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.

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Wuss poppin’: The appropriation of casual streetwear is a serious flex

In this week’s pop culture column, Nadya Siringo Ringo SC ’21 critiques the cultural appropriation inherent in popular streetwear and minimalist clothing. She writes, “Expensive streetwear heavily draws from the styles and cultures of low-income communities, making versions that are inaccessible to them despite their heavy influence.”

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