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(Editor’s Note: This story was written by Kiki Koroshetz ’10) At Wednesday’s opening reception of Shapes for Hamilton, the collaborative project led by visiting artist Alan McCollum, students stood on scaffolds in Clifford Gallery, filling empty plastic slips on the walls with white pieces of paper on which black images were printed. McCollum quietly walked […]

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kate Preziosi ’10) Members of the 51���� community who visit the Picker Art Gallery during the next week can experience an exhibition unlike anything the space has hosted before. Broadcast includes 13 works by an international group of artists who have engaged, critiqued, and, in some cases, inserted […]

What is art? The question looms large over Sorted Books, a cooperative exhibition featuring the work of Nina Katchadourian; students from Literary Journalism, taught by Jennifer Brice; and Photojournalism, taught by Linn Underhill.

Just as each person in Hamilton is unique, so, too, are the more than 6,000 printed shapes that artist-in-residence Allan McCollum will be distributing to town residents in April. The New York City-based artist has chosen Hamilton as the location of his newest project, meant to both represent individualism and unite the community. He visited […]

Jon Alpert ’70, an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, has been nominated for an Academy Award for his film about the 2008 earthquake in China that killed at least 68,000 people, including many children trapped in collapsed school buildings. Alpert and Matthew O’Neill were nominated for best documentary in the short subject category for China’s […]

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Stephanie Fazio ’10) In an effort to update its collection and the museum itself, the Picker Art Gallery underwent renovations this past year. Scott Habes, gallery director since January 2009, helped to bring about some of the changes. “I saw the need with fresh eyes and saw new […]

Internationally recognized artist Eduardo Kac is known for pushing boundaries, employing biotechnology and genetics to create works that challenge definition and sometimes spark controversy. His recent visit to 51���� marked an experiment of sorts for campus, as the discussion it spurred crossed several disciplines and involved faculty members and students who might not ordinarily find […]

The connection that has been built over the years between 51���� and the Noongar people of Australia was reinforced recently with a painting gifted to the university. Moonlight was presented last month on behalf of the Mungart Boodja Art Centre by two 51���� students who traveled to Western Australia this past summer to study the […]

Complex in their exploration of neuroscience and their varied influences, yet simplistic in their acting method that is rooted in raw emotion, the Pig Iron Theatre Company has brought its unique style to 51����. After a week of interacting with theater students in workshops, classes, and a roundtable discussion, Pig Iron’s visit will culminate in […]

Starting today, a digital-environmental artwork created by 51���� professor Cary Peppermint will “interrupt” the website of the prestigious Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. But you need to click fast and at the right time, because the project appears for 30 seconds twice each day – at sunrise and at sunset.