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Based on its name, it would be natural to think that “Afrostraction,” last week’s show in the Adams House Art Space, was some sort of combination of “Afro” and “abstraction.” But, did abstract art dominates the show? Did the show attempt to draw a connection between “Afro-ness” and “Abstraction?” Despite the show’s title, the answer to both questions was a clear...
...however, serve as an interesting lens through which to view the assorted media that were assembled in the Art Space through this past Sunday. Only one of the works shown, an untitled painting by Samantha G. Alston ’05, could conceivably be classified as abstract...
Despite the artful integration of cinema and symphony, the entertainment of watching live music accompany mimes on the big screen largely derives from its novelty. Audiences naturally focus on the film rather than on the comparatively abstract musical evocations. As such, the orchestra is unusually removed from the audience, and the film distracts from its minor mistakes...
...with a fraction of the bandwidth and memory required by streaming video. In classic tech-visionary style, CEO Andrew Berend claims it will "break the link between celebrity and the people behind it." Tech Watch wouldn't go that far, but FaceWave does promise to make mobile communication less abstract, and certainly more in-your-face. - By Blaine Greteman
...explored the emotional intensity of abstract works after his experience with racism caused him to move from New York to Paris in 1953. Delaney continued to paint portraits after leaving the United States, depicting Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington and Marian Anderson...