http://www.harvard.edu/arts-culture/articles en http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/assessment-of-the-moche-archive-at-dumbarton-oaks/ Written by Lisa Trever, Tyler Fellow in Pre-Columbian Studies PhD in History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) at Dumbarton Oaks is the new home of the Christopher B. Donnan and Donna McClelland Moche Archive, 1968–2010. The archive was given to the institution by Dr. Donnan, professor emeritus of … Continue reading » Fri, 17 May 2013 22:08:48 +0000 rrrazon http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/?p=2650 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/nevelsons-night-wall-i-returns Friday, May 17, 2013 - 13:58 Louise Nevelson’s steel sculpture, Night Wall I (1972), had stood outside Harvard’s Pound Hall for 25 years, and it showed. Last year, Harvard Art Museums conservators decided it was time to repair the damage the outdoor elements had caused, and we are pleased to report that it returned to its home this past February. Full story Fri, 17 May 2013 17:58:21 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Friday, May 17, 2013 - 13:58 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/modeling-museums Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 14:15 How do you curate a space that doesn’t exist yet?Enlist Boston model maker Architectural Illusions to create three floors of gallery space in miniature, all to scale.Equip the walls to hold magnetic maquettes (small models of artworks) that let curators add, remove, and shift works of art from one space to another with ease. Thu, 16 May 2013 18:15:11 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 14:15 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/capturing-contrast/ Stephen Dupont, an award-winning photographer who traveled repeatedly to Papua New Guinea as a Robert Gardner Fellow, is displaying his works showing the intersection of traditional Papuan life and the industrialized world in a new exhibit at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Wed, 15 May 2013 19:39:16 +0000 Alvin Powell http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137845 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/closing-galleries-we-open-our-doors Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 12:36 One final New England winter stands between the closing of the current Arthur M. Sackler Museum galleries at the end of regular hours on June 1, and the opening of our renovated facility in the fall of 2014. Full story Wed, 15 May 2013 16:36:23 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 12:36 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/budandflora/hup_publicity/~3/TZcQn5GdjwI/cicadas-cicadas-cicadas.html It’s just about cicada time here on the East Coast, when millions (billions?) of these strange, noisy creatures will make their way up through the dirt, looking for love. They’ve been waiting down there in wingless nymph form, feeding on... Wed, 15 May 2013 15:15:25 +0000 Harvard University Press tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d17e553ef01901c34d16e970b http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/happy-birthday-joseph-pulitzer-jr Monday, May 13, 2013 - 10:51 In honor of the centenary of Joseph Pulitzer Jr.’s birth on May 13, 1913, we asked Marjorie B. Cohn, author of Classic Modern: The Art Worlds of Joseph Pulitzer Jr., to share a highlight of her findings. Full Story Mon, 13 May 2013 14:51:33 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Monday, May 13, 2013 - 10:51 http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/the-leading-protagonist-thomas-whittemore/ Written by Laurian Douthett, former Archivist Assistant Edited by Rona Razon and Beth Bayley Thomas Whittemore passed away over half a century ago, but traces of his presence can still be found in archival collections, articles, fictional books, and films. Whittemore led a sprawling sort of life – he was the kind of man who … Continue reading » Fri, 10 May 2013 21:13:51 +0000 ICFA Dumbarton Oaks http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/?p=2463 http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/setting-the-stage-background-on-the-byzantine-institute/ Written by Rona Razon, Archivist Edited by Beth Bayley, Archivist Assistant Thomas Whittemore’s professional goals had many manifestations, from meeting notes, to gorgeous colored pencil drawings in notebooks, and to oversize watercolor paintings of saints and religious scenes. We are truly excited to be able to share these images and records with researchers. One of … Continue reading » Fri, 10 May 2013 21:13:16 +0000 ICFA Dumbarton Oaks http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/?p=2435 http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/introducing-icfas-never-before-seen-16mm-film-collection/ Written by Fani Gargova, Byzantine Research Associate Edited by Rona Razon, Archivist The Image Collections and Fieldwork Archives (ICFA) proudly presents the first online release of thirteen (13) moving images from its film collection, which have not been available to an audience outside of Dumbarton Oaks for the past 60 years. First, ICFA holds unique … Continue reading » Fri, 10 May 2013 20:53:01 +0000 fgargova http://icfadumbartonoaks.wordpress.com/?p=2600 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/gangnam-style-by-the-yard/ The singer Psy spoke at Memorial Church about his life, his time in the United States, and the runaway success of “Gangnam Style.” Fri, 10 May 2013 20:24:00 +0000 Valerie Vande Panne http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137839 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/boldly-going-to-houghton/ A newly acquired writer’s guide for the science fiction fantasy TV show “Star Trek” at Harvard’s Houghton Library offers aspiring scriptwriters everything they would need to know before crafting a script for the ’60s cult classic. Fri, 10 May 2013 16:58:07 +0000 Colleen Walsh http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137234 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/budandflora/hup_publicity/~3/hOXR4qdsVkE/the-fracturing-of-the-american-corporate-elite-mizruchi.html Like many Americans, Mark Mizruchi had grown increasingly distressed by the state of our politics. He was unhappy with the gridlock in Washington, the inability to accomplish even the most routine tasks of government, and the intransigence of those who... Fri, 10 May 2013 14:56:03 +0000 Harvard University Press tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d17e553ef017eeb0487cb970d http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14952 Josh McTaggart '13 offers the exclusive PSY interview at Harvard. Fri, 10 May 2013 13:56:49 +0000 Josh McTaggart http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14952 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/free-admission-may-18-art-museum-day Friday, May 10, 2013 - 09:22 Art Museum Day is coming up on Saturday, May 18, which means that over a hundred art museums nationwide will open their doors for free, including the Harvard Art Museums. Full story Fri, 10 May 2013 13:22:31 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Friday, May 10, 2013 - 09:22 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/pages-out-of-time/ Time & Time Again, a new exhibit centered on Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, uses artifacts to illustrate shifting conceptions of making and marking time, from the cyclic sun and stars to linear springs and gears. Thu, 09 May 2013 17:00:05 +0000 Corydon Ireland http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137021 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/artistalk-doris-salcedo Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 16:15 On April 23, artist Doris Salcedo joined us for the final installment of the ArtisTalk series focusing on “Art in Public Space.” Full story Wed, 08 May 2013 20:15:04 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 16:15 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/budandflora/hup_publicity/~3/PmVzHEAOl80/is-the-financial-crisis-over.html Gérard Duménil and Dominique Lévy are the authors of The Crisis of Neoliberalism, which is new in paperback this spring. The book examines the financial crisis in the context of neoliberal globalization, arguing that repairing our economy will require a... Wed, 08 May 2013 14:20:12 +0000 Harvard University Press tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d17e553ef019101e50657970c http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/forever-free-with-caveats/ Scholars gathered at Harvard to discuss the Emancipation Proclamation and African-American service during the Civil War. Tue, 07 May 2013 21:58:49 +0000 Corydon Ireland http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137769 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/ethan-w-lasser-receives-patricia-and-phillip-frost-essay-award Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 15:11 We’d like to congratulate Ethan Lasser, Margaret S. Winthrop Associate Curator of American Art at the Harvard Art Museums, for being honored with the 2012 Patricia and Phillip Frost Essay Award. Full story Tue, 07 May 2013 19:11:34 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 15:11 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/art-tour-student-guides-harvard-art-museums Monday, May 6, 2013 - 17:15 What do you see when you look at a work of art, and how do you get others to look deeply at objects in a museum? What materials are artworks made from and why were they used? Where do you stand when you are presenting a work of art? Full story Mon, 06 May 2013 21:15:25 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Monday, May 6, 2013 - 17:15 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/budandflora/hup_publicity/~3/wl1dQxElgtE/who-pays-the-price-for-the-college-party-scene.html After a five-year study of a flagship Midwestern public university, sociologists Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton found that the social and academic infrastructure of the school seemed to prioritize a particular type of affluent, socially oriented student. A... Mon, 06 May 2013 14:32:04 +0000 Harvard University Press tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d17e553ef017eeadd2264970d http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/campaign-finance-within-constitutional-bounds/ In this year’s Tanner Lectures, Yale Law School Dean Robert C. Post suggested common constitutional ground in the campaign finance reform debate. Fri, 03 May 2013 20:50:57 +0000 Corydon Ireland http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137473 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/60-years-ago-today-dylan-thomas-reading-at-fogg-museum Friday, May 3, 2013 - 15:22 On a Sunday evening, on May 3, 1953, Dylan Thomas stood in front of a teeming crowd at the Fogg Museum’s Norton Lecture Hall, reading from his unfinished play Under Milk Wood. Full story Fri, 03 May 2013 19:22:02 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Friday, May 3, 2013 - 15:22 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/budandflora/hup_publicity/~3/uoej3-KWdaE/a-look-ahead-to-fall.html Okay, it’s only just barely started pretending to be spring here in New England, which means our handsome fall catalog is out and about. It’s a strong list for political and moral philosophy, led off by Martha Nussbaum’s Political Emotions:... Fri, 03 May 2013 17:21:25 +0000 Harvard University Press tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d17e553ef017eeacb03bd970d http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/hamuc-celebrates-harvard-college-seniors Friday, May 3, 2013 - 10:40 Last month, over 300 Harvard College students packed into the Arthur M. Sackler Museum to celebrate graduating seniors, in an event organized by the Harvard Art Museums Undergraduate Connection (HAMUC). Full story Fri, 03 May 2013 14:40:17 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Friday, May 3, 2013 - 10:40 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/oh-the-humanities/ Humanities programs are in trouble in universities across the world — but hope prevails. Thu, 02 May 2013 20:40:20 +0000 Corydon Ireland http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137208 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/arc-of-history/ Students in Matthew Liebmann’s “Encountering the Conquistadors” class recently got a feel for prehistoric life, trying their hands at an ancient weapon called the atlatl. Thu, 02 May 2013 20:34:42 +0000 Peter Reuell http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137335 http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14941 New York Times Book Review editor and Nieman Fellow Jennifer B. McDonald '13 reflects on the gestures of the critic. Thu, 02 May 2013 19:56:32 +0000 Guest Blogger http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14941 http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14931 Diane Paulus '88 talks about "Pippin," its 32 award nominations and the inspiration of her Harvard years. Thu, 02 May 2013 00:43:18 +0000 Alicia Anstead http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14931 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/digitizing-a-movement/ A team of Harvard scholars is cataloging, and transcribing, and digitizing thousands of 18th- and 19th-century anti-slavery petitions held in the Massachusetts State Archives. Wed, 01 May 2013 21:41:45 +0000 Colin Manning http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=134431 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/pippin-meets-tony/ When artistic director Diane Paulus gave the classic “Pippin” a facelift for 2013-13 lineup of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), people took notice. Now “Pippin” has been nominated for 10 Tony Awards, including best director of a musical for Paulus. Wed, 01 May 2013 18:08:56 +0000 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137200 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/making-poetry-sing/ Radcliffe fellow and classically trained pianist Tsitsi Jaji uses her musical expertise and knowledge of comparative literature to explore how composers of African descent set poetry to music for solo voice and piano. Wed, 01 May 2013 14:26:24 +0000 Colleen Walsh http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=137125 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/budandflora/hup_publicity/~3/tywaEiWko8U/hardt-negri-empire.html “Empire is materializing before our very eyes.” So begins Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri’s Empire, one of the 100 significant works we’ve chosen to highlight as we celebrate our centennial. You can read an excerpt from Empire at our centennial... Wed, 01 May 2013 14:06:17 +0000 Harvard University Press tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d17e553ef017eeabaf795970d http://www.extension.harvard.edu/hub/spotlight/creativity-madness-shelley-carson-psychology-creativity Instructor and psychologist Shelley Carson discusses whether madness and creativity are linked. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:19:56 +0000 url="http://www.extension.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/spot_carson_3.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg" http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/04/music-as-fine-medicine/ For the first time, students at Harvard Medical School in the Longwood area are participating in the annual Arts First festival, the University’s four-day celebration of the visual, literary, and performing arts. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:28:07 +0000 Aaron Lester http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=136892 http://itatti.harvard.edu/japanese-edition-vasari%E2%80%99s-lives read more Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:10 +0000 jonathan_nelson 1575 at http://itatti.harvard.edu http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14925 UChoir's Adriana Pohl '14 spends time (a lot of it) with Bach's B-Minor Mass during ARTS FIRST. Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:59:31 +0000 Simon de Carvalho http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14925 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/from-lumberyard-to-harvard-yard Friday, April 26, 2013 - 14:39 The Alaskan Yellow Cedar currently being installed on the Harvard Art Museums’ Prescott Street facade has made quite a journey from western Canada. Full story Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:39:49 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Friday, April 26, 2013 - 14:39 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/04/mapping-blackness-in-creativity/ Art historian Steven Nelson inaugurated the Richard Cohen Lecture Series at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute with a look at how black American artists draw from centuries of the African diaspora. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:40:21 +0000 Corydon Ireland http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=136561 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/04/matt-damon-on-his-craft/ Actors Matt Damon and John Lithgow met at Sanders Theatre on Thursday for a spirited conversation that kicked off Harvard’s annual Arts First celebration. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:19:25 +0000 Colleen Walsh http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=136677 http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/spectrum/?p=778 Matt Damon, Academy Award-winning film actor, introduces "Good WIll Hunting" 10:30 p.m. TONIGHT on the Plaza. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:23:31 +0000 Tom Lee http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/spectrum/?p=778 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/budandflora/hup_publicity/~3/IqWsUhe4EHQ/mind-modernity-madness-liah-greenfeld.html It sometimes seems as if each day brings a new raft of articles proclaiming yet another biological or genetic explanation for human behavior and activity. To Liah Greenfeld, that barrage is just a new bubble, and in Mind, Modernity, Madness:... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:08:21 +0000 Harvard University Press tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341d17e553ef017d431bf189970c http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14912 Dance and dine at ARTS FIRST Friday with Harvard's popular soul/Motown band: The Nostalgics Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:59:39 +0000 Patrick Lauppe http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14912 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/04/beowulf-as-it-was-told/ Steven Rozensk and Matthew Sergi have collaborated with the American Repertory Theater for a public reading of the epic poem “Beowulf” in its original Old English. There is a free reading from noon to 5 p.m. at the A.R.T. on April 25. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:45:36 +0000 Colleen Walsh http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=136550 http://metalab.harvard.edu/2013/04/library-observatory-goes-live/ In conjunction with the launch of the DPLA, metaLAB at Harvard is pleased to share Library Observatory, a web-native graphical search tool for discovering the DPLA’s growing collection of millions of digital books, images, maps, and archival treasures. It’s available … Continue reading → Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:17:05 +0000 Matthew Battles http://metalab.harvard.edu/?p=2491 http://www.harvardartmuseums.org//blog/arts-first-2013 Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 11:34 Each spring, Arts First transforms Harvard University’s campus into a massive public arts festival, in which thousands of Harvard students participate in music, film, dance, theater, and visual arts events. Full story Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:34:15 +0000 Harvard Art Museums Wednesday, April 24, 2013 - 11:34 http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14900 Jack Megan talks about ARTS FIRST, its role at the college and his plans for the weekend. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:32:01 +0000 Kristina Latino http://ofa.fas.harvard.edu/wordpress/?p=14900 http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/04/confronting-evil-embracing-life/ Two Harvard conferences, each trimmed from two days to one by the Boston Marathon bombing and resulting manhunt, provided surprisingly appropriate lessons of comfort and perspective. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:02:27 +0000 Corydon Ireland http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/?p=136312