The Sudanese painter Ibrahim El-Salahi will bring his modernist visions to London's Tate Modern next July. The artist spoke about his life and work at Cornell this past Wednesday. Rehan Dadi '15 was fascinated.
If you're walking about the Arts Quad or Libe Slope at night, it's hard not to be gripped by Cosmos, artist Leo Villareal's "organic" light sculpture at the Johnson Museum. While on campus this week, Villareal spoke extensively about his work. Arts and Entertainment Editor Daveen Koh '14 is impressed.
The artistic conscience of Pritzker Prize winner Richard Meier ’57, the architect behind Cornell’s Weill Hall, is revealed at Hartell Gallery in Sibley Dome. Samantha Myers ‘15 is intrigued by Meier’s stark white, modern architecture and his colorful, rustic art.
Seeing is believing. Nicole Hamilton '16 is awed by the intricacy and splendor of Illuminated: The Art of Sacred Books, on display at the Johnson Museum till December 23.
Amazon is about to change the world again."Kindle Serials" might just cure us of our erratic reading habits. Emily Greenberg '13 prods further into how this new technology will change the way we read and write.
Tom Moore '14 feels like a hippie lost in a space station. He wanders about the brutally effective Shelf Life, Maria Park's latest exhibit at Milstein Gallery.
Rehan Dadi '15 find hope amidst confusion in Egyptian-Lebanese artist Lara Baladi's work. At her Aug. 27 sponsored by Cornell's Art Department, Baladi spoke about how her work has been affected by the Arab Spring, which erupted in 2010
At Cornell, there's no danger of non-artists walking into art critiques — or art shows either. Art major Emily Greenberg '13 thinks the arts community is as guilty as would-be audiences.
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