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.
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Ways of Seeing: Modigliani took her eyes
Art columnist Nadia Hsu PO ’27 looks at a portrait drawing by Amedeo Modigliani on view at the Benton, and discusses how portraiture can and can’t represent a person.
Ways of Seeing: Anatomical Drawing and Peeling Back the Skin
“Muscles and Bones of the Leg,” is a Renaissance-era anatomical drawing on view as part of the Benton Museum’s “500 Years of Italian Drawings” exhibition. Art columnist Nadia Hsu PO ‘27 writes about seeing anatomical drawing as self-investigation.
Ways of Seeing: Gala Porras-Kim’s drawings and preserving the ritual
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.
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.
OPINION: Parody conspiracies might be the absurdist outlet you need
Don’t underestimate the power of a parody like Birds Aren’t Real to help you make sense of a society overflowing with real and dangerous conspiracy theories, writes Annika Reff PO ’25.
Framed: Pitzer College is quintessentially Californian
Art columnist Frances Sutton PO ’21 digs into Pitzer College’s ultimate architectural embodiment of Californian culture and style.
Framed: Why is Harvey Mudd College’s campus so brutal?
Art columnist Frances Sutton PO ’21 discusses Harvey Mudd College’s brutalist architecture and how it stands out from the other colleges.
Framed: CMC architecture advances ‘California Modernist’ style
Art columnist Frances Sutton PO ’21 discusses the architecture of Claremont McKenna College in the latest installment of the 5C series.