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.
Pony Plunges
Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea
by Max J. Krupnick
Painter, Anew
Nell Painter reflects on leaving the ivory tower for art school at age 64.
by Olivia Schwob
Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race
Watch human-powered machines prevail—or not—in Lowell.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Silver, Screens
Recent acquisitions at the Harvard Art Museums train a fresh lens on photography and video art.
by Sophia Nguyen
A New Head Curator for the Harvard Art Museums
Korean art expert Soyoung Lee will join the museums in September.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Seasons at the Arboretum
A veteran photographer of people turns his lens to plants.
by Jonathan Shaw
Gymsuits, Pre-Spandex
Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged
by Sophia Nguyen
Kevin Beasley at the ICA/Boston
Sculptures that resonate with what’s not there
by Nell Porter-Brown
MASS MoCA
MASS MoCA’s summer smorgasbord
by Nell Porter-Brown
Last of the Seafarers
In Indonesia, the Bajau fishermen’s way of life is under pressure.
by Lydialyle Gibson , David Hu
Visiting Hours
The portraits in Jack Lueders-Booth’s 40-year-old series feel even more vivid today.
by Olivia Schwob