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Major Art Institutions Navigate Ties to Saudi Arabia After Disappearance of Journalist [UPDATED]

by Jasmine Weber October 17, 2018October 18, 2018

The Smithsonian, Sotheby’s, and landmark institutions across NYC are under pressure to address their financial connections to the Saudi Arabian government in the wake of the suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi.

Posted inOpinion

The Pervasive Power of Male Privilege at America’s Elite Universities

by Nancy Bowen September 10, 2018

Institutions have hired men with predatory reputations despite complaints from women students and faculty. All because women haven’t had a strong enough voice in the system.

Posted inArt

Columbia University MFA Students Put on a Strong Thesis Show Despite Department Woes

by Zachary Small May 16, 2018

Students of the 2018 MFA class are presenting strong work at the Wallach Art Gallery, many of them building large installations around their pieces.

Prentis Hall (photo courtesy Columbia University)
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Columbia University MFAs Share Stories of Dysfunctional Studios and Overworked Faculty

by Benjamin Sutton and Zachary Small May 11, 2018May 11, 2018

Current students and recent graduates of the revered program reflect on a series of internal crises that have come to light.

Prentis Hall, where many of Columbia's MFA students in visual art have their studios (photo by Paul Lowry, via Flickr)
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Columbia University MFA Students Demand Tuition Refunds

by Benjamin Sutton April 30, 2018May 1, 2018

Earlier this month, 51 of the 54 students in Columbia’s visual arts MFA program met with the school’s dean and provost to demand full tuition refunds.

Thomas Roma giving at TED talk at Columbia University in 2014 (screenshot via YouTube)
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Thomas Roma, Photographer and Columbia University Professor, Accused of Sexual Misconduct [UPDATED]

by Benjamin Sutton January 3, 2018January 4, 2018

The accusations against Roma, a documentary photographer who is also the director of the photography program at Columbia University’s School of the Arts, were all made by former students.

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In Harlem, a New Triennial Parses the Historical, Political, and Social Context of “Uptown”

by Seph Rodney August 4, 2017

The inaugural show at Columbia University’s Wallach Art Gallery spotlights 25 artists living or practicing north of 99th Street.

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In a Show of African Portrait Photography, the Figure Fades Away

by Seph Rodney December 6, 2016December 6, 2016

The exhibition looks beyond the horizon of defining an African identity, beyond the notion of authentically representing what this identity is supposed to be, as both local and foreign photographers have sought to do.

Posted inArt

A Future Where the Decomposing Dead Could Power Cemetery Lights

by Allison Meier May 19, 2016May 19, 2016

The dead are often visually absent from our cemeteries, buried below the ground with tombstones representing the invisible remains.

Posted inIn Brief

Columbia Students Object to Installation of Henry Moore “Monstrosity”

by Jillian Steinhauer March 31, 2016April 1, 2016

In what is apparently not an April Fools joke, a group of Columbia University students is protesting the installation of a Henry Moore sculpture on campus.

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18th-Century Anatomical Illustrations Reveal Flayed Flesh and Shining Bones

by Allison Meier September 14, 2015September 14, 2015

In the 18th-century, French artist Jacques Gautier-D’Agoty painted numerous dissected corpses with muted colors and quiet dignity that made them appear alive, despite the flayed skin and exposed muscles.

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Study Suggests Medical Students Should Visit Museums to Connect with Dementia Patients

by Claire Voon August 6, 2015

Research has shown that engaging with art is beneficial to people with dementia, and a number of cultural institutions around the US have established therapeutic programs for patients suffering from such chronic diseases.

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