k. funmilayo aileru

Critic - Sculpture
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MFA, Rhode Island School of Design

k. funmilayo aileru’s (pronouns xi/xem/xyrz) studio and facilitation practices are guided by what Black liberation and Indigenous sovereignty might look like beyond earth. xyr approach to art and education is informed by aileru’s Black Indigenous, two-spirit, disabled experience. These intersecting lineages animate xyr speculative perspectives and criticisms.

aileru is a Rhode Island native from the South Side of Providence and resides in the city with xyr family. xi is a member of the Narragansett Nation and a co-founding member of blackearth collective + lab.

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

SCULP 4783-02 - SCULPTURE SEMINAR I: METHODS, MATERIALS, MAKERS
Level Undergraduate
Unit Sculpture
Subject Sculpture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

SCULP 4783-02

SCULPTURE SEMINAR I: METHODS, MATERIALS, MAKERS

Level Undergraduate
Unit Sculpture
Subject Sculpture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: T | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Instructor(s): k. funmilayo aileru Location(s): Canal Street Studios, Room 210B Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This seminar connects sophomore Sculpture majors to significant parts of the ever-expanding discipline of contemporary sculpture. Over the semester the class will explore how methods of artistic production, materials of artistic transformation, and practices of makers participating in various artistic movements have created and sustained the conversations so integral to contemporary sculptural practice. Through a series of film screenings, assigned readings, slide talks, and discussions, students will gain a familiarity with the historic events and trajectories that continue to produce associative canons and relational movements, forming the foundation of their chosen discipline. The course trajectory is coordinated with topics covered in Sculptural Practices I and II and Sophomore Sculpture: Studio I.

Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00

Students are pre-registered for this course by the department; registration is not available in Workday. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Sculpture Students.


Major Requirement | BFA Sculpture

Spring 2024 Courses

SCULP 4739-01 - JUNIOR SCULPTURE: STUDIO II
Level Undergraduate
Unit Sculpture
Subject Sculpture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

SCULP 4739-01

JUNIOR SCULPTURE: STUDIO II

Level Undergraduate
Unit Sculpture
Subject Sculpture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: T | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): k. funmilayo aileru Location(s): College Building, Room 442 Enrolled / Capacity: 12 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course is a continuation of the vital pathway into independent work in Sculpture. Thematically driven prompts will provide the scaffolding of three major work sessions that direct the conversation in the studio. These studio conversations will take the form of in-process critiques, formal group critiques, and scheduled individual meetings. Students may also expect intersecting projects with shorter timeframes when appropriate. The visiting artist lecture series is a vital component of this course.

Majors are pre-registered by the department. This course is a requirement for Junior Sculpture Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Sculpture

SCULP 4786-01 - SCULPTURE SEMINAR II: VISUAL AND CRITICAL LITERACIES
Level Undergraduate
Unit Sculpture
Subject Sculpture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

SCULP 4786-01

SCULPTURE SEMINAR II: VISUAL AND CRITICAL LITERACIES

Level Undergraduate
Unit Sculpture
Subject Sculpture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: TH | 1:10 PM - 4:10 PM Instructor(s): k. funmilayo aileru Location(s): College Building, Room 521 Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Junior Seminar: Critical Issues is an intermediary level course designed to facilitate and support an intense study of themes relevant to art practices and conversations today. Through a series of readings, films, classroom discussion, group, and independent work, students learn to contextualize myriad discourses using the frames of art history, critical theory, philosophy, ethics, and politics. In this studio-centered seminar, students will develop a critical literacy that is applicable to their working practices and the attendant process of using materials to make meaning. This course supports discourse around the formation of the artist in an effort to figure out meaningful strategies for the development and maintenance of sustainable artistic and intellectual practices.

Estimated Cost of Materials: $50.00

Majors are pre-registered by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sculpture Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Sculpture

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MFA, Rhode Island School of Design