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Art Bark
By Wendy
Navigating New York has been stress free all week, thanks to a lifesaver called HopStop, bookmarked on my phone. HopStop has taken me to five art museums, the Armory and ADAA art fairs and a bunch of Chelsea galleries without getting lost once. I type in my location and [...]
Something for everyone at the Armory Show
By Wendy
NEW YORK — The Armory Show is the place to find some of the best and most current contemporary art.
Our little Nasher Museum contingent attended the VIP opening yesterday (”vernissage”), and while we were hungry for art, we each had a slightly different agenda.
Duke alumnus Mike Levine, a dedicated [...]
New York City: Nasher connections
By Wendy
I landed at LaGuardia yesterday and made a beeline for the Museum of Modern Art.
Six floors in two and a half hours before closing time? No problem!
I found old faves (”Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth) and new delights (a caterpillar-like hybrid vehicle by Yin Xiuzhen). One of the fun [...]
Sampling Motown
By Wendy
A class at the Nasher Museum Tuesday night had Duke students bouncing in their seats.
They could not help themselves, especially during such classic tracks as “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye, “Superfreak” by Rick James and “I Want You Back” with a 10-year-old Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five. [...]
“Abusing Power” Exhibition in the Perkins Gallery
By Kirstie
When walking into Perkins Library you may not stop to look around while sprinting to find a spot to start that paper you’ve been putting off. Well, Duke is providing you with an educational and enriching opportunity to procrastinate.
Slow down and take the time to appreciate the captivating exhibition [...]
New media and techology
By Danielle
By midday on Friday, UNC was buzzing with spring campus activity. This was the first time that I had ventured off Franklin Street on to the camus in my four years in the Triangle; obviously I was lost at a college at least three times the [...]
Dean and Britta
DEAN AND BRITTA PLAY
13 MOST BEAUTIFUL … SONGS FOR ANDY WARHOL’S SCREEN TESTS
Thursday, February 18
Reynolds Theater
Tickets
By Kirstie
If you’re a fan of Neko Case, Nada Surf or Yo La Tengo, do yourself a favor and discover Dean and Britta. This dynamic duo proves that a married couple can without question [...]
The Press: Balance, Bias and the Freedom of Speech
By Laura and Christina
When you throw cartoons into the mix with the FCC (remember Janet Jackson?), entertainment is sure to ensue.
This Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m., the Nasher Museum and Duke’s Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies will co-host a roundtable discussion, “The Press: balance, bias, and [...]
Pots come to life
By Danielle
I could not quite envision the installation of Mark Hewitt’s 12 gleaming sculptural pots before it came together.
By Thursday, I was a believer.
At 150-200 pounds each and born from a “kiln the size of a school bus,” the vases are not lost on the museum’s vast lawn. They loom [...]