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...urban city, Hayes is surrounded by the city traffic, ignored by passersby. The solitary Hayes stands apart from the routine rush, a single protestor where there were once many. Comically exaggerated, K8 Hardy’s and Wynne Greenwood’s “New Report Artist Unknown,” comes in the form of a news telecast. “Reporting” on the mysterious lack of art created by women, the work is an unrelenting push for an increased female presence in contemporary art as K8 Hardy goes into the city, searching...
...when this point is stretched to its thematic conclusion. The characters seem trapped in this sort of stasis themselves. Their quick portraits are not deep enough to prevent easy categorization and stereotypes: the young punk railing against the world, the exotic dancer dreaming of bigger things, the sensitive homosexual artist, the paralyzed suburban housewife. Whether or not these typings are ultimately truthful seems like an intriguing question at the beginning of the book, but as it progresses, the extensive rumination on the characters’ roles fails to go anywhere or reveal anything about their nature.The book is structured like...
...timely fashion was included in the show, resulting in a range of both quality and topic. “All the pieces are so personal that if the person felt that it fit with the theme, then that qualified it,” Samayoa says of the decision.Indeed, many artists took a very personal approach to the relationship between Harvard and body issues, though this is not an alienating force. For Courtney L. Blair ’10, who attended the opening, it was the very opposite. “The artists express a lot of things that...
...dance, to join the beat.“Cultural Rhythms,” an annual showcase of talent from Harvard’s diverse student groups, featured 28 different performances this Saturday. Every year, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, which sponsors the event, chooses an Artist of the Year to honor, as well. The 2008 recipient—celebrated jazz musician Herbie Hancock—took to the stage with a large smile on his face at the show’s start and hosted the night with ease. In the spirit of welcoming the jazz giant...
...artist who works with gunpowder Art, page...