Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Retrospective Pops at National Gallery

By Kim Bussing October 26, 2012

POP OFF THE CANVAS: Lichtenstein's art is known for its dramatic primary colors.[/caption]Entering an exhibit for Roy Lichtenstein’s art is a bit like stepping into both a comic book and Saturday morning...

Ai Weiwei: Capturing Activism in Art

By Kelly Lui October 19, 2012

Ai Weiwei is probably China’s most noteworthy contemporary artist and political activist, but his art often eludes the attention of the public, as that part of his life is overshadowed by his role as...

Living the Long Weekend, Columbus Style

By KP and KP October 5, 2012

Ah, Columbus Day weekend. Trees are changing colors, pumpkins are ripening on the vine, and allergies are hitting hard. If you aren’t one of the thousands of people going home in the coming days, take...

A Lost Art on Campus

By The Editorial Board September 21, 2012

Many first-year students entering Georgetown are well versed in the arts. Musicians, visual artists, performers and authors appear in each incoming class. Considering this annually refreshed pool of talent...

Walsh Exhibit Blends Art and Science

By Joanie Greve September 14, 2012

I can’t decide if the creation before me reminds me more of an autumn leaf or a fire. It’s three-dimensional, with wispy, irregular paper formations that jump off the surface in a way that reminds...

It’s Game Time: Smithsonian Goes Geek

By Charlie Long March 29, 2012

Are video games art? Chris Melissinos, the curator of D.C.’s new “The Art of Video Games” exhibit, certainly thinks so. Fan boys, rejoice. Melissinos said that, “We are invited...

All That Glitters is Gold: Georgetown Student Shines in New Exhibit

By Joanie Greve March 29, 2012

For Julien Isaacs, it all started with an Amazon order of glitter. Isaacs (SFS ’12) had been involved in art long before he came to Georgetown, but it wasn’t until this year that he had the “epiphany,”...

Pop Art Guru Makes ‘Headlines’

By Madeline Jorden October 28, 2011

Andy Warhol currently seems to be having a moment in the art world. In addition to the National Gallery's ongoing exhibition "Warhol: Headlines," the work of the pop art guru is making headlines across...

Exhibit Explores Human Experience

By Taisa Goodnature September 16, 2011

La Maison Francaise, the cultural arm of the French embassy, currently hosts an exhibit by Washington-based artist Danielle Bensky, whose husband is a professor of French at Georgetown. The show,efFUSIONS,...

Arts in the District

By Photo Editor August 29, 2011

As the nation's first modern art museum, Dupont's The Phillips Collection houses a permanencollection of modern 20th-century art (both international and local) in the 1897 home of founder Duncan Phillips....

Art Program Lacks Space, Support

By Mariah Byrne and Sarah Kaplan February 11, 2011

For a school graced by imposing architecture and a scenic setting, finding art can be surprisingly difficult. But even as students and faculty lament that the department of art and art history gets...

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