Van Gogh’s Tarascon Stagecoach has fast become one of my favorite pieces in the Princeton University Art Museum. Through its very texture, this 1888 painting conveys the dustiness of the coach’s sunbaked route. The road is indeterminate and chalky, the rims of stagecoach’s wheels coated in the same striking color. Van Gogh has detailed the Read more about My Favorite Princeton University Art Museum Artwork – Joe Ort ‘ 21[…]
After a recent family move to Pittsburgh, I was looking forward to exploring the many art museums this new city had to offer. Upon recommendation from several Pittsburghers, I decided to visit the Mattress Factory, a contemporary art museum that houses some of the most wonderful installation exhibits I was soon to discover. Having done Read more about Mattress Factory – Nora Wildberg ’21[…]
It was the usual 110F in Dubai as I strolled through Alserkal Avenue and slipped into the Ishara Art Foundation’s first, and very new, gallery. My relief at escaping the blistering sun was quickly overtaken by surprise and wonder, as I was immediately faced with Zarina’s massive Home is a Foreign Place — one of Read more about Alserkal Avenue and Louvre Abu Dhabi – Anoushka Mariwala ’21[…]
One afternoon as I trekked home from class through the scorching midday heat I took a wrong turn and found myself in a quiet alley in the suburbs of Salamanca. Salamanca, located in the Castile and León region of Spain, hosts one of the world’s oldest universities and centers around the stunning Plaza Mayor, a Read more about Hidden Art of the Barrio Oeste – Salamanca, Spain – Shelby Kinch ’22[…]
On an uncharacteristically warm Irish Sunday, a pleasant stickiness filled the halls of the Crawford Art Gallery. Carpeted hallways and the occasional creaky step gave me the sense that I was walking through somebody’s home, peering into a private collection. This small art museum in Ireland’s second largest city, Cork, feels intimate and inviting. Almost Read more about Impressions of Ireland at the Crawford Art Gallery – Isabel Griffith-Gorgati ’21[…]
“You have to visit Tate Modern!” I heard this exclamation over and over from friends who heard I was going to London, as they all know my love for modern art. Because of this, my expectations were incredibly high as I walked through the doors of the former Bankside Power Station. At first, I was Read more about Artist Discovery: Jenny Holzer at Tate Modern – Rhys Drout ‘22[…]
The galleries of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) were bustling with people on the last day before the museum closed for renovation. All my senses were stimulated the instant I walked into the space. I was hit by the choir of conversation and laughter scented by a lingering current of perfume and sweat from Read more about Street, Dresden : “Alienation Wrought by Modernization” – Yolanda Jin ’20[…]
In New York City, the arrival of spring is indicated by the unfurling of the red carpet on the stairs leading up to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A flurry of celebrities assembles at the museum for the annual Met Gala, decked in outfits themed according to the current fashion exhibit at the museum. This Read more about So What is Camp? – Urvashi Uberoy ’20[…]
Prague has no shortage of art — it seems as if every corner has an ornate Gothic church, a fairy tale-esque building, or an art gallery. In the Old Town Square is the Town Hall decorated with the oldest operating astronomical clock, across from the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, whose iconic towers are Read more about The Lennon Wall – Cathleen Kong ’20[…]
London is home to many unmissable museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and the National Gallery. My favorite of the more famous museums was the Tate Modern–I visited it five times during my five-month stay in London. However, I just as much appreciated London’s intimate, secret art scene–“secret” because I Read more about Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Pictures – Grace Guan ’20[…]