2022 Cornell Biennial: In Review

Highlights

The fifth Cornell Biennial featured 40 artists across 36 events from July through November 2022. Curated by Timothy Murray and hosted by the Cornell Council for the Arts, the 2022 Cornell Biennial has finally come to a close. Among the dozens of memories and keynotes, here are just a few highlights from the last five months.


Sara Jimenez's At what point does the world unfold? installation, with a video that can be viewed on her Instagram.

Sara Jimenez, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by artist
Sara Jimenez, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by artist

Xu Bing's Background Story: Artist Talk which can be viewed here.

Xu Bing, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Anson Wigner
Xu Bing, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Anson Wigner

Mendi and Keith Obadike's performance of sound and light, Difference Tones, pictured below.

Mendi and Keith Obadike, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Anson Wigner
Mendi and Keith Obadike, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Anson Wigner

Paul Vanouse's plenary performance, America Project, which involved collecting samples from dozens of volunteers.

Paul Vanouse, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Anson Wigner
Paul Vanouse, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Anson Wigner

Ken Feingold's robotic artificial intelligence installation, The Animal, Vegetable, Mineralness of Everything.

Ken Feingold, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Timothy Murray

NFT artworks by Zhang Huan and Cindy Ng Sio Leng, on display at Cornell Tech NYC.

Zhang Huan; Photo courtesy of the artist
Cindy Ng; Photo courtesy of the artist

Oupa Sibeko's performance and installation, and Gustavo Nazareno's artwork, curated by student awardees of the Mellon Public Curatorial Expression Program.

Oupa Sibeko, 2022 Cornell Biennial; Photo by Timothy Murray
Gustavo Nazareno; Photo courtesy of the artist

The opening of Material Resistance, a gallery exhibition and workshop (featuring Social Justice Sewing Academy), curated by student awardees of the Mellon Public Curatorial Expression Program.

Gallery Opening; Photo by Maosen Xu
Social Justice Sewing Academy Workshop; Photo by Maosen Xu

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