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Climbing Alongside Them: The Sudden Rise of the Adventure Doc in Modern Culture

When Free Solo (2018) burst into the public eye after taking the Oscar for Best Documentary Picture in 2019, a revolution of documentaries focused on extreme mountain and cliff climbing emerged. At once challenging the idea of what a human body is

February 10, 2022

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Seeing Red Again: On Mark Rothko

Content Warning: This article contains imagery of suicide. Over winter break I took a long-awaited trip to the St. Louis Art Museum (SLAM). A few years ago, the SLAM built a new wing to house temporary exhibits, in addition to some contemporary

February 3, 2022

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Artist of the Week Marcos Castro on Reimagining the Artistic Status Quo

Marcos Castro ’22, an art major, began his time at Swarthmore studying S.T.E.M. When he took the course Asian Art: Past and Present, however, he became fascinated with art as a full-time pursuit. “Learning about how people write about ethnic art made

October 21, 2021

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Artist of the Week: Lia D’Alessandro ’21

Lia D’Alessandro ’21 has been a pillar of the Swarthmore dance community since her first semester. She has been a part of the Rhythm N Motion dance company, Terpsichore: Dance Collective, and active in the dance department. She is a pre-med student

March 5, 2020

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A Sticky Situation: A Children’s Musical With a Message That Sticks

Last Friday, a horde of Swarthmore students, faculty, and supporters arrived at Lang Concert Hall to hear a musical that had yet to grace the public ear. The audience was about to watch an incredibly heartwarming musical with powerful vocal performances, captivating

March 5, 2020

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“Stories of our Lives” or the Queer Kenyan Experience

In “Stories of our Lives,” the Nest Collective — an art collective based in Kenya — takes on an inspiring approach in narrating the experiences of the LGBTQ community in Kenya. What initially started as an oral project led to the production

March 5, 2020

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Artist of the Week: Maya Kikuchi ’20 On Writing in Many Forms

Running into the practice room 426, Maya Kikuchi ‘20 tossed her stuff down and apologized profusely for coming late. “Blame it on Omar!” she said, referring to Omar Camps Kamrin ‘20, music director and score writer of “A Sticky Situation,” a staged

February 27, 2020

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Fashioning a New Course: THEA014c

As a Studio Art major, I constantly search for new art forms and ways to learn different mediums. Trained and focused as a painter, I have plunked my brush into lots of wet paint — watercolor, oil, gauche, acrylic, ink. Always fascinated

February 20, 2020

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McCabe “Black Excellence in the Book Arts” Exhibit

When you walk into McCabe, you’re probably thinking about all the work you’ve got to do. Maybe you’re dreading a midterm that’s coming up or a ten-page paper that’s due at midnight. But what you’re probably not thinking of are the exhibits

November 14, 2019

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Artist of the Week: Grace Dumdaw on Her Many Expressions of Art

The arts section is delighted to introduce a new column, “Artist of the Week,” which will cover a new student every week for their work in visual art, music, theater, dance, writing, or any range of creative endeavors. Contact us if you

September 19, 2019

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Climbing Alongside Them: The Sudden Rise of the Adventure Doc in Modern Culture

Seeing Red Again: On Mark Rothko

Artist of the Week Marcos Castro on Reimagining the Artistic Status Quo

Artist of the Week: Lia D’Alessandro ’21

“Stories of our Lives” or the Queer Kenyan Experience

Fashioning a New Course: THEA014c

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