At The Argus we realize Wesleyan students don’t just spend their breaks enjoying the peace and quiet. So, we wanted to know: What was your best arts moment of winter break?
Katie Shelly ’09: “P.S.1, the contemporary art center in New York, had this really cool show, ‘Altered, Stitched, and Gathered,’ which was curated and produced by the assistant staff of the museum, recent art history graduates with a similar perspective to many Wesleyan students.”
Margaux Weisman ’09: “I saw ‘The Little Dog Laughed,’ on Broadway—amazing. The main actress Julie White is brilliant. And if you’re wondering where the drummer from ‘That Thing You Do’ went to, he’s in it too.”
Brittany Delany ’09: “My two favorite exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts: Cicely Brown’s abstract paintings, very different, and ‘Fashion Show: Paris Collections 2006.’ It was really cool to see these dresses in a museum. It really made you think of them as art.”
Max Rose ’08: “Ron Mueck had an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Life-size or larger, the sculptures were incredibly detailed. One was a twenty-foot long newborn baby.”
Melissa Silverman ’09: “At the Bronx Museum was an exhibit called ‘Tropicalia: A Revolution in Brazilian Culture.’ There were real parrots flying around, sand you walked through and Bonavista playing in the background.”
Roberta Wong ’08: “The de Young Fine Art Museum of San Francisco had cool modern art collections.”
And, to get all our readers excited for the upcoming arts wonders of 2007, we braved the cold streets to find out: what are you most looking forward to in the arts in 2007?
Rebecca Chavez ’08: “I really missed the energy of Wesleyan’s student run theatre community while [I was] in Argentina. I can’t wait to see what Second Stage has come up with for this semester.”
Eliza Jones ’07: “I’m going to Joe Goode this weekend. Just for fun. I hope it’s good!”
Caitlin Bethlahmy ’09: “So excited for Margaux Weisman’s play, ‘The Family of Mann.’”
Alexa Jay ’08: “After seeing ‘Iraq in Fragments,’ I am excited to see some future Academy Award winning senior film theses.”
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