| Tufts University Art Galleries |
| Save the Date: Magical Thinking, of Systems and Beliefs VIP Opening Events |
| Nov 6, 2025 |
| Join Us January 29 at TUAG / Boston |
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Please join us at TUAG / Boston for a VIP Tour, opening reception, and performance from exhibiting artist manuel arturo abreu to celebrate Magical Thinking, of Systems and Beliefs. Learn more about the exhibition and RSVP for opening events below: VIP TOUR Join us for a VIP tour of the exhibition before the public celebration with TUAG Curator Laurel V. McLaughlin. Register for the VIP Tour here. OPENING RECEPTION + PERFORMANCE Register for the Opening Reception + Performance here. Join us for a reception to celebrate the opening of Magical Thinking, of Systems and Beliefs, featuring the work of manuel arturo abreu, DB Amorin, Jonathan González, fields harrington, Africanus Okokon, and sidony o’neal. The group exhibition reconsiders the often denigrating phrase “magical thinking,” designed to parse logic-based systems from superstitious, spiritual, or causal relationships. Taking magical thinking seriously, the artists in exhibition examine disappearances within Nollywood film, dream-logics, and cellular speculations. Such thinking operates as fugitive modes of existence and resistance. During the reception, artist manuel arturo abreu will offer a performance altar for the unthought, 2026. In a new partly-improvised performance combining the format of artist talk and piano concert, non-disciplinary artist manuel arturo abreu explains their relationship to the notion of “magical thinking,” a facet of their artist bio and image management since the inception of their public practice in 2014. |
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As the public center for visual arts at Tufts University, the Art Galleries create a dynamic learning space through a responsive program of contemporary art exhibitions, events, collecting, and scholarship, across our two locations in Medford and Boston. We are driven by our belief in the impact of art and artists on our world and grounded in the values of care, learning, dialogue, and the creative process. We strive to make our exhibitions and programming accessible for all audiences. If you have any questions or would like to discuss how to best make a program accessible for you, please email galleryaccessibility@tufts.edu Locations and Hours Aidekman Arts Center Both TUAG locations are currently closed. Please join us in January for the openings of Michelle Lopez: Shadow of a Doubt and Magical Thinking, of Systems and Beliefs. At Tufts we take care of your personal data, if you want to know more about our privacy notice, please see our privacy statement. |