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Arts

Art at Auction

An interview with Brooke Lampley ’02 of Christie’s
On the Origins of the Arts

Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the evolution of culture
Vermont Folk Songs, Plugged In

Recording local music collected decades ago
Spaces for Art, People, and Light

Images of the Tel Aviv art museum

Music

“Villanelle” Choral Arrangement Debuts

Seamus Heaney’s 1986 Harvard poem, set to music

5.24.12

“Villanelle” for a Choir

Seamus Heaney’s 1986 Harvard poem, set to music

5.21.12

Angell, Hochschild, Seeger, Seidel Honored

Alumni recognized by American Academy of Arts and Letters

5.18.12

Hit It!

Inside the world of The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD)

4.24.12

Books

The Libraries’ Rocky Transition

The threat of library staff layoffs, absent details, leads to consternation and protests.

4.19.12

Salute Flag and Shack!

A star-spangled Colonial find and a book honoring Motif No. 1

4.19.12

Greenblatt, Smith Honored with Pulitzer Prizes

The professor wins for general nonfiction, the 1994 alumna for poetry; two former Nieman Fellows also honored.

4.16.12

Class Reports, Redux

In a new novel, Deborah Copaken Kogan ’88 explores mid-life College reunions.

4.12.12

Visual Arts

“Colorful Realm” Makes It Big

Suite of Japanese nature paintings draws more visitors than 1976 King Tut exhibit

5.11.12

High Art under the Hammer

Brooke Lampley ’02 heads modern and impressionist art at Christie’s.

4.24.12

Salute Flag and Shack!

A star-spangled Colonial find and a book honoring Motif No. 1

4.19.12

An Interpretive Artist of Urban Space

Jesse Shapins preaches the power of database coding to shape expression in multiple media.

4.9.12

Architecture

Bruce Mau Addresses Design Students

“Together, we will change the world,” the designer tells the Class of 2012.

5.23.12

Designs for a New India

Rahul Mehrotra’s architecture spans eras and cultural divides.

4.25.12

Bruce Mau to Speak at Design School

The renowned designer addresses degree candidates on May 23.

4.24.12

A Conversation with Rahul Mehrotra

The architect discusses how design can address social problems.

4.13.12

Theater

Wallace Shawn and André Gregory: Together Again

Their version of Ibsen’s The Master Builder will become a film.

2.29.12

Tommy Lee Jones, Harvard Arts Medalist

The actor, Class of 1969, will receive his award in April.

2.13.12

Jason Segel and Claire Danes Win Hasty Pudding Honors

The nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe picks its Man and Woman of the Year.

1.24.12

The Future of Theater

Harvard playwrights, directors, producers, actors, and artistic directors speculate about theatrical prospects for the future.

12.16.11

Film

“The Refusal of Time”

William Kentridge’s vision for art that resists rationality and limits

5.1.12

How the Enlightenment Led to Colonialism

Filmmaker William Kentridge explains in his second Norton Lecture.

4.3.12

William Kentridge: “In Praise of Shadows”

The first of the 2012 Norton Lectures

3.26.12

Losing Control: A Scientific Love Story

A new film by Valerie Weiss, Ph.D. ’01, set at Harvard

3.23.12

Museums & Collections

The Libraries’ Rocky Transition

The threat of library staff layoffs, absent details, leads to consternation and protests.

4.19.12

Taking Shape

An aerial view of the Fogg art Museum reconstruction.

4.19.12

Voluptuous Sunday

The Arnold Arboretum’s “Lilac Sunday” tradition

4.19.12

Fine-Art Construction

Alumni returning to Cambridge this spring will find the Fogg expansion looming large.

4.12.12

Literary Life

Kay Ryan’s “Graduation Garland,” Derek Bok on Fixing American Democracy

Poet and orator highlight Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa literary exercises.

5.22.12

Angell, Hochschild, Seeger, Seidel Honored

Alumni recognized by American Academy of Arts and Letters

5.18.12

Harvard Poets, by Ear

Showcasing works from the past century-plus

4.30.12

Harvard Portrait: Amanda Claybaugh

Meet the expert on nineteenth-century novels and reformist writings.

4.19.12

Fashion

25 Years in Harvard Square

An iconic space reflects history’s recent trends.

8.19.11

Real Fashion Police

Should U.S. fashion designers enjoy the same copyright protection as fellow creative artists—and their European counterparts?

7.1.10

Highbrow Lingerie

Fashion designer Laura Mehlinger draws on inspirations ranging from Vladimer Nabokow to Prince.

5.1.10

Sexy Struts

Start with a stance that points the heel of one foot toward the middle of the other. Stand up tall, your back slightly arched. Stride forward…

5.1.07

Food

Think Locally, Eat Globally

Harvard Square restaurants serve a diverse array of international cuisine.

4.12.12

Urbane Yet Casual

Boston’s Audubon Circle offers terrific food in relaxed environs.

2.17.12

Erbaluce’s Simple Elegance

Sensuous Italian fare in Boston

12.16.11

Evoo Evolves

One of Cambridge’s locavore leaders thrives in Kendall Square.

11.1.11

Dance

Poetry, Architecture, and Dance, Combined

Original works highlight new dance director’s focus on innovation

4.4.12

Modern Moves Keep Dance Company Contemporary

The oldest Harvard-Radcliffe student dance group celebrates 35 years.

11.8.11

Jill Johnson Brings the Heat to Harvard Dance

A Q&A with the new OFA dance director

10.25.11

Dance Resources

New England Dance Resources

10.19.11