Kyle Bellucci Johanson

Kyle Bellucci Johanson serves as a Visiting Critic in Cornell University's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, Department of Art. Holding an MFA from California Institute of the Arts and a BA in Art and Reconciliation Studies from Bethel University, he merges artistic practice with critical theory through performance architecture and collaborative media.

• Whitney Independent Study Program (2022–23)
• Founding fellow at land's edge free school (Los Angeles)
• Teaching experience at SAIC, UIC, CUNY, and Cooper Union

His research investigates:

• Power structures through spatial interventions
• Critical theory applications in art practice
• Post-capitalist imaginaries
• Hauntology and historical materialism
• Transdisciplinary approaches to social critique

Project trends reveal:

• Reinterpretation of Soviet design principles
• Investigation of worker identity in post-industrial contexts
• Temporal and spatial dislocation in artistic practice
• Monument critique through performative methods
• Quantum theory-inspired architectural concepts
• Reimagining of common spaces as political sites

Scientific awards include:

• Creative Research Grant (2025)
• Whitney ISP participation (2022–23)
• Automata Studio Residency (2022)
• Artists Run Chicago Grant (2021)
• BOLT Residency (2020–21)

Through projects like KLUB WRKR—a nomadic workers' club reimagined for the gig economy—and table (2018–2022), a Chicago-based experimental space for artistic practice, he interrogates institutional frameworks while fostering community through discursive meals and collaborative exhibitions.