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Eye-Opening “101 Photos for Press Freedom”

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From March 21 until April 22, the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and the Consulate General of France in Boston in collaboration with Magnum photos, presents “101 Photos [...]

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Apr 19, 2012 | Leave a response

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Artistry Loves Company: Rifrákt Artist Collective

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“re·fract (ri-frakt’): To alter by viewing through a medium.” Upon walking into Espresso Royal Caffe on Comm Ave, I was greeted with an exhibit of an amalgam of works by [...]

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Apr 6, 2012 | 4 Responses

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Law Building

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When I first arrived on campus, I would not stop complaining about the Law Building. “It’s too big,” I said. “It’s too ugly,” I said. “I hate it,” I said. [...]

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Feb 26, 2012 | Leave a response

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Ten Thousand Waves: Cinematic Art

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The regular movie-going experience usually constitutes sitting in front of a screen, patiently (or not) watching and accepting exactly what the filmmaker wants you to see; and usually that’s just [...]

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Feb 20, 2012 | Leave a response

Painting being auctioned to benefit Promote Congo. | Photo by Megan Kelly

Anti-Domestic Violence, Pro-Peace: An Evening of Art

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Most BU students have seen that little glass-walled room on the second floor of the GSU – just up the stairs, to the left, a sight en route to the [...]

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Dec 1, 2011 | Leave a response

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Recreating a “Cut Piece”

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Art history student Brooke Morgan (CAS ‘12) went on stage at the GSU Conference Auditorium last Wednesday and invited audience members to cut apart her outfit, piece by piece. The [...]

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Nov 15, 2011 | Leave a response

Photo courtesy of The Museum of Fine Arts website, www.mfa.org

Naked in the Name of Art: A Review of Degas and the Nude

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In American culture—where sex and sexuality is taboo—the naked body is a subject rarely explored.  Therefore, it is easy to forget that the human form has acted as one of [...]

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Nov 13, 2011 | 1 Response

'The Clock.' Photo by Matthew Schlichter, via Flickr Commons

‘The Clock’: An Ode to Time and Cinema

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Visual artist and composer Christian Marclay takes appreciation of cinema to a new level with The Clock, a video exhibition currently showing at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. As the [...]

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Sep 30, 2011 | 1 Response

Portrait of Alain Locke by Betsy Graves Reyneau

Alain Locke and the Lingering Question of Identity

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B.U. students and faculty members celebrated Harlem Renaissance leader Alain Locke’s birthday on Tuesday evening. Visiting lecturer Jeffrey Stewart spoke to the crowd about Locke’s famous ideas on “Negro Art,” [...]

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Sep 15, 2011 | Leave a response

Joan Snyder's Intimate Works. Photo by Meghan Gilligan

“Dancing With the Dark”: Joan Snyder’s Life in Prints

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Joan Snyder’s expressionist and feminist view on life has taken over the white walls of the Boston University Art Gallery. The exhibition, titled “Dancing with the Dark: Joan Snyder Prints [...]

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Sep 13, 2011 | Leave a response

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Interseqtion Connects Queer Artists Across the Country

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A LinkedIn meets Deviant Art for queer artists—there was nothing like it out there, until two Boston University students created it. The website is called Interseqtion and it’s a space [...]

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Apr 18, 2011 | Leave a response

"Breathdeath", Stan VanDerbeek. Photo from Cartoonbrew

Don’t Miss Stan VanDerBeek at MIT

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If you’re around the Kendall area in the next several weeks (that is, until April 3rd), I strongly urge you to check this exhibit out at the MIT Visual Arts [...]

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Feb 25, 2011 | Leave a response