
Miya Masaoka, Chair of the MFA Visual Arts + Sound Art Program, will lead an interdisciplinary conversation about trees and plants with literary critic Patricia Dailey, tree-ring scientist Nicole Davi, historian Rachel Grace Newman, and visual artist darylina powderface. More.
In February, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, translator, and editor Forrest Gander will read as part of the Max Ritvo Poetry Series, with a response by poet and Associate Professor of Writing, Dorothea Lasky. More.
Laurie Anderson ’72 (BC ’69) and Ocean Vuong will discuss Buddhist practice as creative practice with Dominique Townsend of the Center for Buddhist Studies, as part of Professor of the Arts and Dean Emerita Carol Becker’s series, Where Ideas Come From. More.
In March, a screening of the celebrated film Rosemead will be followed by a dialogue between Screenwriter Marilyn Fu ’03, Director Eric Lin, and Producer and Assistant Professor of Film, Mynette Louie. Moderated by Qin Gao of the Asian American Initiative of Columbia University. More.
Miller Theatre will feature Chinary Ung ’74—heralded for combining the sounds of Cambodian folk traditions with contemporary classical techniques—in its long-running Composer Portrait series. The Del Sol String Quartet performs works spanning six decades, including the world premiere of a new commission. More.
Held over due to popular demand, large-scale drawings by pathbreaking visual artist Joan Jonas '65 are displayed in the lobby of the Lenfest Center for the Arts. More.
In April, playwright Sarah Ruhl will discuss creativity and memory with neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy and Carol Becker. More.
Assistant Professor of Writing Jaquira Díaz will discuss her acclaimed new book, This is the Only Kingdom: A Novel, with Edwidge Danticat. More.
Lenfest Kids: Cats & Dogs will feature Lady and the Tramp, The Cat Returns, Cats, and Isle of Dogs, more, and in Lenfest Film: Faculty Spotlight, Racquel Gates will present The Flying Ace, Rob King will showcase Some Came Running, and Andy Bienen will screen The Swimmer. More.
Visit the School of the Arts website for the full season of events.
