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THE SYMPHONY OF SOCIETY | Why AI Art Just Doesn’t Feel the Same

By Jin Xi Chen, Guide Columnist February 28, 2024

What happens to an artist when artificial intelligence (AI) overtakes their craft? Would those who built the very intricacies of modern and classical foundations from, say, the medieval and Renaissance...

VIEWPOINT: Flourish Through Creation

VIEWPOINT: Flourish Through Creation

By Kat Mintchev February 22, 2024

Everything at Georgetown University unfolds against the Jesuit obsession with living well. Ironically, I never thought much of cura personalis beyond a pipe dream for the university to pack into a brochure...

THE SYMPHONY OF SOCIETY | Where Arts, Politics, and Markets Converge

By Jin Xi Chen, Guide Columnist February 14, 2024

Art has always been a reflection of society’s pulse, and throughout history it has been both a catalyst for change and a mirror that captures the collective consciousness. In today’s world, where politics...

Video: Exploring Art and History: Kara Walker Exhibits at Georgetown

Video: Exploring Art and History: Kara Walker Exhibits at Georgetown

By Alexis Lien November 21, 2023

https://youtu.be/bJ5TuE1-PlY Artist Kara Walker has produced a number of widely-acclaimed and culturally relevant pieces, and several of these are now on display at Georgetown University’s de la...

VIEWPOINT: Cherish Your Coffee

VIEWPOINT: Cherish Your Coffee

By Haan Jun (Ryan) Lee September 21, 2023

Kevin O’Leary — the Canadian businessman and investor made famous by “Shark Tank” and for his moniker, “Mr. Wonderful” — hates store-bought coffee. He calls it “a waste of money”...

VIEWPOINT: Defend the Transformers

VIEWPOINT: Defend the Transformers

By Victor Muresan April 30, 2023

The Georgetown community is grappling with a battle over the neighborhood’s iconic Optimus Prime and Bumblebee statues from the Transformers franchise, as the Old Georgetown Board (OGB), a federal commission...

VORA: Encourage Artistic Authenticity

VORA: Encourage Artistic Authenticity

By Shivali Vora April 14, 2023

If you show an average group of people the classic “Washington Crossing the Delaware” painting or images of the Colosseum, few would contest the artifacts’ categorization as “art.” But consider...

VIEWPOINT: Reconsider Value in Artistic Outlets

VIEWPOINT: Reconsider Value in Artistic Outlets

By Sophia Rose Monsalvo March 19, 2023

After my first month at Georgetown University, I realized something was missing. My name is Sophia Rose Monsalvo, and I am the founder of Georgetown’s art club, VIISIIONS. I created this club so...

What’s New in Walsh

What’s New in Walsh

By Audrey Martin March 15, 2023

Three days a week since I arrived at Georgetown University, I have walked through the doors of the Edmund A. Walsh Building and have ignored the ground-floor Maria & Alberto de la Cruz Art Gallery...

Art Meets Science in Rebecca Rutstein’s Immersive Exhibits

Art Meets Science in Rebecca Rutstein’s Immersive Exhibits

By Camille Vandeveer March 15, 2023

While on board a research vessel in the Galápagos Islands, Rebecca Rutstein sailed alongside oceanographers trailing through a hurricane to map the ocean floor. But unlike the scientists on board, Rutstein...

‘Environmental Graphiti’ on Campus Depicts Science on Climate Change

‘Environmental Graphiti’ on Campus Depicts Science on Climate Change

By Camille Vandeveer February 22, 2023

Across campus, a new series of art installments is combining art and science to spark dialogue about climate change issues.  Artist Alisa Singer’s “Environmental Graphiti” is bringing science,...

Yayoi Kusama Exhibit Debuts at Hirshhorn Following Delays

Yayoi Kusama Exhibit Debuts at Hirshhorn Following Delays

By Andrew Mazzola April 21, 2022

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s exhibit “One with Eternity” debuted at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., following a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibit contains five...

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