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.
In Federal Court, Harvard and the Government Have Friends
A look at the amicus curiae briefs in Harvard’s funding case
by Tamara Evdokimova
Reframing American Art
Contextualized Spanish colonial works at the Harvard Art Museums
by Nell Porter-Brown
Comedy with a Conscience
Jimmy Tingle’s political humor in a polarized era
by Craig Lambert
Finding the Movie
Screenwriter Julian Breece on “writing from the soul”
by Lydialyle Gibson
Stories of a Not-So-Distant War
Novelist V.V. Ganeshananthan on writing diasporic fiction
by Bailey Trela
Making Art behind Bars
Formerly imprisoned artists discuss practice, community, and mass incarceration.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Adrian Piper to Receive Harvard Arts Medal
Spanning more than 50 years, the conceptual artist’s work explores race, class, gender, and identity.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Attuned to Pianos
An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession
by Lydialyle Gibson
From War Zones to the North Shore
A new novel from foreign correspondent Wendell Steavenson
by Lydialyle Gibson
Do You Believe in Magic?
Former practicing magician Dan Droz ’72 turns his tricks into a career in sculpture
by Nancy Walecki
Dumebi Menakaya Shoots Secrecy
The photographer takes self-portraits—without photographing herself.
by Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead