ART
Print exhibit makes mixed ‘impressions’

We are accustomed today to seeing copies of color images: posters of Jessica Alba or The Strokes on our dorm-room walls, images in books and […]

February 1, 2008

Wood-varnished Bass improves on CCL … sort of

It is peculiar that the most popular study space at Yale — a university so revered for its architecture — is a basement. The two […]

November 30, 2007

Falling asleep while reading: a long-standing Yale tradition

Looking for a diversion from long hours of studying in Sterling? Here’s one option: browse the Rough Proof Photo Exhibit and gaze at former Yalies […]

November 9, 2007

Drawing class sits in for therapy, porn

There are few people who, when pressed, won’t admit to a childhood passion for drawing. The urge to draw comes from the same place as […]

October 19, 2007

Itsy bitsy collection tells a ‘Larger Story’

“Two women came in and, when they were told the Trumbull Gallery was closed and wouldn’t be able to view the miniatures, they were nearly […]

October 19, 2007

Look at the art I bought!

The new exhibit at the Yale University Art Gallery is that rare example of Yale self-congratulatory spirit anyone can enjoy. “Art for Yale: Collecting for […]

September 21, 2007

The Beinecke remembers slavery

This year marks 200 years since the government of Great Britain abolished the slave trade. To commemorate the anniversary, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript […]

September 21, 2007

‘Upton Pyne’: More than pond scum?

Walking through the new Jem Southam photography exhibit at the Yale Center for British Art is a bit like showing a friend family vacation pictures: […]

September 7, 2007

Pirates! At the Beinecke!

The new display at the Beinecke sets out to prove that there is more to the legend of pirates than blood, guts, gore and the […]

September 7, 2007

British art: Can it be funky?

Even after six months, Andrew Lee ’09, Meghan Weeks ’08 and Jenny Braun ’08 still couldn’t quite agree. They’d worked since October with six other […]

March 30, 2007

Exhibition illuminates African art, spirituality

Simultaneously celebrating African culture and inspiring multicultural pride, clay busts appearing to float on a sea of fabric create a colorful break from a bleak […]

February 6, 2007