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.
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‘My hand followed hers’: Exploring a mother-daughter relationship through April Katz’s ‘Marking Time’
Exploring a mother and daughter’s relationship through the role of calendars in day-to-day life, April Katz’s “Marking Time” deals with themes of loss, grief and the passage of time. The exhibit opened at Scripps College’s Clark Humanities Museum on Feb. 6.
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.
Scripps archival exhibit explores history of Mizrahi Jews in the Middle East
The exhibition “The Mizrahi Jews: 3,000+ Years of Jewish Culture in The Middle East” at the Scripps College Clark Humanities Museum sheds light on the often-overlooked history of Mizrahi Jews.
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.
‘Lines’ exhibition at Sprague Gallery blends imagination and intricate linework
The Sprague Gallery at Harvey Mudd College opened the art exhibition “Lines” featuring art Jonathan Jackson. Curated by Julia Hong, arts director of the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts at HMC, Jackson’s 10 works display vibrant colorscapes and varied uses of linework. Jackson is an artist in Tierra del Sol Studios, an organization which works to provide individuals with disabilities opportunities to employment in education and the arts.
Radical Roots: Pitzer exhibit celebrates history of student organizing
Standing in Skandera Hall at Pitzer College on Oct. 19, Professor of Political Studies Nigel Boyle welcomed students to the college’s newest exhibit from the archives. The exhibit is the third in a series that commemorates and celebrates Pitzer’s “Radical Roots.” Focusing on Pitzer’s rich history of activism between the 1960s to ’70s.
Benton’s ‘Salon Series’ offers a new perspective on art education and the curatorial process
Pomona College’s Benton Museum hosted a salon titled “Cut for Time: Curating and Other Editorial Processes,” which was designed for Benton’s monthly “Salon Series.” The series, which was hosted by Solomon Salim Moore, featured artwork that had never been included in the exhibition.
New multimedia exhibits at Pitzer Galleries see the past through today’s lens
Britt Ransom’s “Arise and Seek” and Maya Gurantz’s “The Plague Archives” put creative innovartion on thrilling display this past weekend.
Kameela Janan Rasheed’s new exhibit at the Benton explores knowledge through perception
In her new exhibit at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, Kameelah Janan Rasheed PO ’06 has decided to challenge our common modes of interpretation.