Group Exhibition: Magnum O-pspsps

Abstract

Magnum O-pspsps is an expansive exhibition devoted to cats (and, in limited solidarity, dogs). It is an unapologetic celebration of our furry companions as muses, metaphors, and comfort objects. A playful nod to the Latin phrase magnum opus, this show avows that, very often, an artist’s greatest work…is their cat.

Featuring paintings, drawings, sculptures, and mixed-media from current Cornell students, alumni, faculty, lecturers, visiting critics, and invited artists beyond Cornell, Magnum O-Pspsps is both a love letter and a low-stakes, high-reward gathering of our extended creative litter. The exhibition spans domestic cats and wild felines, as well as symbolic, metaphorical, and tangential interpretations.

Including works by: Kiki Smith, Pamela Sneed, Leeza & Katya Meksin, Eric Hibit, Dona Nelson, Joanna Malinowska, Leslie Brack, George Boorujy, Julianne Hunter, Steve Keister, Kate Clark, Will Hutnick, Erika Ranee, Catherine Haggarty, Lisa Lebofsky, Emily Henretta, JJ Manford, Emily Weiskopf, Jan Baracz, Terry Plater, Onome Olotu, Tatiana Tatum, a/d, Noel Neri, Maximilliana Mango, Katherine Twomey, Michael Morgan, Elina Ansary, Marissa Cote, Rebekah Church, Lesley Finn, John O’Donnell, Brittany House, Karen Harrod, Zoe Papini, Arden Conine, Jenny Pope, Sheila Novak, Annamariah Knox, Carla Liesching, Kate Finneran, Bella Barhorst, Anda Tanaka, Melanie Vote, and Juan Hinojosa.

With special thanks to Aimée Burg.

Curated by Michael Morgan (M.F.A. ’26) and Elina Ansary (M.F.A. ’25).