Sam Haw Staff Writer Most people would flock to Chapel Hill on Halloween weekend to celebrate in the massive annual party that takes place on Franklin St., but I’m not most people. No, I came to see the noise rap group Clipping play at Local 506, one of the Triangle’s most intimate venues. I had seen Clipping once before in 2014 at a severely … Continue reading “It’s Clipping B*tch!”
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer This past weekend opened the UNCG Masters of Fine Arts directing students one-act performances. They performed in the cozy upstage cabaret at Triad Stage. In all, there were four total plays, two were performed on Thursday and two on Friday and all four performed once again on Saturday and Sunday. Unfortunately, I was only able to attend the two on … Continue reading “Hello Out There” and “A Happy Journey from Trenton to Camden” Reflect on Love and Tragedy
Teresa Dale Staff Writer Like many growing up in this generation, I have found that many satisfying and meaningful artistic experiences have come from video games. Unlike other, more traditional art forms like painting, sculpting or film, the spectator is no longer just a viewer to the art, but a part of it. For decades now, video game artists have been innovating new paths … Continue reading Video Games as an art form
Matthew Paterson Staff Writer Twelve years ago Sheryl Oring, an assistant professor of Arts at UNCG and one of 2016’s Distinguished Spartan Scholars, began work on the “I Wish to Say Project.” A public art piece where she dresses up in a 1960’s era secretary outfit and sit down somewhere public, like a park, with a typewriter and writes postcards to the president dictated … Continue reading Activating Democracy: When Politics and Arts Collide
11/02 – 1979 Peter Shaffers “Amadeus” opens in London 11/03 – 1954 Henri Matisse dies at age 84 11/04 – 1876 Premiere of Johannes Brahms 1st Symphony in C 11/05 – 1956 Nat King Cole Show airs on NBC, first variety show with an African-American host 11/06 – 1814 Birthday of Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone 11/07 – 1929 NYC Museum of Modern Art … Continue reading This Week in Art History
Jessica Clifford Staff Writer Some artists hone their personal styles to include only one perfect form, while others understand how to equally achieve various styles in multiple perfect forms. The latter is exceedingly more difficult, but Mitski, 25 year old New York- based indie rocker, is proof it can be done. Mitski, an experienced singer/songwriter, has officially released her fourth album, Puberty 2, this … Continue reading Mitski “Puberty 2” Album Review
Ross Kiefer A&E Editor For most, the library doesn’t spark ideas of modernity and trendiness. Some would be prompted to think of dusty old books and outdated research methods, while others may think the library just holds a bunch of computers. Stacey Krim, our Special Collections Technician, thrives in the library. Arguably one of UNCG’s best kept secrets, the UNCG Cello Music Collection features … Continue reading Preserving tradition with Stacey Krim
Teresa Dale Staff Writer You may think you know a thing or two about K-pop if you have ever heard Psy’s internationally viral song, “Gangnam Style”, but that only scratches the surface of all that K-pop entails. Right now, K-pop is the fastest growing genre of music in the world, and it has created its own popular subculture amongst young people from every part … Continue reading Selling K-pop to the masses
Sam Haw Staff Writer “Bought a nightmare, sold a dream, happiness went upstream. Blame myself, I had no control, now I’m living with no soul.” Three years since he found fame and success with “Old”, hip hop oddball Danny Brown has returned with his most honest work to date. Atrocity Exhibition, named after both a Joy Division song and J.G. Ballard novel, was released … Continue reading Danny Brown’s Returns to the Rap World with Atrocity Exhibition
Annalee Glatus Staff Writer This past Friday saw UNCG host the second annual Arts Summit. Held in the UNCG auditorium, The Arts Summit brought in three guest speakers to speak on the business and economy of art. Before the speakers started their presentations the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Peter Alexander, spoke on why we have this event and … Continue reading UNCG Hosts Second Annual Arts Summit
