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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART:20220511T180000Z
DTEND:20220512T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART:20220512T180000Z
DTEND:20220513T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281165821
DTSTART:20220513T180000Z
DTEND:20220514T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
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DTSTART:20220514T180000Z
DTEND:20220515T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163051980
DTSTART:20220515T180000Z
DTEND:20220516T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281167870
DTSTART:20220516T180000Z
DTEND:20220517T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281170943
DTSTART:20220517T180000Z
DTEND:20220518T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281172992
DTSTART:20220518T180000Z
DTEND:20220519T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281175041
DTSTART:20220519T180000Z
DTEND:20220520T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281178114
DTSTART:20220520T180000Z
DTEND:20220521T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163053005
DTSTART:20220521T180000Z
DTEND:20220522T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163055054
DTSTART:20220522T180000Z
DTEND:20220523T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281180163
DTSTART:20220523T180000Z
DTEND:20220524T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281183236
DTSTART:20220524T180000Z
DTEND:20220525T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281185285
DTSTART:20220525T180000Z
DTEND:20220526T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281187334
DTSTART:20220526T180000Z
DTEND:20220527T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281190407
DTSTART:20220527T180000Z
DTEND:20220528T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163056079
DTSTART:20220528T180000Z
DTEND:20220529T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
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DTSTART:20220529T180000Z
DTEND:20220530T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART:20220530T180000Z
DTEND:20220531T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DTSTART:20220531T180000Z
DTEND:20220601T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281197578
DTSTART:20220601T180000Z
DTEND:20220602T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
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DTSTART:20220602T180000Z
DTEND:20220603T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39706281201676
DTSTART:20220603T180000Z
DTEND:20220604T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163060177
DTSTART:20220604T180000Z
DTEND:20220605T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163061202
DTSTART:20220605T180000Z
DTEND:20220606T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163062227
DTSTART:20220606T180000Z
DTEND:20220607T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163064276
DTSTART:20220607T180000Z
DTEND:20220608T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163065301
DTSTART:20220608T180000Z
DTEND:20220609T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260520T135718Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_39919163067350
DTSTART:20220609T180000Z
DTEND:20220610T000000Z
DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
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LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
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 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
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DESCRIPTION:The Department of Art & Art History presents Let Them Eat Cake\
 , the 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition\, on view May 10 through June 10 at the S
 tanford Art Gallery. Join us for the opening reception on Thursday\, May 1
 2\, 5–7 pm. \n\nThe 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition brings together the most 
 recent projects by five promising artists: Amy Elkins\, Gabriella Grill\, 
 Joshua Moreno\, Miguel Novelo\, and Gregory Rick. The group was admitted i
 nto the Stanford MFA program in 2019. As development and exhibition were d
 elayed due to complications surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic\, the univer
 sity granted the artists a one-year extension in addition to the normal tw
 o-year program to compensate for these losses. Elkins\, Grill\, Moreno\, N
 ovelo\, and Rick suffered seemingly unending dark days as the pandemic rag
 ed across the country\, witnessing a tumultuous period of political polari
 zation and public outcry over racial injustice. These experiences contribu
 ted to their psychological\, emotional\, and artistic development. Their p
 owerful work demonstrates resilience\, persistence\, confidence\, and rema
 rkable originality. \n\nThe cohort titled the exhibition “Let them eat c
 ake.” The title refers to their first and second-year MFA shows\, “Lay
 er Cake” and “Lava Cake”\, creating a sense of continuity. The ironi
 c quotation from Marie Antoinette\, the queen of France during the French 
 Revolution\, is reflective of a society characterized by inequality and a 
 monarchy insensitive and indifferent to the troubles of the people for who
 m it is responsible. Working with this extraordinary group of artists\, I 
 was impressed by the diverse range of their concepts\, themes\, methods\, 
 and approaches but also by the sense of connection and overlap permeating 
 the group of distinctive works. Engaged with the history of violence and w
 ar\, Gregory Rick’s raw and agitated narrative paintings and drawings fe
 aturing varying “archetypes” sharply contrast Amy Elkins’ meditative
  and poetic installations and mixed-media works based on the life of a fam
 ily member traumatized by his experiences on a Navy training vessel before
  World War II. Joshua Moreno employs video sequencing to combine pieces of
  found footage from YouTube documenting various explosions. The resulting 
 video work serves as an uncomfortable reminder of our helplessness in a wo
 rld defined by ubiquitous violence. His complex photo collage articulates 
 a layered history of the universe\, as told through scientific and artisti
 c visual renderings. Gabriella Grill uses various recycled materials in he
 r work\, transforming discarded fabrics and cardboard into abstract sculpt
 ures\, fragile monuments\, and precarious structures. Miguel Novelo\, “a
  child of the internet\,” shares Grill’s concern for the environment\,
  creating deceptively light-hearted but thought-provoking narratives of a 
 dystopic future seen from the perspective of a pelican. \n\nThese artists 
 explore related themes using different mediums\, expanding their artistic 
 vocabulary and engaging in visual dialogues. Energized by passion and resi
 stance\, this exhibition poignantly illuminates the fragility of memory an
 d existence\, the fleeting nature of life\, anxiety and trauma accompanyin
 g environmental destruction\, war and violence. The collaboration between 
 Art Practice MFA graduates and PhD candidates in Art History offers a grea
 t opportunity for critical feedback and intellectual exchange. In-depth di
 scussion and analysis of each artist’s work is found in essays written b
 y a distinguished group of scholars.\n\nIt has been an inspiring experienc
 e to work closely with the talented artists of the class of 2022\, and I o
 ffer them my proud and sincerest congratulations. My heart-felt thanks to 
 my colleagues who helped to guide their artistic development over the cour
 se of three years\, to our PhD candidates who contributed to the catalogue
 \, and to our dedicated staff—particularly Gabriel\, Garth\, and Yuri—
 for their unwavering support of this exhibition. \n\nXiaoze Xie\, exhibiti
 on curator \n\nPaul L. & Phyllis Wattis Professor in Art \n\n\nAmy Elkins 
 is a visual artist currently based in Palo Alto\, California.  She works w
 ith archives\, photography\, video\, installation and sculpture and has sp
 ent the past fifteen years researching\, creating and exhibiting work that
  explores the multifaceted nature of masculine identity as well as the psy
 chological and sociological impacts of incarceration.  Her approach is ser
 ies-based\, steeped in research and oscillates between formal\, conceptual
  and documentary.  Most recently Elkins' work pivots to explore notions of
  self as well as her family's deeply rooted and complex relationship with 
 the military\, the sea and the land along the Pacific coastline.  \n\nGabr
 iella Grill (b. 1993\; Columbia\, MD) is an interdisciplinary artist worki
 ng primarily in sculpture. She studied Printmaking at the Maryland Institu
 te College of Art in Baltimore\, Maryland\, and received her BFA in 2015. 
 She is currently a 2022 MFA candidate at Stanford University in Stanford\,
  California. Grill's work investigates material culture and the cycle of l
 ife. Embedding found objects in hard materials\, weaving objects together 
 into webs or nests\, and giving dimensional body to soft articles of cloth
 ing\, Grill contemplates the temporality of existence through simulated fo
 ssilization and soft monuments.\n\nJoshua Moreno is an artist from Watsonv
 ille\, California. In 2011\, he graduated from the University of Californi
 a San Diego with a BFA in art practice. Since 2012\, he has been working i
 n art education\, teaching courses in art history\, filmmaking\, and studi
 o art. In his work\, he examines the overlapping relationship between the 
 natural and human-made environment and highlight patterns and systems of e
 fficiency that exist within them. Through installation\, drawing\, and fil
 m\, he re-evaluates the everyday spaces and objects that surround us\, wit
 h added attention to elemental phenomena.\n\nMiguel Novelo is an experimen
 tal media artist\, filmmaker\, and cultural event creator from Campeche\, 
 Mexico. In his work\, Miguel explores shapeshifting perspectives\, scars o
 f landscape\, and the space in memories. He relies on time-based new media
  that holds and juxtaposes expanded cinema\, sculptures\, performances\, a
 nd interactive installations. A humorous invitation to be at peace in mist
 ranslations\, uncertainty\, and simulations. His work pays close attention
  to the geo-diverse narrative\, the broken landscape\, the here and there
 —a never-ending resolution in examining identity and space—meaning in 
 foreign environments. Miguel has exhibited pieces and short films internat
 ionally at museums\, galleries\, and film festivals including the De Young
  Museum in San Francisco\, Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo in Mexi
 co City\, Festival Internacional de Cine en Morelia\, Sheffield Doc/Fest\,
  and others. \n\nGreg Rick was born in 1981 and grew up in South Minneapol
 is. Rick received his BFA from CCA and is currently pursuing his MFA in ar
 t practice at Stanford University. Developing a historical imagination\, a
 nd a fondness for drawing stories\, Rick collapses history while confronti
 ng personal trauma. Rick’s works exist as reflections of his personal ex
 perience while being in dialogue with the wider world. Rick has received t
 he Combat Infantry Badge\, the Yamaguchi print making award\, the Nathan O
 liviera fellowship\, and the Jack K. and Gertrude Murphy Award and has sho
 wn in museums and galleries in both Minneapolis and California.\n\nStanfor
 d Art Gallery\nMay 10–June 10\, 2022\nMonday–Friday\, 11 am–5 pm\nOp
 ening reception on Thursday\, May 12\, 5-7 pm.\n\nSee the full curatorial 
 statement here.\n\n—\n\nStanford Art Gallery is located at 419 Lasuen Ma
 ll\, Stanford\, CA 94305.\n\nConnect with the Department of Art & Art Hist
 ory! Subscribe to our mailing list and follow @stanfordaah on Facebook and
  Instagram.
GEO:37.428017;-122.167611
LOCATION:Stanford Art Gallery
SUMMARY:Let Them Eat Cake: 2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/let_them_eat_cake_2022_mfa_
 thesis_exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibition
END:VEVENT
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