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Visiting Scholar Sven Speiker Argues for “Art as Demonstration”

Visiting Scholar Sven Speiker Argues for “Art as Demonstration”

Professor Sven Speiker visited the Amherst Center for Russian Culture last Thursday to discuss his new book, “Art as Demonstration: A Revolutionary Recasting of Knowledge.” Staff Writer Nichole Fernandez ’25 discusses the lecture on radical Communist art of the 1960s.

“Boundless” Spotlights Native American Art

“Boundless” Spotlights Native American Art

“Boundless,” a multimedia Native American art exhibition, is now on display at the Mead Art Museum. Staff Writer Tiia McKinney ’25 reports on her experience navigating the space, the gallery’s development, and the featured artworks.

Performances, Poetry, and Prose: Amherst’s Creative Groups

Performances, Poetry, and Prose: Amherst’s Creative Groups

There are so many creative groups on campus, it can be hard to know what’s happening. Managing Arts and Living Editor Madeline Lawson ’25 introduces some of Amherst’s student arts groups in preparation for this Saturday’s Get Involved Fair.

The Lilac x The Student: “When I say becoming an expatriate is not one of my ambitions”

The Lilac x The Student: “When I say becoming an expatriate is not one of my ambitions”

Jackelines Fernandez ’24 explores homesickness and longing in a poem originally published in the Spring 2023 edition of “The Lilac.”

Myth-Busting the Starving Artist: Reflections from AHA Program

Myth-Busting the Starving Artist: Reflections from AHA Program

Contributing Writer Morry Ajao ’26 recounts her experience in the Arts and Humanities in Action program, which raised her hopes for a career in the arts amidst a society preoccupied with financial security.

Digital Art: Exploring the New Frontier

Digital Art: Exploring the New Frontier

Reflecting on a summer visit to an immersive Gustav Klimt art exhibition in Vienna, Cassidy Duncan ’25 explores and questions the potential consequences of the digitized art world.

"Space Jam," Copyright and the Death of Culture

There’s a particular moment in the trailer for “Space Jam: A New Legacy” that encapsulates our current tone-deaf, strangely referential culture. It’s a single detail in the background: As LeBron James plays basketball with a cast of horribly smooth-looking CGI “Looney Tunes” characters, the droogs — a violent gang