Art exhibitions
Stop by Ross-Blakley Hall 197 and immerse yourself in a world of art! Opening September 11, "Stays Cold Longer" will be on view 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., and closed on weekends and university holidays.
Stays Cold Longer: Queer Animacies in Five Contemporary Artists
September 11, 2026 – April 30, 2026 | Ross-Blakley Hall 197
The ghostly turn of the Waymo steering wheel, the weird agency of miracle weight loss drugs, the alluring sycophancy of our AI agents — the blurring of the boundaries between life and non-life is accelerating, making it an opportune moment to return to Mel Chen’s seminal book “Animacies: Biopolitics, Racial Mattering and Queer Affect.” Explore the queered, unsettled animacies appearing in the work of contemporary artists across video, photography, painting and sculpture, which situate the human in suprising interminglings with objects and worlds formerly known as inanimate.
This year’s exhibition is curated by Hilary Harp, and features the work of Krista Leigh Davis, Villamil & Villamil, Grace Piontek, Lily Regalia and Dawn Kushner.