I first saw the Unicorn Tapestries when I was about ten. My fifth-grade class took a field trip to the Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park in New York, a hidden, castle-like museum which displays medieval art. Our tour guide led us through the maze of corridors before depositing us in the Unicorn Tapestries Room. Read more about Unicorn in Captivity – Liana Cohen ’20[…]
The SAB interviewed Songline members Catalina Trigo ’17, Lavinia Liang ’18, and David Exume ’19. Catalina: What poems will Songline be performing at Failed Love? Catalina’s poem is about love as the struggle of picking out a set of plates when you know you won’t be throwing them out. What motivates you to Read more about Failed Love Spotlight: Songline[…]
What songs will you be performing at Failed Love? – Brown-Eyed Girl by Van Morrison – I Won’t Give Up by Jason Mraz – Bring It On Home To Me by Sam Cooke – If by Bread – Ain’t Too Proud To Beg by The Temptations What inspires you to sing? I really value the Read more about Failed Love Spotlight: Christopher Hsu ’18 of the Tigertones[…]
What songs will you be performing at Failed Love? We’ll be singing Lies by Glen Hansard, Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran, and our founding song, Perfidia. What inspires your group to sing? I’m not sure I can speak for everyone, but for me, it’s fun, it feels meaningful to create something bigger than myself, Read more about Failed Love Spotlight: Daniel Pinto ’20 of the Nassoons[…]
In the fall of 2015, I took a class called “Notes on Color,” taught by visiting professor James Welling, who recently opened an exhibit at the David Zwirner Gallery. Throughout the class, we examined neurological color perception, philosophical color theories, and artistic usages of color. This was all particularly interesting to me because I have Read more about Laura Herman ’18 on a Close and Colorful Look at Albers’ Work[…]
I spent this past semester studying abroad at the University of Oxford (Hertford College) through the Princeton-Oxford Woodrow Wilson School Exchange program. Knowing I would be spending a lot of time in the library studying international relations, history, and politics, I wanted to incorporate art history and museum studies into my Woody Woo program. Because Read more about Delaney Kerkhof ’18 on Studying Art Restitution and Impressionism while Abroad[…]
This past semester, I studied abroad at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, UK! It was fantastic to be immersed in an environment where everyone was just as passionate about art history as I am. Another great part about London was that museums were free. This meant that I never had to rush to Read more about Sarah Cho ’18 on the Courtauld Gallery and Her Art-Filled Semester in London![…]
Come to the Student Advisory Board to the Princeton University Art Museum’s annual gala to enjoy student performances, food & drink (alcohol served to those 21+), and a scavenger hunt with t-shirt giveaways! Semi-formal attire encouraged but not required. Discover great art at YOUR art museum! Check out Facebook photos here!
As a freshman in the fall of 2013, I don’t think I even knew that Princeton had an Art Museum. When my mom, a lifelong art enthusiast, informed me of that fact and encouraged me to visit the museum, I shrugged it off. I’m busy. Museums are kind of boring. I don’t know much about Read more about Nick Peabody on Discovering the Magic of the PUAM[…]