Arts & Culture
Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.
Cultures in Conflict
Paul M. Barrett reviews “Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West,” by Christopher Caldwell ’83
Shuttered Behind Bars
In a new book, photographer Bruce Jackson presents old ID photo portraits from an Arkansas prison.
The Tall Book, by Arianne Cohen, describes the lives of tall people.
Arianne Cohen ’03 celebrates “life from on high” in a new book that discusses tall people's perspectives and prospects.
Music, Taken Personally
A music critic reviews composer John Adams’s memoir.
Diaghilev and His Geniuses
The Harvard Theatre Collection opens an exhibition and hosts a symposium on Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes.
Mnemonic Masks
Inspired by his Yup’ik heritage, Phillip Charette educates through his art.
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Vistas of Perfection
A profile of writer James Agee, at Harvard and beyond
by Adam Kirsch
Pardis Sabeti
For this systems biologist, the interaction of science and music is multiplicative.
Chasing Bogeys
A novel book on golf