Curators of the country’s top art institutions on the objects that inspire them
Winter 2024 The Arts Issue
Barnard Magazine
On the Cover
How award-winning producer Ebonie Smith ’07 is remixing the music business
In a new book, Brooke Wentz ’82 unearths rare interviews with musical luminaries she met while deejaying at Barnard
Two rising filmmakers talk teaching, their trade, and claiming space
Also in this issue...
Boylan takes the helm of the nation’s foremost free speech organization
Brooklyn Museum’s groundbreaking zine exhibition draws from Barnard’s own collection
A writer’s ‘blood, sweat, and tears’ and — finally — triumph
Melinda Maerker ’87 finds heart in the heartland
The documentary Lift, produced by Mary Recine ’92, tells a powerful story of three young dancers overcoming personal hardship
A traditional Caribbean confection serves as metaphor for life in the show Black Cake
A signature course in live performance gives students a chance to collaborate with choreographer Iréne Hultman
Senior Curator and Department Head, Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio
Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Managing Director, Art and Exhibitions and Artistic Director, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts
From student activist to professional advocate for diversity, Akosua Barthwell Evans ’68 has been challenging the status quo for decades
Activist Nergiz De Baere ’18 provides a daily guide to living greener
The Brooklyn-based sculptor on how architecture, light, and everyday materials inform her work
On February 2, the Barnard community came together for the inauguration of the College’s ninth president
Margarida Pyles West ’50 and Rebecca Lubetkin ’60, who died within months of each other, had an unbreakable bond
