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American Watercolors, 1880–1990: Into the Light
Discover how American watercolorists from Winslow Homer to Hannah Wilke leveraged the imaginative and experimental capacity of the medium to create marvelously diverse works over more than a century. Into the Light presents 100 compelling and rarely seen watercolors by well-known and historically underrepresented American artists selected from the Harvard Art Museums’ deep and diverse holdings. […]
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Brattle Theatre Presents “Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon”
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s score highlights this film about the unconventional relationship between renowned British painter Francis Bacon (Jacobi) and the burglar (Craig) whom he catches red-handed and then begins a love affair with.
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GUNFIGHT: IS HEALTHY GUN OWNERSHIP EVER POSSIBLE?
Consider this tragic statistic: 64 Americans die by firearm suicide daily — that is one death every 22 minutes. Ryan Busse, former executive at Kimber America, a major gun manufacturer and author of the book Gunfight will talk about his battle with the gun industry which he says, has radicalized America. He is a senior adviser for […]
Find out moreBrattle Theatre Presents “Derrida”
Sakamoto wrote the opening theme for this intriguing documentary about the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the founder of deconstructionism. Filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, no strangers to contentious subjects, create an appropriately metatextual portrait of Derrida… who is clear about his belief that no documentary can accurately portray him.
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Garrett Neiman at Harvard Book Store
presenting Rich White Men: What It Takes to Uproot the Old Boys' Club and Transform America Harvard Book Store welcomes GARRETT NEIMAN—Senior Fellow at Prosperity Now—for a discussion of his new book Rich White Men: What It Takes to Uproot the Old Boys' Club and Transform America. A Return to In-Person Events Harvard Book Store is […]
Find out moreAndrew Leland at Harvard Book Store
Harvard Book Store welcomes ANDREW LELAND—editor at The Believer and writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker—for a discussion of his new book The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight. He will be joined in conversation by NAMWALI SERPELL, award-winning writer and professor of English at Harvard. About The Country […]
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Dayna Kurtz
Over the past decade, the New Jersey born, now New Orleans (and seasonal Vermont) resident vocalist/writer/musician/producer has been bestowed with many awards and praises, including being named the Female Songwriter of the Year by the National Academy of Songwriters. Norah Jones and Bonnie Raitt have raved about her in interviews, and she’s performed on […]
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Live at The Sinclair: GZA
Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in every borough of New York City, The GZA's workmanship can be found three albums deep with classics dating back to 1991 including the albums Words From The Genius, the gold-selling Liquid Swords and Beneath The Surface. Before his days of microphone notoriety, GZA found himself, during the early […]
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