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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

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Case Western Reserve University's independent student news source

The Observer

Jodi Balducci, a featured artist in the exhibition

Meet the Artists of the Gallery 1299 Opening

Alex Clarke, A&E Editor August 19, 2016

Located in the Warehouse District of Cleveland, Gallery 1299 had its grand opening on June 10, 2016. The unique idea of connecting an art gallery with a nightclub brings art and nightlife under the same...

Parade the Circle

Parade the Circle

Taylor Moran, Executive Editor August 19, 2016

Parade the Circle started at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 11, but by 10:30 a.m. the streets were already lined with people looking to get a spot in the shade, and the air smelled distinctly of popcorn.  People...

The exhibitions planned for the centennial year include a collaboration with the British Museum and a showcase of minimalist art.

Cleveland Museum of Art celebrates 100 years

Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter February 12, 2016

This year holds special meaning for the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), which is celebrating 100 years since opening its doors on June 6, 1916. To commemorate this milestone, the museum will hold various...

New exhibitions opened this week at MOCA Cleveland, including ones focusing on the body and emotional expression.

Head Uptown for spring art exhibitions

Holly Chen, Staff Reporter February 5, 2016

This season the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA) offers several compelling exhibitions centered around the theme of the body. The exhibitions, organized by Associate Curator Rose Bouthillier,...

The Edouard Manet painting The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil is part of the temporary exhibition.

Spring gardens amidst autumn leaves

Holly Chen, Contributing Reporter October 30, 2015

As winter is fast approaching in Cleveland, the vibrant autumnal colors and crisp fallen leaves remind us that, soon, the Cleveland landscape will be devoid of life, save the occasional bird or squirrel...

Do Ho Suh is one of the new exhibitions on view at MOCA.

Art from around the world comes to MOCA

Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter October 2, 2015

An injured statue, a talking stairwell and an apartment made of cloth: The surreal became real this fall at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). On Friday Sept. 25, the museum opened new exhibitions...

At the opening night reception of A California Childhood, the long line wrapped all the way around the parking lot at the Verne Gallery.

Intriguing but disappointing

Holly Chen, Contributing Reporter July 29, 2015

“Have you ever seen this many people lined up for the sake of art?” I asked my friends as we stood lined up outside the Verne gallery, a usually quiet little gallery dedicated to showing Japanese prints...

Beautifully creepy

Maria Fazal, Staff Reporter April 10, 2015

The crisp, bright ambiance of the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) has recently received some dark, morbid and downright creepy additions. These new pieces are masterpieces by one of Italy’s most controversial...

Theorist Charles Altieri discusses his new book on aesthetics in art

Sierra Blanton, Staff Reporter April 3, 2015

On Friday, March 27, Charles Altieri, an English professor from University of California, Berkeley, visited the Tinkham Veale University Center to give a presentation on his upcoming book, “Reckoning...

CWRU sculptures are more than just art

Sanjana Krishnakumar, Staff Reporter March 20, 2015
We have the stories behind CWRU's sculptures.
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