Art and science don’t always intersect, but for Harvard students Maille Radford ’17 and Reylon Yount ’17, both of whom have been named Marshall Scholars, the areas where they do are among the most interesting to explore...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — “Blah, blah, blah, blah, amazing, awesome, breathtaking, heart-stopping, mind-blowing, out-of-sight, cool, wow, groovy, crazy, killer, bitchin’, bad, rad, gnarly, da bomb, shut up, OMG, yes, nothing, nada, nix, zip, zilch, zero, slut, a fart, a fuck, a rat’s ass, all gone, defunct, kaput, pfft.”... Read more about Recap of Mel Bochner's presentation for the Zerner Lecture Series
An illuminating collection of essays from the preeminent scholar of architectural history and theory
One of the most distinguished scholars in the fields of architectural history and theory today, James Sloss Ackerman is best known for his work on Italian masters such as Palladio and Michelangelo. In this collection of essays, Ackerman offers insight into his formation and development as a scholar, as well as reflections on a range of topics.... Read more about James S. Ackerman: Origins, Invention, Revision
The role of the human figure as an area shared by all the arts will be at the heart of the first conference, where the architecture will be considered in its deep ties with the body. This is also an opportunity to examine how, in the Renaissance, we define both the artistic territories and their boundaries (as cited in discussions of paragone the sixteenth century), at a time when the work the artist becomes a place of reflection on art as a standalone category and where the nature of the artistic work is defined with...
This fall, Sarah Lewis ’97 began teaching the course “Vision & Justice: The Art of Citizenship” as the newest member of the History of Art and Architecture faculty. The topic has long been one of interest to Lewis, whose experience includes early acclaim as a painter — top honors in the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics for a still life — and work as a curator at both MoMA in New York and the Tate Modern in London. Now an author and scholar, she chatted with the Gazette about her time as an undergrad and the powerful,...
Nate Rogers graduated from Harvard College in 2005 with a degree in History of Art and Architecture, cum laude with high honors. While it had been his goal from an early age to become an architect, a roundabout path to the profession led to him to the upper floors of Sackler and the seminar rooms of...