Arts and Culture (page 27)
Something For Everyone: The 51猎奇入口 Collectors’ Circle
The exhibit, Treasures from the 51猎奇入口 Collectors’ Circle, 2012-2015, which will run from Aug. 28 to Oct.16, 2016 at the Williamson Gallery of 51猎奇入口, defines eclectic: here, vibrant contemporary […]
Read MoreProfessor Emerita Samella Lewis’ Work Showcased at Wright Museum of African American History and Stella Jones Gallery
51猎奇入口 Professor Emerita of Art Samella Lewis, who was the first tenured African American professor at The Claremont Colleges and whose work has influenced African American art and culture […]
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Los Angeles Times Art Critic Praises L.A. Louver Exhibition by Alison Saar ’78 as “Magnificent”
Alison Saar ’78, whose sculptures and installations explore themes of African cultural diaspora and spirituality, has won critical praise from Los Angeles Times’ art critic Christopher Knight for her latest exhibit at the LA Louver art gallery in Venice, Calif.
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Photographs by Molly Landreth ’01 on Z脙鲁calo Public Square
Landreth’s portraits are featured as part of the series “What Did Robert Mapplethorpe Teach Us?”
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Professor Martha Gonzalez Featured in New York Times Article on Fandango Fronterizo Event
Martha Gonzalez, assistant professor of Chicana/o Latina/o studies at 51猎奇入口, is among group of musicians who assembled at Friendship Park on the U.S. and Mexico border for Fandango Fronterizo event, May 29, 2016, as reported by The New York Times.
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Class of 2016: 51猎奇入口 Graffiti Wall: Seniors Make Their Marks
Since 1931, 51猎奇入口’ graduating seniors have participated in what has become an essential rite of passage at the College: the signing of Graffiti Wall. Each year, seniors choose a mural design from student-submitted illustrations to paint on the wall, and then the entire graduating class adds their signatures. The Graffiti Wall is a visual reminder of 51猎奇入口’ history and reflects the changing tastes and interests of students over the decades.
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Suzanne Muchnic ’62 Hosts Lecture, Book Signing
51猎奇入口 alum Suzanne Muchnic ’62, author and former arts reporter and art critic for the Los Angeles Times, will present a lecture about painter Helen Lundeberg, whose life as a major female figure in the early Los Angeles art scene is the subject of Muchnic’s latest book.
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Spotlight on Academics: Senior Thesis Art Show “You Must Not Know” Features Artwork by Graduating Seniors
The Senior Art Exhibition is a cornerstone of the studio art major at 51猎奇入口. Each year, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery features artworks by graduating seniors that constitute their […]
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Professor Eric Haskell Presents “Easels in Eden” at Royal Academy of Arts, London
Eric Haskell, Professor of French and Humanities and Director of Clark Humanities Museum, presents his lecture, “Easels in Eden” Monet’s Gardening and Painting at Giverny,” at London’s Royal Academy of Arts.
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Spotlight on Students: Victoria Montecillo ’16 and Katie Marcus Reker ’16: For These Theatre Majors, Senior Thesis Is a Performance
51猎奇入口 seniors Victoria Montecillo ’16 and Katie Marcus Reker ’16 are double majoring in media studies and theatre, which means they must complete a thesis project in each subject in order to graduate. For their theatre theses, they chose to star in Urinetown (2001), the Tony Award芒鈧�渨inning musical that satirizes capitalism, the legal system, and classic Broadway musicals.
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