In an age where many fear the automation of art, physicist Charles Falco reminds us that the intersection of technology and art is anything but new. On the afternoon of Nov. 14 at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art, Falco presented the Hockney-Falco thesis, regarded as having “shak[en] the foundations
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Chakaia Booker and Essye Kempler on sculpture, printmaking and the legacy of Robert Blackburn
“I just fell under [her] spell,” Victoria Sancho Lobis, director at Pomona’s Benton Museum of Art, said, explaining why she invited Black artist Chakaia Booker for an artist talk. On Nov. 8, Essye Klempner, director of programming and partnerships at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop (RBPMW), spoke with friend and
Vincent Valdez discusses how art can counter apathy
Vincent Valdez’s large-scale portraits confront an apathy and amnesia that pervades the American psyche. At this year’s Pitzer College Art Galleries Pepper Distinguished Visiting Artist and Scholar Lecture, the artist discussed the myths we tell ourselves and how art can work against them.
From waste to wonder: Nancy Macko’s ‘Decompositions’
Decompositions, an exhibit featuring Nancy Macko at Scripps College’s Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery invites viewers to see beauty in decay.
Gorman Bentley: Accessing the sublime without pretension
Gorman Bentley, an artist specializing in abstract color fields, describes minimalism as a form of “sensory deprivation” that helps viewers access the “sublime”—a deeper, unseen layer of meaning separate from physical elements of the work.
To look from above: ‘The Instrumental Image: Aerial Photography as Problem and Possibility’ at the Benton
The exhibit “The Instrumental Image: Aerial Photography as Problem and Possibility,” on display at the Benton Museum from August 2023 to January 2024, examines the historical use of aerial photography in war, imperialism and surveillance.
OPINION: Get canceled
If Kim does it, so can we: Tania Azhang PZ ’25 and Adam Akins PZ ’27 invite you to state your opinions and claim your voice in spite the fear of being canceled.
Open Sky: the existential in science
Cosmic installations and mystic aluminum fragments filled the Benton Museum on Sept. 7 for the opening reception of “Open Sky.” Curated by Kris Kuramitsu PO ’93, the exhibit features works by Xin Liu, Marcus Zúñiga, and others, inviting students and residents to reflect on humanity’s place within the cosmos. From mirrored sculptures to reflections on climate change, “Open Sky” challenges us to embrace the unknown and question our role in an ever-evolving world.
Fall 2024 pre-registration in review
Upwards of 14,000 permission to enroll requests were submitted by 5C students as they registered for the over 2000 courses that will be offered Fall 2024.
Ways of Seeing: Sally Mann’s memory-haunted landscapes
Photographer Sally Mann captures the mythology of the American South in romantic black-and-white landscapes. Art columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27 speaks to Mann’s work and what photography can tell us about memory.