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![…]
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[…]
This fall semester, I am studying abroad at the University of Oxford (St. John’s College) through the Princeton-Oxford Biochemistry Exchange Program. Most of my time has been spent researching in lab, but I have also found time to engage in college life and explore the city. At Oxford, I have been fortunate to live in Read more about Kristin Qian ’18 on Oxford Museums and an Unforgettable Semester Abroad[…]
The annual SAB gala – “An Epic Evening: Journey Through the Art Museum” – is just one day away, so we talked with the students performing at the gala about how they and their work connect with the theme of “journeys.” Be sure to come tomorrow night (to hear David Lind ’18, featured below, as Read more about David Lind on the Open Road and Wanderlust[…]
To study art is to study the world. Each culture around our globe has boasted its share of brilliant individuals who have, through their vision and skill, created works which endured through the ages as jewels of their people. This summer, as I left the United States for the first time in years, I was Read more about Sebastian Ortiz’19[…]
This summer, I have been living in Paris whilst working in a laboratory studying vision. What art museums spring to your mind at the mention of Paris? For many, the answer likely includes the Louvre and the Musée d’Orsay. This summer, however, I have found solace in the small, unknown, and underappreciated museums of the Read more about Laura Herman[…]
When You Give a Kid a Paintbrush… Throughout my summer in New York City, I had the opportunity to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art several times. Although the Met’s Manus x Machina exhibit was creating the greatest buzz in the art world and general public, I was particularly excited and intrigued by the museum’s exhibition of artwork Read more about Delaney Kerkhof[…]
I spent my summer interning a short six miles from campus at a small Commercial Real Estate company called Herring Properties. The majority of the portfolio of the company consisted of suburban office. And while suburban office buildings may not be the first thing we think of when our artistic senses are aroused, I was Read more about Nick Peabody[…]