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Gaby Hoffmann '04 lived in the famous Chelsea Hotel in New York City as a child, setting the stage for her acting career.

Bloomberg Businessweek lists Bard SummerScape as one of the top five summer festivals in the northeast.

Iconic photographer and Bard professor Larry Fink talks about teaching, fashion, and working with celebrities.

Bard "hosts the smartest mix of events within driving distance of New York," writes Zinta Lundborg.

Bard artist, alumnus, and longtime faculty member Harvey Fite crafted the massive Opus 40 sculpture park, "one of the most extraordinary pieces of sculpture ever created by a single man."

"The Flood of Rights" conference will explore the intersection between photography, new media, and human rights. The conference is cosponsored by the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard, the Bard Human Rights Project, and the LUMA Foundation, and will take place in Arles, France, September 19–22, 2013.

Unrestricted by medium, artist Stephen Sollins ’90 continually explores new ways of working. At a recent solo show, he exhibited five works on paper—the size of large bed quilts—made from used mailing envelopes. “About every two years, what my work looks like changes," he says. "The subject matter holds it all together.”

Writer Sherman Yellen '53 pens "Screenplay for a 60th Wedding Anniversary" for his wife, designer Joan Yellen '55.

Last weekend, CCS Bard opened two new exhibits: Haim Steinbach's once again the world is flat. and Helen Marten's No borders in a wok that can’t be crossed.

Bard Graduate Center alumna and MFA Boston fashion arts curator Michelle Tolini Finamore Ph.D. '10 explores the intersection of couture and cooking in a recent event at the museum, using her own personal collection of cookbooks by fashion designers.

Professor Ian Buruma reviews a new pop musical about Imelda Marcos, the wife of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos. "The problem with the idea," writes Buruma, "is that nothing on stage can ever be quite as zany as the Filipino first lady’s real life."

CCS Bard presents two new exhibitions this summer showcasing the work of Haim Steinbach and Helen Marten. Steinbach's once again the world is flat. is expansive, including paintings and installations from his 40-year career. Marten's No borders in a wok that can’t be crossed is the British artist's first exhibition in the United States. Curated by Beatrix Ruf, it is also the first major collaboration between CCS Bard and the Kunsthalle Zürich.

Art historian and Bard professor Susan Aberth discusses Matta's painting "Prisoner of Light," which is being seen for the first time on the international art market as part of Christie's Latin American Sale this month.

Salvaging the Past at the BGC contains more than 200 objects from the decorative arts collection of George Hoentschel, which was purchased by J.P. Morgan and donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1907.

Bard faculty member Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas, Bard College Berlin's David Levine, and visiting artists Nature Theater of Oklahoma were honored at the Obie Awards in New York City on Monday, May 20. Bard playwright in residence Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas received an Obie Grant for his company Fulcrum Theater; Bard College Berlin faculty member David Levine was honored for Habit; and Live Arts Bard visiting artists Nature Theater of Oklahoma won for Life and Times: Episodes 1-4. The Obies recognize excellence in off-Broadway theater, and are given annually by the Village Voice.

Mentored by CCS Bard director Tom Eccles, Gabi Ngcobo M.A. '10 has become the first curatorial fellow of POOL, a new, Zurich-based program to develop and encourage emerging curatorial talent. She will curate their first exhibit this summer.

CCS Bard graduate student curators collaborated to create the exhibit less like an object more like the weather, featuring established and emerging artists from around the world.

Jeffrey Gibson blends American Indian art traditions and abstract forms to create stunning geometric pieces.