When does an object become an artifact? When does the sacred stop being sacred? These questions are explored by art columnist Nadia Hsu PO ‘27 through her exploration of artist Gala Porras-Kim’s exhibition “Between Lapses of Histories” at the Pitzer College Art Galleries.
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Ways of Seeing: Vija Celmins’ Night Sky at the Benton
Art columnist Nadia Hsu PO ‘27 writes about the drawing “Galaxy (Hydra),” as an object of devotion to looking.
Ways of Seeing: Nicole Duennebier and painting decay
Nicole Duennebier’s solo exhibit Faint of Heart, at Nicodim Gallery in Los Angeles, takes from the still life tradition of Dutch Old Masters to imagine a beautiful dreamscape of decay. Arts columnist Nadia Hsu PO ‘27 writes about these still life paintings and her experiences seeing them.
Rom-Com in Review: ‘Palm Springs’ and cosmic emptiness
“Palm Springs” (2020) takes the time-loop setup of “Groundhog Day” and dresses it up with apocalyptic nihilism and wedding-guest angst. Through the heaviness, the film remains charming and laugh-out-loud funny, writes rom-com columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27.
Rom-Com in Review: The case for joy In Asian American rom-coms
Asian American Rom-coms almost always revolve around intergenerational drama. As Asian American stories seem to receive more and more attention, columnist Nadia Hsu unpacks why the rom-com remains entrenched in family turmoil.
Rom-Com in Review: Jane Austen, ‘You’ve Got Mail’ and Love Across Postal Codes
In rom-com world, the love letter is a last-act confession — take Nora Ephron’s “You’ve Got Mail” or Jane Austen’s novels. Rom-com columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27 unpacks why letter-writing is such an oft-used trope, and why you should start writing them too.
Rom-Com in Review: Eat your heart out in ‘Fresh’
Out with rom-coms, in with cannibalism. In the past several years, there’s been a slew of stories centered around cannibalism — think “Raw” and “Bones and All.” “Fresh” does both, writes columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27.
Rom-Com in Review: ‘Sex And The City’ is for the cynical romantics
“Sex and the City” is considered by many as the defining rom-com of the early 2000s. For a show all about the ins and outs of love, reflects Rom-com columnist Nadia Hsu, it’s awfully cynical of romance.
Rom-Com in Review: The Comforting Absurdity of Four Weddings and a Funeral
Rom-coms, once the supreme rulers of movie theaters and the Box Office, has witnessed a mighty downfall. Rom-com columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27 has come to