Posts Tagged ‘art’

Art // #art #Boston
Rifrakt

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

ArtFilm // #art #Boston
Ten Thousand Waves

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

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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

The image that was painted onto the side of Mugar Library | Photo by Heather Vandenengel

Dean Elmore’s Face Painted On, Blasted Off Mugar In Less Than 10 Hours

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Between speaking at events, competing on game shows and threatening to jump in the Charles River, the face of the Dean of Students Kenn Elmore is everywhere on campus including, for a few hours Thursday morning, the side of Mugar Library.

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Apr 29, 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

Art! Art! Go!

Art! Art! Go!

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Seeking a different art museum experience? Here are two suggestions for new places to go around Boston!

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Dec 10, 2010 | Leave a response

Science // #art #fun
Scientific Playgrounds in Boston

Scientific Playgrounds in Boston

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I feel as though it is my duty to encourage readers to gain scientific knowledge both passively– by reading articles, or a textbook, and most importantly, actively– by directly experiencing [...]

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Feb 2, 2010 | 5 Responses