Elena Moore, Author at The Phoenix

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Waffles and Whimsy at pARTy 2019

This past Friday, April 5, the art and art history department’s sixth annual pARTy brought Swarthmore staff, faculty, and students together to enjoy food trucks and live music while viewing the art installations from students in ceramics, painting, drawing, photography, and sculpture.

April 11, 2019

Arts

Grappling with Gauguin’s Primitive Depictions at the Barnes Foundation

I first came across a Paul Gauguin painting at the Barnes Foundation. I was astounded to see Gauguin’s depictions of Tahitian coastlines juxtaposed starkly against the peachy nudes of voluptuous English women and the intricate Dutch wrought-iron metalwork. In each gallery at

March 7, 2019

Arts

“Every Building on the Sunset Strip”: Ruscha’s Celebration of the Vernacular

In 1966, Omaha-born, L.A.-based artist Ed Ruscha began self-printing 5,000 copies of one of his few art books, “Every Building on the Sunset Strip.” While printed cheaply and intended to break free from the constraints of fine art books, “Every Building on

February 21, 2019

Arts

PERCEPTICON to Raise Awareness of Ingrained Reception Habits

PERCEPTICON, a three room, audio-visual exhibition challenging visitors’ unconscious reception habits, will be on display in Beardsley Hall from October 26 through October 28. The rooms will confront a variety of contemporary issues, including gender, class, race and sexuality, cross-cultural communication, power,

October 25, 2018

Arts

Race and the Built Environment: Professor Goldstein’s Summer Research

Brian Goldstein, assistant professor of art history at Swarthmore College, explores the topics of architectural history, modern architecture and planning, and the intersections between race and the American built environment in the courses he teaches. This summer, he continued research for his

September 20, 2018

Arts & Features

Kiefer Rodin at the Barnes Foundation: A Conversation between 19th and 21st Century Art

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. Ambling into

March 8, 2018

Elena Moore

Waffles and Whimsy at pARTy 2019

Grappling with Gauguin’s Primitive Depictions at the Barnes Foundation

“Every Building on the Sunset Strip”: Ruscha’s Celebration of the Vernacular

PERCEPTICON to Raise Awareness of Ingrained Reception Habits

Kiefer Rodin at the Barnes Foundation: A Conversation between 19th and 21st Century Art

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