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Sanford Biggers mounts an installation inside Brown University’s Sayles Hall
A dreamy site-specific installation by New York–based interdisciplinary artist Sanford Biggers illuminates the main chamber of the historic 1881 Sayles Hall at Brown University.
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The Bell at Brown University will soon host, Attila cataract your source at the feet of the green peaks will end up in the great sea blue abyss where we drowned in the tidal tears of the moon, the first solo U.S. institutional exhibition by French-Caribbean artist Julien Creuzet.
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In a site-specific reimagining of the artist’s Venice Biennale exhibition, the installation in Brown’s David Winton Bell Gallery focuses on water as a site of trauma and emancipation and incorporates Rhode Island-made sculptures.
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On Tuesday, the two shared their perspectives on storytelling, identity and the experience of language.
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New York-based interdisciplinary artist Sanford Biggers created a site-specific installation, “Unsui (Cloud Forest),” which features 10 cloud sculptures that hang from the rafters of Brown’s iconic 1881 Sayles Hall.
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The Brown Daily Herald
‘After Hours’: A glimpse into Brown staff’s artistic 5-to-9s after their 9-to-5s
The annual exhibition represents the creative processes that happen after working hours.
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The Brown Daily Herald
Jon Batiste advises aspiring artists during masterclass, conversation at Brown
Alongside wife and award-winning writer Suleika Jaouad, the Grammy award-winning musician discussed facing hardship and finding inspiration.
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The Brown Daily Herald
Brown-RISD Dual Degree Program celebrates student art through annual exhibition
Brown-RISD Dual Degree Program celebrates student art through annual exhibition
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During an immersive, weekend-long visit to Brown, acclaimed musician Jon Batiste performed a concert, inspired students with a master class and hosted a screening of a documentary about his life.
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The Brown Daily Herald
Daveed Diggs ’04 talks hip-hop, democracy, optimism
The Brown 2026 speaker series started with a conversation with the Tony award winner.
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The Tony and Grammy award-winning actor, writer, producer and Brown graduate joined Professor of Africana Studies Tricia Rose for a “Brown 2026” event exploring art, democracy and, of course, “Hamilton.”
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When Brown University professors Sydney Skybetter and Stefanie Tellex first saw Spot, both instantly had visions of how the yellow quadruped robot from Boston Dynamics could revolutionize their respective fields.
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