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.
What of the Humble Pencil?
Review: At the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, drawing takes center stage
Brief life of Renaissance scholar Mary Costelloe Berenson
Brief life of a Renaissance scholar: 1864-1945
Art installations at Harvard by Ai Weiwei, Olafur Eliasson, and Tomás Saraceno
Three unusual art installations at Harvard by Ai Weiwei, Olafur Eliasson, and Tomás Saraceno
Photographer Jim Harrison's highlights from 30 years of Harvard graduations
A photographer captures three decades of graduation moments and emotions.
Photographer Susan Meiselas named Harvard Arts Medalist
The photographer will be honored during the Arts First celebration in April.
Harvardians promote diversity through art and football
Steven Coit's portraits diversify Harvard's walls, and the 1947 football team defies racism.
Image gallery: homeless artists respond to stereotypes
Paintings by homeless artists in New Jersey respond to the social perception of homeless people as cold and incompetent.
Major retrospective showcases photographer Susan Meiselas and her work
Photographer Susan Meiselas’s quest to understand via images. With audio from the interview.
George Oommen paints India-based abstract pictures
Painter George Oommen creates distinctive images of Kerala, India—his homeland. With video of the artist at work.
In photographs by Wang Di and Xing Danwen, Beijing as "urban utopia"
Two Beijing photographers interpret China's breakneck change from Communist revolution to market-based consumerism.
Video: Learn about painter George Oommen's distinctive dripping technique
This video, shot in the studio of painter George Oommen, explores Oommen's distinctive dripping technique.