LaBier merges cultural iconography, modern mundanity
Alumnus Peter LaBier ’03 has described his work as assemblage, as “a body of flotsam and jetsam,” “the disjointed refuse of our material culture.” Even his single-medium paintings give the…
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Angel Olson soars to dazzling heights on ‘All Mirrors’
Angel Olsen has never been one to stick to a formula. From the quiet folk of “Strange Cacti,” to the confessional alt-country of “Halfway Home,” to the energized Lo-fi indie…
Exhibit retraces photography’s past
When viewers enter “Shape of Light,” the new installation in the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, they are instantly struck by the familiar visual traditions on display: of Eadweard Muybridge’s…
Keltie Ferris enchants with idiosyncratic abstractions
Bearsville-based artist Keltie Ferris encourages conversations that raise questions about her work and her process, saying, “a little derailing is okay.” Ferris was invited to campus Monday, Oct. 7, as…
Campus Canvas: Oct. 17
A weekly space highlighting the creative pursuits of student-artists. Ayden Gann | Class of 2022
Barrington proves corsets can be feminist, artful
On Friday, Sept. 13, the dimming lights in Taylor 203 shifted the spotlight onto Senior Lecturer in Costume for the Arts University of Bournemouth Mandy Barrington, who was to present…
Sleater-Kinney remains music’s vital feminist voice
“Do you feast on nostalgia?” asks Sleater-Kinney vocalist Corin Tucker on “RUINS,” perhaps the most experimental track on the legendary feminist punk group’s ninth LP, “The Center Won’t Hold.” The…
Student group Unframes bureaucratic Vassar art culture
As its name suggests, student-led art club Unframed refuses to be contained. With its all-encompassing tagline “where art meets activism,” it’s hard to pin the group down to a specific…
Bishop lecturer Mark Doty contemplates cosmic, atomic
Mark Doty’s manner is almost as lively as his poetry. As he recites, he performs a series of poses: clutching the podium with both hands, balling his fists, crossing his…
‘Joker’ imbues superhero genre with realism, complexity
Todd Phillip’s “Joker” is the first effort in the new DC Universe worth seeing in theaters. It’s an arthouse-styled production that not only transcends the label of “superhero movie,” but…