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—Columnist Ruben L. Davis can be reached at rldavis@fas.harvard.edu.
The five professors being showcased—Gregory Halpern, Sanford Biggers, Taylor Davis, Catherine Lord, and David Lobser—bring unique viewpoints from all around the country. “I think [the Visiting Faculty Exhibit] gives an opportunity for students as well as other faculty to get to...
Davis’s “Appleknockers” sits in the middle of a couch arrangement ready for contemplation. “I found a piece of plywood with enormously huge knots, and I thought they were really funny,” she says. “I...
Davis’s piece of plywood is bordered by mahogany and covered with red glass to elevate the value of the imagery. Davis says that this frame is meant to comment on conformity within society. “Consumer culture has people so framed because the particular thing we...
While Halpern’s art was influenced by contemporary concerns from the outset and Davis says that her sculpture only reflected modern day issues, Biggers found inspiration in the 1976 film “Network,” a movie that portrays the pursuit of power in American television...