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This fall, the Rose Art Museum has a new exhibit called Into Form. Bringing together a large variety of different pieces, including works done on paper, sculptures and videos, Into Form creates an interesting dynamic between geometric and abstract works which makes walking around the museum an interesting experience.
Have you ever walked through the Olin-Sang American Civilization Center and the Mandel Center for the Humanities and heard music carrying through the halls? It could be coming from your own AirPods, or it could be a concert in the “Music at Mandel” series — free concerts for the Brandeis community that occur seven times each school year.
When “Hustlers” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 7, it seemed to have one thing working in its favor: Jennifer Lopez. Otherwise, the film’s path to release was a murky one: it was dropped by original financer, Annapurna, right before production began; it had a packed, eight-week production schedule and there were rumors of a behind-the-scenes feud between stars Constance Wu and Lopez; all that added to the fact that a movie about strippers doesn’t exactly invite high expectations. And yet, against all odds, “Hustlers” has exceeded all expectations, currently sitting at a 79 on Metacritic and holding a score of 88 percent on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. When the film opened last week, it shattered all early projections and raked in a whopping $33.2 million, becoming J-Lo’s highest live-action opening of her career, and the biggest opening for a female-directed film since “Wonder Woman.”
DUO FOR A DECADE: The duo musicians have been performing together for over a decade.
DECONSTRUCTION: One of his grandest projects was to remove a part of the wall of an abandoned factory, to make it a “sun-and-water-temple.“
JAZZ ACROSS TIME: From classic pieces to modern songs, the audiences got to enjoy the history of jazz in one session.
Smith, Leon Polk, “Torn Drawings”. 1961. Museum of Modern Art, New York City.
FOOD AFTER ART, OR THE OTHER WAY AROUND: Hungry after seeing all the exhibitions? Delicious cookies and fruit punches are waiting for you outside of the museum.
REBEL AGAINST TRADITION: When the mainstream art shows refused to show his photos of graffiti, Gordon Matta-Clark opened his own show. He was one of the first artists to recognize graffiti as a form of art.
SOMETHING DIFFERENT: Instead of taking on more comedic characters that audiences are familiar with from her, Constance Wu chose to pick up a challenging role.
PLEASANT SURPRISE: Even though she is a popular entertainment figure, few people expected a prize-worthy performance from Jennifer Lopez. They were proven wrong.
This week, justArts&Culture spoke with Rita Scheer ’20, who was one of the showcased artists at the “New Arts from Home & Abroad” Awarded Student Art Show.
Once I stepped into The Undisciplined Collector, 2015, a 20th century style living room in the Rose Art Museum, the first work that caught my eye was the “Le Marche.”
Photo Courtesy of RETA SCHEER
Twenty-seven years ago, seven children nearly murdered a poor, delightful clown by the name of Pennywise in Derry, Maine. Two years ago, an incorrect and harmful documentary, IT Chapter One, was released into cinemas to wide critical acclaim and commercial success. While these homicidal toddlers claimed that Pennywise terrorized them and perpetrated many crimes linked to Derry’s missing children, the real Derrians understood that Pennywise’s only crime was giving out wonderful red balloons to rude ignorant children and seeking refuge in Derry’s sewer system. Today, the brutal gang known as the Loser’s Club returns to Derry to finish their crime once and for all. Hopefully, “[they]’ll float too!”
As the lights in the theater dims, an excited hush falls over the audience. Six figures enter and stand in a straight line across the stage. Lights flash on each girl as they introduce their characters in one word: “divorced,” “beheaded,” “died,” “divorced,” “beheaded,” “survived.” Then, all the lights blaze across the stage as the queens unite in song and the audience erupts in an enthusiastic chorus of cheers.
Selected student artworks were exhibited in the “New Arts from Home & Abroad” Awarded Student Art Show in Goldman-Schwartz Art Studio last week, including artworks created in 2019 Brandeis in Siena Program, a two-course studio art summer program in Siena, Italy, and more.
SUMMER ABROAD: Away from home, students bring inspiration into the process of art creation.