Blog Archive

September 16, 2024

Tyler Faculty Co-Teach Course on São Paulo’s Art and Architecture  

Author: Alina Ladyzhensky

In the Fall 2024 semester, Tyler faculty members Mariola Alvarez and Pablo Meninato are co-teaching a seminar that explores artistic and architectural developments that have taken place in the largest city in Latin America – São Paulo, Brazil – from the early 20th century through the present day.      Read More

Rachel Hsu poses with her installation, The Weight of Our Living
September 13, 2024

Immersive Installation by Rachel Hsu (MFA ‘21) Wins Public Art Competition

Author: Alina Ladyzhensky

Philadelphia artist and Tyler Sculpture alum Rachel Hsu (MFA '21) has been selected to install a temporary public art installation in Maja Park along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. The interactive artwork, titled The Weight of Our Living, is currently on view through October 2024. Hsu's installation features a six-foot circle of river stones embedded in a concrete base, surrounded by plantings. Visitors are invited to walk barefoot over the stones, and a small, curved bench nearby offers a space for observation and reflection.   Read More

September 12, 2024

Design & Illustration Department Launches New Speaker Series

Author: Wanda Motley Odom

Tyler’s Design & Illustration Department kicks off the 2024-2025 academic year with not only a new name and new, planned BFA degree offerings, but also the launch of the Design & Illustration Speaker Series featuring designers, illustrators and other makers who are shaping their creative fields. “We hope these speakers will open students’ minds to the many paths their practice can take after they graduate,” said Assistant Professor of Instruction Nathan Young, organizer of the series.  Read More

September 3, 2024

JADE Fellow Beamlak Sahle (BSArch '25) Wants to Build Naturally

Author: Wanda Motley Odom

When international student and Architecture major Beamlak Sahle (BSArch ’25) returns to her home country of Ethiopia after graduation next May, she hopes to revolutionize the way buildings are constructed in the African nation, especially in rural areas.“I would like to solve a lot of design problems when it comes to infrastructure,” said Sahle, adding that she is particularly interested in schools and hospitals. “I would like to introduce a community-oriented design approach and bring back natural building technologies to help improve the living conditions of the people.” Read More

September 3, 2024

Associate Professor Philip Glahn Publishes New Book on Visionary Art Collective

Author: Alina Ladyzhensky

Philip Glahn, Associate Professor of Aesthetics and Critical Studies at Tyler, has coauthored a new book about Mobile Image, a pioneering new media art collective founded in 1977 by Kit Galloway and Sherrie Rabinowitz. The Future is Present: Art, Technology, and the Work of Mobile Image (The MIT Press, 2024), coauthored with Cary Levine, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, highlights the collective's prescient vision, as well as its continued importance and resonance. Read More