Criticism + Critique

Whether considering the role of philosophical critique in aesthetics or the professional function of the critic in our contemporary moment, this theme tracks the vital role of writers and thought leaders who engage in deep cultural and theoretical investigations of arts and culture. What is the role of aesthetics in the history of critique?  How has criticism changed in response to different art forms--film, art, literature, dance, theater? How has the role of the journalist and critic changed in a digital age where where "everyone's a critic?" 

Students gather around the Unistellar eVscope 2 - a state-of-the-art telescope - at night for a star party.

A discovery experience for each undergrad? New initiative sets the goal

Gretchen Kell, Berkeley News

“Truly lost.” That’s how Ivan Chavez says he felt when he arrived at UC Berkeley in fall 2018.

Person walking inside of a large bubble, and another person riding on top.

Fall 2021 Schedule Archive: Arts + Design Mondays

Berkeley Arts + Design

Fall 2021 Schedule
Arts + Design Mondays: Perseverance, Renewal, and Reflection in a Changing World

 

Audience listening to a talk at the BAMPFA Osher Theater

Fall 2021 Schedule Archive: Arts + Design Thursdays

Berkeley Arts + Design

Fall 2021 Schedule
Arts+Design Thursdays: Creativity in Practice

Homemade Pottery resting on a wooden shelf.

Buy local — and give back — with UC Berkeley’s 2021 holiday gift guide

Anne Brice, Berkeley News

Whether you’re searching for a unique gift by a local artist or you want to support those in need this holiday season, UC Berkeley has what you’re looking for — and everything in between. Stop by the Berkeley Art Studio’s pop-up shop for handcrafted ceramics or visit the campus’s thrift store ReUSE for gifts on a budget.

A collage of 7 pieces of Mieko Murao's design work

ADSC Feature: Mieko Murao

Karissa Ho, ADSC

Mieko Murao graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in Art Practice in 2019

colorful Illustration of telegraph avenue, pink crosswalk and pedestrian friendly street shown.

Students must get involved in plans to transform Telegraph Avenue

Editorial Board

Walk along Telegraph Avenue near campus and you’ll stumble across public chess boards and vendors selling colorful jewelry. One of California’s most renowned streets, Telegraph Avenue could become an even more vibrant space for students, vendors and community members.

Kristen Hwang smiling against brown background

Kristen Hwang ('21) Wins Student Academy Award for Best Documentary

UC Berkeley School of Journalism

Kristen Hwang’s thesis documentary, “When They’re Gone,” about humanity’s fragile dependence on nature and the consequences of industrializing honey bees for crop pollination, has won the top honor for student documentary filmmaking in the 48th Student Academy Awards.

 

View of empty basketball court in the corner of People's Park

5 Questions for Chancellor Carol about People's Park

Public Affairs

Last week’s decision by the UC Board of Regents to move ahead with a plan for People’s Park that will include student housing, supportive housing and public open space that commemorates the park’s history marked the latest development in the decades-long history of the park.

 

Ella Kruglyanskaya's Singing Maids with a broom and dustpan and Zanele Muholi's Eva Mofokeng I, Parktown, Johannesburg. with a black and white portrait.

From hysteria to utopia: BAMPFA's gutsy attempt to show the breadth of feminist art

Marcia Tanner

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive’s latest exhibition, “New Time: Art and Feminisms in the 21st Century,” explores evolving notions of feminism and gender.

 

Paintings in gold and brown frames hang on an olive green wall of the Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive exhibit.

BAMPFA’s ‘Enduring Mark’ draws a line across 6 centuries of art

Letha Ch'ien, Datebook

Visitors will get a thrill seeing “Enduring Mark: Six Centuries of Drawing From the Gray Collection” at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.