What is the art scene at Carleton? This is a difficult question to answer and may summon to mind wildly different images for each Carleton student. It may mean the late-night halls of Boliou, quiet except for the distant whir of power tools in the woodshop; the bass-ridden tracks thumping…
Hannah Sheridan
The first several weeks of Spring Term have brought a bright smattering of arts-related events to our community. In a new column series profiling arts-related events at Carleton, Hannah Sheridan ’23 and Isaac Crown Manesis ’23 will cover and review “The Week in Arts.” Fifth Year Series Isaac: The Northfield…
The first thing that catches a visitor’s eye upon entering the Perlman Teaching Museum in the Weitz Center for Creativity is a set of couches and coffee table books in the center of the sparse space. This change from last term’s display featuring William Kentridge’s work exemplifies the shift in…
William Kentridge, renowned South African printmaker and animator, believes his work “has to be a mark of something out there in the world. It doesn’t have to be an accurate drawing, but it has to stand for an observation.” This philosophy currently adorns the walls of the Perlman Teaching Museum’s…