Poet, novelist and playwright Quan Barry spoke at the Benton Museum on March 25, reciting several poems and excerpts from her novels. Barry’s work uses the backdrop of history to contemplate what it means to be a human.
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‘Black Ecologies’: The Black body and nature
“Black Ecologies in Contemporary American Art” opened on Feb. 13 at Pomona College’s Benton Museum of Art. The exhibit posits the environment as an active participant in shaping the lives and histories of Black communities.
Escaping solitude in art: ‘Parallel Play’ and ‘One Last Thing Again’ at the Benton Museum
The Benton Museum of Art held an opening reception for two of their new exhibits, “Jonathan Lethem’s Parallel Play” and “One Last Thing Again,” on Feb. 15. Both shows map a web of artistic relationships and explore the intersections between writing and visual art.
Art history’s physics problem: Charles Falco speaks at the Benton
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
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
Benton sustainable fashion show revamps the runway
At Pomona College’s sustainable fashion show, “Harvesting Tomorrow’s Wardrobe,” designers and models took the runway at the Benton on Oct. 24. From dark, celestial themes to vibrant, pastoral styles, each look challenged the fashion’s cycles of rapid consumption and waste, celebrating the art of transformation through reclaimed materials.
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.
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.
Art21 Screening: The tangible process of art
The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College recently hosted a screening of two documentaries by Art21, a nonprofit organization dedicated to contemporary art. The documentaries, “Everyday Icons” and “Bodies of Knowledge,” highlighted the artistic processes of Rose B. Simpson and the Guerrilla Girls, respectively.
Algorithms and organisms: Ken Rinaldo’s artistic exploration of technology and living systems
Ken Rinaldo, a celebrated artist, spoke at the Benton Museum of Art on Nov. 17 about his bio-art works, which meld technological and natural realms to analyze and amplify living systems. His work included robotic art installations and sound sculptures. His work addresses biological concerns and envisions interspecies and trans-species communication. The talk concluded with a workshop where participants created microbial self-portraits.