This past Friday, April 5, the art and art history department’s sixth annual pARTy brought Swarthmore staff, faculty, and students together to…
I first came across a Paul Gauguin painting at the Barnes Foundation. I was astounded to see Gauguin’s depictions of Tahitian coastlines…
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…
PERCEPTICON, a three room, audio-visual exhibition challenging visitors’ unconscious reception habits, will be on display in Beardsley Hall from October 26 through…
Brian Goldstein, assistant professor of art history at Swarthmore College, explores the topics of architectural history, modern architecture and planning, and the…
Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall…