Division of the Arts News by Date
August 2016
08-24-2016
The "liberal arts comedy" of Bard alumnus Adam Conover's TruTV series, Adam Ruins Everything, aims not only to entertain but also to educate.
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of Social Studies,Division of the Arts,Film | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of Social Studies,Division of the Arts,Film | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-24-2016
"Do you love museums and hate crowds? Visit this charming UWS townhouse for a double dose of intellectual stimulation and solitude. ... It's cerebral stuff."
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Graduate Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Graduate Center |
08-24-2016
Writer, director, and cinematographer Sonja Tsypin has been awarded the first place 2016 KODAK Student Cinematography Scholarship for her dramatic narrative Powder Room.
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of the Arts,Film | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of the Arts,Film | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-18-2016
Highlights include acclaimed pianist Jeremy Denk, Pauline Oliveros and the International Contemporary Ensemble, conversations with David Sedaris and Alan Cumming, The Orchestra Now, and more.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
08-18-2016
Phyllis Marsteller's exhibition Gehry Forms: Details of the Fisher Center at Bard highlights in striking black and white Bard's Frank Gehry–designed Fisher Center.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
08-10-2016
Opus 40 is the masterwork of the late Bard professor and alumnus Harvey Fite '30, the product of his "ceaseless vision" and 37 years of labor.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-10-2016
Professor An-My Lê urged Emma Ressel to send a portfolio from her Senior Project to New York Magazine. The result is Ressel's ornate and vibrant photo spread.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Alumni | Subject(s): Alumni/ae,Bardians at Work,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-05-2016
Given the tremendous popularity of his work, can Puccini still be considered controversial? Audiences at this year's Bard Music Festival will be able to draw their own conclusions.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
08-04-2016
Shaver's Dress the Form is an installation of wall-size fabrics, furniture, and found objects arranged with "skill and aplomb." On view through August 19.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): MFA |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): MFA |
08-03-2016
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
08-03-2016
Graduates of Bard's Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS Bard) and Program Director Paul O'Neill spoke with artist Nina Canell about her recent international exhibitions.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Center for Curatorial Studies |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Center for Curatorial Studies |
08-03-2016
Bard writer in residence Teju Cole examines the visual narrative of the iconic images of protestors in the Black Lives Matter movement.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
08-02-2016
With an outstanding line-up of events, the Bard Music Festival provides "the perfect platform" for a reexamination of the popular yet controversial composer Giacomo Puccini.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
08-02-2016
President Botstein "... turns his ship into the heady winds of late-19th- and early-20th-century Italian music, a turbulent mix of modernism, Futurism, and late Romanticism."
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Music | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
July 2016
07-29-2016
"As Iris, Talise Trevigne displayed a big dramatic soprano . . . The American Symphony Orchestra sounded robust and colorful under Mr. Botstein." Final performances July 27, 29, and 31.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Opera | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Opera | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
07-28-2016
Annet Dekker, CCS Bard curator-in-residence, delves into the rich landscape and archival challenges of digital marginalia.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Center for Curatorial Studies |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Center for Curatorial Studies |
07-27-2016
MFA writing professor Hoa Nguyen's poems "Ode to Second Chances (Late February)" and "O Prosperity" are featured in Hyperallergic's monthly poetry series.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): MFA |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of Languages and Literature,Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): MFA |
07-27-2016
A look inside Bard's enchanted tent of mirrors, the Spiegeltent, featuring a performance from Bard alumni–founded ensemble Contemporaneous on August 11.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
07-26-2016
Bower displays architectural fragments with birdhouses designed to attract six different species of local birds. Opening reception August 11.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
Meta: Type(s): Faculty | Subject(s): Division of the Arts | Institutes(s): Bard Undergraduate Programs |
07-25-2016
SummerScape offers "another intellectually intriguing and emotionally engaging performance of an opera infrequently encountered these days." Final performances July 27, 29, and 31.
Photo: Beth Gill's Catacomb Credit: Photo by Brian Rogers
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Opera | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |
Meta: Type(s): Event | Subject(s): Division of the Arts,Opera | Institutes(s): Fisher Center |