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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Fourteen paintings by 20th century American abstract artist Ralph Wickiser, including his symbolic depictions of natural scenes and landscapes, are on display in the Spagnuolo Art Gallery in the Edmund A. Walsh Building from Jan. 20 to April 3.

Against the Stream

By Madison Stingray February 5, 2016

Step inside the Spagnuolo Art Gallery in the Edmund A. Walsh Building and behold an autumn forest, replete with bare trees, a dark stream lined with boulders and a ground coated with orange leaves...

COURTESY SAMU BOYNE

A Hint of Japan’s Artistry on The Hilltop

By Ellie Goonetillake November 20, 2015

On paper, Samu Boyne (SFS ’18) seems like your typical Georgetown student: He ismajoring in regional comparative studies and is originally from Dallas, Texas. However Boyne is an accomplished painter...

Why I Will Never Be A Musician

Why I Will Never Be A Musician

By Catherine Summa October 16, 2015

I have two older sisters, ages 24 and 21. When we were kids, my parents devoted most of their time, energy and money to making us the world’s next musical prodigies. My oldest sister had a brief stint...

LAUREN SEIBEL FOR THE HOYA
A donation from the de la Cruz family will fund the construction of a new art gallery in the Walsh Building. The gallery will open fall 2017.

Endowed Gallery Expands Art Space

By Syed Humza Moinuddin October 16, 2015

Georgetown will open a 2,500-square-foot art gallery in the Edmund A. Walsh Building in fall 2017 after receiving an unspecified donation from alumni Maria (CAS ’87) and Alberto de la Cruz (CAS ’89). The...

The Art of the Photobomb

By Tara Advaney October 9, 2015

If you type “how do you” into your Google search bar, one of the first options to appear is “how do you photobomb.” A phenomenon that has come to define our generation of selfie-takers and digital...

SHRINATH: In Paris, Art Can Take Many Forms

SHRINATH: In Paris, Art Can Take Many Forms

By Kshithij Shrinath October 9, 2015

In front of a house sinking into the street, a group of nine performers — four women, five men, all white, clad in shabby dark suits — chants loudly in French. An audience gathers on one side. Some...

The Process of Becoming America, The Beautiful

By Reno Varghese and James Gadea October 1, 2015

James was walking through the High Museum of Art in Atlanta with his brother, Jonathan, when he said something truly profound to him. As they passed by the various works of art, a section of the museum...

In Judging All Forms of Art, Audience, Timing Is Everything

By Samantha Kosarzycki September 18, 2015

Music is unlike most any other art form. It can be recreated, re-performed and, above all, reinterpreted. This semester, the Georgetown University Symphony Orchestra will perform a piece that has been...

The 10 Reasons Why Everyone Must Attend Kickback

The 10 Reasons Why Everyone Must Attend Kickback

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein September 8, 2015

Those of you who were around last fall should remember that The Corp started an awesome music and art festival, combining Georgetown-based acts and professional headliners. I wasn't there personally,...

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Yasuo Kuniyoshi faced discrimination in the United States because of his Japanese heritage. His work reveals the hardships that he and other Japanese-Americans underwent on United States soil.

The Art of War

By Nick Biggs-Chiropolos April 17, 2015

In a dark era of national history, the U.S. government placed West Coast residents of Japanese descent into internment camps during World War II, simply because of their heritage. This chapter of World...

Movie Review: ‘Woman in Gold’

By Nicole Ong March 20, 2015

★★★☆☆ “People forget, especially the young.” These words, uttered by Maria Altmann (Dame Helen Mirren) in the Holocaust-inspired film “Woman in Gold,” perfectly encapsulate the film’s...

D.C. Poverty in Art

By Emily Welch February 27, 2015

For the very first time, the work of the self-taught Washington, D.C. artist known by his alter ego Mingering Mike is on public display. This exhibit is the manifestation of a youthful fantasy coming...

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