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Tabitha Arnold’s “Workshop of the World”

Now on view at the List Gallery is Tabitha Arnold’s “Workshop of the World,” which will remain on display until Feb. 25. Through the blend of various mediums, Arnold created artworks that effortlessly speak to the world’s most current social, political, and

February 8, 2024

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Sneha Kumar ’24 on Honoring Family and Culture through Art

There is a special beauty that comes from speaking to your friends about their creative pursuits, as it allows you to see a more emotional side to them. When I sat down with Sneha Kumar ’24, a friend I treasure dearly, I

November 30, 2023

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Lia Markey on the Use of Maps to Create Empire

On Tuesday, Nov. 14, the Department of Art History held the annual Benjamin West lecture. This year’s speaker, Lia Markey, director of the Center of Renaissance Studies at Newberry Library, argued for the importance of atlases and maps in the creation of

November 16, 2023

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Minimalist Art

Contemporary movements extend the limits of what can be considered art by pushing the boundaries of canonically accepted forms. Minimalist art, also known as literal art, fought to create a more theatrical stage, one that puts both art and viewer on the

November 9, 2023

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Artist of the Week Olivia Han ’25 on Being Human

A few weeks ago, when I was walking into American Politics, Olivia Han ’25 approached me, asking if she could be an Artist of the Week. Fully convinced that she was a theater major (she very much is not), I was slightly

November 9, 2023

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Angel Su ’24 on Embodying Art

*Trigger Warning: EDs/restrictive eating.* I love interviewing dancers. Dance is a medium I can confidently admit to having no ability in – to anyone who has seen me dance, this is my formal apology. That being said, I’m captivated by how dancers

November 2, 2023

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Creating, Not Competing

People say that art is a way to “express yourself.” Then why don’t I do it for myself? As a child, the arts were an outlet for me. I was completely authentic to myself while dancing or playing the piano, and I

November 2, 2023

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Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah (1985): The Possibility of Art After The Holocaust

“If there had been – by sheer obscenity or miracle – a film actually shot in the past of three thousand people dying together in a gas chamber … I would have preferred to destroy it. It is not visible. You cannot look

November 2, 2023

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Funding Graffiti: How Philadelphia Became the Mural Capital of the World

When people think of Philadelphia’s art scene, they jump to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Barnes Museum, or the Rodin and their picturesque collections of Monet, Cezanne, and Renoir. While the museums are impressive in their own right, in my opinion,

October 26, 2023

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Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

Dear Readers, “’Tis better to have loved and lost / Than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Tennyson, “In Memoriam A.H.H.” Despite its age, Alfred Tennyson’s quote has cemented its role as an iconic pop culture reference in various media,

October 26, 2023

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Sneha Kumar ’24 on Honoring Family and Culture through Art

Lia Markey on the Use of Maps to Create Empire

Minimalist Art

Artist of the Week Olivia Han ’25 on Being Human

Angel Su ’24 on Embodying Art

Creating, Not Competing

Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah (1985): The Possibility of Art After The Holocaust

Funding Graffiti: How Philadelphia Became the Mural Capital of the World

Dear Readers: In Response to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (2013)

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