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(09/20/16 3:21am)
Frida Kahlo’s work is not for the light-hearted; after all, bleeding hearts and self-portraits do not make for stately dining rooms and school buildings. Even so, Kahlo drew fame from her willingness to bare her deepest emotions on canvas — everything from the depression stemming from a miscarriage to the fiery passion she felt for various affairs during her marriage — and for her untraditionally liberal aesthetic; a unibrow and suit was not exactly the typical garb of her female contemporaries.
(09/13/16 5:21am)
As the newly formed adjunct and contract-faculty union prepares for its fourth bargaining round with the University this month, officials on both sides say the negotiations thus far have been a positive experience. But the University has frozen wages and benefits for bargaining unit professors until a contract is reached, and the faculty union is publicizing part of their agenda online.
(09/13/16 4:58am)
A crowd of students, faculty and members of the public sat in Pollack pointing at a screen up front and laughing on a Sunday afternoon. This was not a stand-up routine or a movie showing. Rather, the audience was cracking up in the Pollack Fine Arts Teaching Center with David Shrigley. Shrigley’s artist talk was full of sardonic punchlines. Many art talks delve into artistic theory and interpretation. Shrigley mentioned these themes — mostly to make ironic, humorous jabs — but in his own words, “much of this talk is about nothing in particular.”
(09/13/16 5:06am)
NASA launched space vehicle OSIRIS-REx Thursday evening, Sept. 8, 2016, in what is to become an epic instellar mission.
(09/13/16 4:33am)
This week, justArts spoke with Kim Conaty, the curator of the Rose Art Museum, about the opening of the Museum this past weekend.
(09/13/16 4:29am)
Art fans young and old sauntered into the Rose Art Museum,alongside students clad in Urban Outfitters tank tops on Friday night for the opening of this year’s Fall Exhibitions. The show was new Rose curator Kim Conaty’s first fall opening, and it was a resounding success.
(09/06/16 2:58am)
Chakaia Booker’s art, which is featured in the Kniznick Gallery at the Women’s Studies Research Center until Nov. 4, speaks volumes about current issues by using old tires and wood slabs as sculptural creations. Booker is known for innovatively upcycling materials in order to convey societal messages — most notably, commentary on race, gender and the environment.
(09/06/16 2:37am)
A musical, start-to-finish, in 24 hours seems mad. Perhaps, it is. However, this does not stop Brandeisians from attempting this feat each year. Every year, hordes of students crowd into the Shapiro Campus Center’s theater to watch their peers present a musical they were cast in only the day before. This year’s show of choice was everyone’s ‘tween’ favorite — “High School Musical.” Produced by Tympanium Euphorium and Hillel Theater Group, Brandeis’ rendition of High School Musical was enjoyable to all, as it evoked nostalgia in the many show-goers crowded in the theater as well as in the actors in the show.
(09/06/16 12:33am)
The Board of Trustees recently elected Georg B. Muzicant ’02, IBS MA ’03 and Mindy L. Schneider ’75 to the Board. Their four-year terms began on July 1.
(09/06/16 12:00am)
Next weekend, the Rose Art Museum will welcome a host of exhibitions as part of its Fall Exhibition featuring artists such as New York-based Sarah Sze and Scottish artist David Shirgley. The Rose Art Museum has been an integral part of the University since 1961 and has served as a permanent fixture on campus for artistic education and the exhibition and collection of contemporary art. In 2009, under President Jehuda Reinharz’s administration, the University attempted to sell the museum’s prized collection valued at $350 million in an attempt to respond to a substantial budget crisis. The sale was later prevented after Rose supporters sued the University, according to a July 1, 2011 Boston Globe article.
(08/30/16 6:50am)
The months-long search for a chief diversity officer is nearly over, University President Ronald Liebowitz announced in an email to students yesterday. The email — which updated students on a number of the University’s diversity and inclusion efforts — also gave some insight into what the coming months will look like.
(08/30/16 6:50am)
In a word, stunning. From within an animation industry churning out CG film after CG film, “Kubo and the Two Strings” swept onto the summer screen Aug. 19 in a captivating storm of vision, beauty and heart. The movie was produced by stop-motion animation studio Laika Entertainment, who also produced“Coraline” (2009) and “ParaNorman” (2012), and they continue to be living proof that patience is a virtue.
(08/30/16 6:36am)
New students from 43 states and 30 countries filled Chapels Field for the annual Convocation ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 21, the theme of which was “remember yesterday, explore today, brighten tomorrow.”
(08/30/16 3:53am)
Many associate Cuba with communism, the Castro family and the Cold War. These Cuban stereotypes remind many Americans of another political system and cultural circumstances. Prof. Elizabeth Ferry (ANTH), who led a tour to Cuba this year as part of Brandeis Travelers program, brought back stories that challenge these stereotype. In 1961, during the heart of the Cold War, the United States banned Americans from visiting this neighbor. Things changed in 2015 when the U.S government historically restored diplomatic relations with Cuba.
(05/24/16 6:16am)
The Rose Art Museum announced its first-ever acquisition under the brand new Sam Hunter Emerging Artists Fund on May 19: David Schutter’s “MMA 636 a2” is the first of what the Rose hopes will be a large collection of works acquired under the new initiative aimed at emerging artistic voices.
(05/24/16 6:13am)
Chris Bedford, the Henry and Lois Foster Director of the Rose Art Museum, will be leaving on July 31 to pursue a new position as the director of the Baltimore Museum of Art.
(05/24/16 6:02am)
‘Dog Sees God’
(05/24/16 5:50am)
This week, justArts spoke with Dylan Hoffman ’18, who directed “The Lesson,” a one-act absurd play for Festival of the Arts.
(05/24/16 5:41am)
“Repeat after me: ‘I believe I can fly,’” HistoryMakers founder and Brandeis alumna Julieanna Richardson ’76 instructed graduating students at the University’s 65th annual commencement on Sunday. She delivered her address, which drew heavily upon themes of dreams and unrealized potential, to 915 bachelor degree recipients and 854 Masters and doctoral degree recipients.
(05/24/16 5:35am)
In anticipation of his inauguration as the University's ninth president, President-elect Ronald Liebowitz sat down with the Justice and the Brandeis Hoot to discuss his plans for his presidency and his preparation for the role over the past semester.
