Let’s go backward for a second. It’s the 1960s, and Susan Sontag writes the essay “Against Interpretation.” She argues that people should experience art through…
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The Voxel Bridge is a 600-foot-long, 23-foot-high art installation by artist Jessica Angel. The vinyl mural structure spans 19,000 square feet beneath the Cambie Bridge…
Comments closedIs deplorable cinema really important or influential? Are films that touch upon unconventional, even repulsive, topics and themes really able to aid in the greater…
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In the technological age of anti-intellectualism and instant access, Susan Sontag’s essay “Against Interpretation” advocated for her readers to look no deeper than the words…
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As Charli XCX mentions in her hit song, Girl, so confusing, “Sometimes it feels a bit awkward” (Charli XCX, 0:42) to navigate relationships in the…
Comments closedWhen French artist Marcel Duchamp decided to test the limit of the claimed openness of the “no jury, no prizes,” exhibition held by the American Society…
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You are going to turn into a rhinoceros. At least, this is what the audience is told in Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros, a play often categorized…
Comments closedThis re-edited “Study with me” video is inspired after a heated debate which sparked online recently about a study blogger who seems overly theatrical/over-the-top. This blogger’s main…
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Link to project Reflection My project for this assignment is inspired by the book ‘East’ by Edith Pattou. I decided to keep the original name…
Comments closedReflection The source material of my piece was Floral Mutter, a poetry collection by Chinese poet Ya Shi. I chose this poem because Ya Shi’s…
Comments closedIn the past month that I have been at Smith, I have been extremely conflicted about my presence here. I am not only extremely excited…
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True crime fascinates everyone. The who, what, where, and why one could stomach committing any sort of such heinous acts is unfathomable enough to keep…
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REFLECTION Shakespeare’s Hamlet is widely regarded as the best play that has ever been written. It has been taught for hundreds of years across thousands…
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Reflection *Yes, the course number for IDP -001 is negative. My project aimed to make a class syllabus out of the numerous syllabi I got…
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