Campus Arts
Concentric Rings in Magnetic Levitation
“Concentric Rings in Magnetic Levitation” consists of 13 “rings” of sound focused about a central core. The rings themselves draw from a wide variety of sounds, including sine tones, a piano, percussion, and found objects, all presented in a periodic manner.
Artist Spotlight: Wallace Roney
The Crimson sits down with Wallace Roney, the only trumpet player that music legend Miles Davis ever personally mentored.
LOOK UP Mesmerizes, Engages
LOOK UP, described by creator Jill Johnson as a “gallery in motion,” brings audience interaction and a live-gallery setting to the art of dance in the form of a two-hour live-action performance that examines inspiration and movement in the digital age.
Crimson Arts Calendar Nov. 7-9
A new feature in which the Arts Blog suggests an artistic goings-on for the weekend.
Renzo Piano Highlights Design of Revamped Museums
Architect Renzo Piano outlined the trials and triumphs of designing the new Harvard Art Museums building, speaking to a packed Piper Auditorium Thursday evening.
Not So Easy
There is nothing straightforward about “Three Easy Pieces”, a solo exhibition by Japanese-British artist Simon Fujiwara that opened Oct. 23 in the Carpenter Center: the “ease” of the show lies not in the casual nonchalance the title may suggest but in its confession-like integrity and approachability, strengths that enable a range of viewers to appreciate its multilayered yet unresolved nature.
'Santo Antonio' Tells a Claustrophobic Story
“Santo António,” an art installation currently exhibited in Radcliffe Yard’s Byerly Hall, consists of four screens that each cover a side of a room. The mesmerizing short film “Morning of Saint Anthony’s Day” is projected simultaneously on all screens with variations between each one, forming an endless fugue enclosed in a 200-square-foot universe.
Artist Spotlight: Fred Taylor
A jazz impresario for over half a century, Taylor knows the temper of hundreds of musicians, and remembers every jazz venue in Boston as far back as the 1950s.
BPO Delivers on Lengthy Program
The concert was part of the BPO’s “Discovery” series, in which Zander gives a presentation prior to directing each work.
Artist Spotlight: Jonathan Biss
World-renowned pianist Jonathan Biss, a teacher at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, will deliver a master class at Harvard on Oct. 30.
New Wallace Stevens Recordings Reveal a Daring but Human Poet
Ultimately, the tapes are part of an ongoing journey towards understanding Stevens; nearly half a century after his death, the poetry community is still in the process of unearthing new truths about his life and work.
Outside the 'Box' With Chesney Snow
Snow speaks like a guru. He has a gentle, slightly lisping voice, so it’s surprising when he puts mic to mouth and emits powerful, pounding drumbeats: loud, commanding kicks; high, bracing snares; delicate cymbals.
Panel Before Gallery Opening
The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art opened Tuesday night at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research after a discussion with curators David Adjaya and Mariane Ibrahim-Lenhart, moderated by Henry Louis Gates.
Cooper Gallery
The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art opened Tuesday night at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research after a discussion with curators David Adjaya and Mariane Ibrahim-Lenhart. The Pigozzi Contemporary Art Collection will be on view October 21, 2014 through January 8, 2014.
A Gala For Goya
Employed as a court painter by four successive Spanish monarchs and beloved for his flattering paintings of aristocrats and intellectuals, Goya was also gifted with a perceptive eye for human nature and the sociopolitical changes of his country, as suggested by his sometimes mordant lithographs, prints, and etchings.
Vizenor Combines Dream Songs and Haikus
The role and power of the haiku as a form of poetry has been the subject of significant debate since its introduction to the West. On Oct. 16, Native American poet and academic Gerald Vizenor added another voice to the discussion.
Artist Spotlight: Athina Tsangari
A world-renowned producer and director from Greece, Tsangari is known for short films such as “Fit” (1994), “The Capsule” (2012), and “Twenty Frames Per Century” (2013), as well as the feature films “The Slow Business of Going” (2001) and “Attenberg” (2010).
Proposed Concentration Sparks Anticipation, Questions for Art Lovers
Students involved in the arts on campus expressed excitement at the newly proposed ‘Theater, Dance, and Media’ concentration.
Faust Panel Argues for Art Museums' Importance on Campuses
University President Drew G. Faust and several art specialists agreed on the importance of art museums on university campuses at a panel discussion Thursday afternoon.
“Tempo” To Resound with Live Music, Reflective Movement
“Tempo,” which will run from Oct. 16 to 17 at the Harvard Dance Center, showcases a variety of musical genres and modern dance styles, including classical, jazz, and contemporary.