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(11/05/19 11:00am)
On Oct. 29, the Women in World Jazz troupe held an event at Cholmondeley’s Coffee House in collaboration with Brandeis’ Hebrew Program. The ensemble consists of five female musicians who travel around the New England area to celebrate and educate the public about different cultures and styles of music from around the world. The group specializies in world jazz, and during the performance, they paid tribute to female composers and vocalists from different eras and countries. The act was broken up into seven stops at some of those countries: Israel, Chile, Japan, South Africa, Cape Verde, Germany and Brazil. Throughout the performances, the members of the group often interacted with the audience by handing out instruments to play, as well as relics from the countries. This interactive and exciting event captivated both students and faculty members and, more importantly, helped showcase respective cultures and diversity on campus.
(10/29/19 10:00am)
University President Ron Liebowitz announced in a community-wide email on Thursday that his $84.7 million “Springboard Funding Plan” is ready to go into effect. The proposal, originally valued at approximately $73 million, will “address gaps in University operations that must be filled before pursuing a major capital campaign,” according to a Jan. 22 Justice article.
(10/29/19 10:00am)
Morton L. Mandel P’73, H’89, the chairman and CEO of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation and a major donor to the University, died at the age of 98 on Oct. 16.
(10/29/19 10:00am)
Student Union Vice President Guillermo Caballero ’20 announced at the Oct. 27 Senate meeting that he would resign from his position, effective today. Caballero explained that he did not feel other Union leadership shared his values and visions for the Student Union, but reassured the Senate that he would remain an outside resource for those who need it. According to Caballero, Executive Senator Jake Rong ’21 will be interim vice president until the special election, which will be held in the next two to three weeks. Rong told the Justice on Sunday that he will not be running for vice president.
(10/29/19 10:00am)
From Oct. 24 to Nov. 17, a collection of artworks created by our very own Brandeis faculty and staff will be exhibited at the Spingold Theater. The JustArts Faculty/Staff Art Exhibition, overseen by the Office of the Arts with help from a committee of staff from across the campus, including Jennifer Stern (Fine Arts), Maggie McNeely (University Archives), Jessica Tanny (Communications), Ingrid Pabon (arts engagement, Division of Creative Arts), and Ingrid Schorr (arts engagement, the Office of the Arts). The event gives students a chance to learn a different side of the professors and staff that they interact with on a daily basis.
(10/29/19 10:00am)
Of all the works by Gordon Matta-Clark that are displayed in the Rose Art Museum, one of the pieces that stood out the most to me was a documentary film about FOOD, a restaurant located in SoHo, New York between 1971 and 1974. While it does not involve deconstructing architecture or creating graffiti on the Berlin Wall, it may very well be one of the finest representations of the values that Matta-Clark believed in.
(10/29/19 10:00am)
You’ve seen the photos on Instagram: selfies framed by a bastion of mirrored globes, oblong balloons alight with polka dots, maybe a giant pumpkin whose bulging folds are a garish yellow — Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Rooms have become ubiquitous across the art and social media worlds. In its most recent iteration, “Yayoi Kusama: LOVE IS CALLING” (open through Feb. 7, by advance ticket only), sits in one of the main galleries at the waterfront space of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, accompanied by another show, “Beyond Infinity” (also open through February).
(10/29/19 10:00am)
From Oct. 24 to Nov. 17, the Spingold Theater Center will be hosting the JustArts Faculty/Staff Art Exhibition, where faculty and staff are invited to showcase their artworks.
(10/29/19 10:00am)
Prof. Rebecca Gieseking (CHEM) enjoys origami sculpture because of its place at the intersection of art and science. She began creating origami bowls in the summer of 2011. Although she explores making art outside of the strict aesthetic constraints of origami, these pieces are all made out of one sheet of paper.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
Quick question: Do you like Saturday Night Live? How about thought provoking conversations? If both of these things are your forte, you might like “Love and Information.” Sponsored by the Brandeis Department of Theater Arts, “Love and Information” is a play that captures different human experiences, ranging from euphoria to despair to melancholy. A play written by British Playwright Caryl Churchill, the show, which ran Oct. 18-20 in the Laurie Theater, featured a cast of nine students and was directed by Brandeis alumnus Caley Chase ’16.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
As I walked around the Rose Art Museum, I was immediately drawn to “Untitled,” a piece by Jesús Rafael Soto from 1965.
(10/22/19 10:00am)
(10/15/19 10:00am)
Other than being a renowned artist who specialized in site-specific projects, Gordon Matta-Clark was one of the early few who considered graffiti a form of artistic expression. In the “Gordon Matta Clark: Anarchist” exhibition at the Rose Art Museum, a collection of his photography of graffiti from South Bronx, New York City in the 1970s is presented as a memoir of his efforts to push for recognition of the art form.
(10/15/19 10:00am)
(10/08/19 10:00am)
The board is both excited and engaged for the new school year. Prominent topics for this year’s opening meeting included improving student life, enhancing campus culture and advancing the institution. In his “Framework for Our Future” report, President Liebowitz highlights three main strategic areas that Brandeis’ senior team will be working on this fall. These strategies include creating a more inclusive and vibrant on-campus community, fostering a culture of intellectual rigor and advancing both national and worldly knowledge of community. The trustees have expressed interest in engaging more actively with students on campus. Both Trustees and Senior Administration expressed commitment to the continued efforts to bridge the gap between academic and on-campus life for students.
(10/08/19 10:00am)
Boston University’s College of Fine Arts recognized Brandeis Prof. Joe Wardwell (FA) as a distinguished alumnus, according to a Sept. 20 BrandeisNOW article.
(10/08/19 10:00am)
This week, justArts&Culture spoke with Jessica Cloer, the Associate Registrar of the Rose Art Museum, about the Student Art Loan Program, which happened on Oct. 2.
(10/08/19 10:00am)
The Justice could not photograph “Above & Below” because they were unable to obtain press rights.
(10/08/19 10:00am)
There’s a new exhibition in the Rose Art Museum entitled “Anarchitect,” jointly organized by The Bronx Museum of the Arts and the Rose Art Museum. The presentation was coordinated by Ruth Estevez, senior curator-at-large, with Caitlin Julia Rubin, assistant curator. All of the artwork of this exhibition was created by American contemporary artist Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978).
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