Crimson staff writer
Marin E. Gray
Marin E. Gray is an Editor-at-Large and Arts Columns Editor on the Arts Board. She can be reached at marin.gray@thecrimson.com.
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The Music is Inside: Favorite Album Cover Art Vignettes
Here are some of The Crimson’s Arts Board’s favorite album covers, including some reflections on the music inside.
Campus Arts Starter-Kit: The Crimson’s Arts Board’s Guide to Harvard’s Arts Resources
Here are some tips for making the most of the lesser-known resources for arts engagement available right here on campus, courtesy of The Crimson’s Arts Board.
Summer Art: Vignettes by The Crimson’s Arts Board
With cold air returning to the streets of Harvard, The Crimson’s Arts Board reminisces on their favorite artistic experiences from the long-ago summer.
Outbound to the Magellanic Cloud: Ligia Bouton’s ‘Temporary Monument to Henrietta Swan Leavitt’ at Kendall/MIT
What is on display in the temporary tunnel is not just a collection of stars studied by an astronomer, but sight and wonder made material.
Artist Profile: Dr. Merritt A. Moore ’10-’11 on Art, Science, and Saying ‘Yes’ to Both
Dr. Merritt A. Moore ’10-’11 excels at many things — particularly at saying “yes.”
Artist Profile: Miss America Madison Marsh on Serving the Nation in Boots and a Crown
Even as she serves as a role model as Miss America or soars through the sky as a pilot, Marsh remains grounded.
‘No Regrets’: Tom Rush ’63’s Path from Leverett to Legendary
While Rush may have once been anxious about his post-Harvard path, he managed to go on to build careers for himself and other musicians.
In Harmony: Women’s History Month Vignettes
As we (and the flowers) turn our faces towards the sun, what better to do than listen to music made by powerful, talented, beautiful women?
Harvard in Bloom: Springtime Stories from The Crimson’s Arts Board
With spring break concluded, spring at Harvard is a time for memories to be made.
Artist Spotlight Vignettes: The Crimson’s Arts Board’s Favorite Artists
Consuming art is an individual and personal experience — an experience dependent on the life, values, and character of the consumer.
Artist Profile: TikTokker Jed Paul on How to See the City from (Below) the Ground Up
Boston’s shared scorn for the shortcomings of the MBTA is also a crucial component of its community — one that Paul has seamlessly mobilized.
Arts Vanity: An Introduction to the Modern Joni Mitchell Fan
A cursory catalog of select favorite Joni Mitchell fan types I encountered at The Gorge this summer.
A Graveyard, Democratizing Decoration, and Art Beyond Repair: Joyce Kozloff’s ‘New England Decorative Arts’ at Harvard Station
A colorful, eight by 83-foot-long ceramic tile mural against a gently curved wall, Joyce Kozloff's "New England Decorative Arts" has enlivened the Harvard bus terminal’s double-ramp walkway since its installation.
The Best Books We’ve Read for a Harvard Course
Here we share some of our favorite books that we’ve read for a Harvard course, and we hope you’ll consider checking these works out as well!
