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Published an essay on Anni Albers and Modern Weaving for Smarthistory; Presented a talk at Cleveland Institute of the Art on digital weaving.

Published an essay on Anni Albers and Modern Weaving for Smarthistory; Presented a talk at Cleveland Institute of the Art on digital weaving.

Dr. Mills' essay for Smarthistory traced Anni Albers' pioneering work in American modern design, focusing particularly on her collaboration with Philip Johnson for the design of the Rockefeller Guest House. // At the Cleveland Institute of the Art, Mills presented a talk on structural expressionism in digital weaving, featuring contemporary artists who use Thread Controller looms.

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Professor Anthony Raynsford will be published this Fall in the Journal of Planning History.

Professor Anthony Raynsford will be published this Fall in the Journal of Planning History.

My article, “The Limits of Counterculture Urbanism: Utopia Planning and Practical Politics in Berkeley, 1969-73” will be published this fall in the Journal of Planning History.

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Work on view at SFMOMA: Sea Change: Photographs from the Collection September 2, 2023–February 19, 2024

Work on view at SFMOMA: Sea Change: Photographs from the Collection September 2, 2023–February 19, 2024

Binh Danh's piece will be displayed in SFMOMA from September 2, 2023–February 19, 2024

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Rhonda Holberton, Associate Professor of Digital Media Art, was selected for Montalvo Arts Center’s Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program (LAP) fellowship.

Awarded Montolvo’s Lucas Arts Fellowship

Rhonda Holberton, Associate Professor of Digital Media Art, was selected for Montalvo Arts Center’s Sally and Don Lucas Artists Program (LAP) fellowship. Fellows will receive three months of residency time which can be used at their discretion over a three-year period, beginning in October of this year and extending through 2026. Located within Montalvo’s 175-acre public park and historic property in the heart of the Silicon Valley, the LAP is dedicated to providing artists with a self-directed flexible and expansive space in which to take risks, incubate, collaborate, investigate and create.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Acquisition

Metropolitan Museum of Art Acquisition

Michelle Wilson's artist book ""Vueles"" was recently acquired by the artist book collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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