Robert Mapplethorpe's Objectification of the Black Male Body

Tito Crichton-Stuart College Student Voices RISD student Tito Crichton-Stuart analyzes Robert Mapplethorpe’s exoticisation of the black body and proposes potential acquisitions that could serve as counterpoints in the collection

An Ode to Fallen Angels Everywhere

Zaria George College Student Voices A summer intern’s written and visual re-interpretation of the gender dynamics in "The Fallen Angel," a 1968 series of photographs by Duane Michal

Confronting our Carbon Footprint

Rya Jetha College Student Voices Sustainability and the natural world Traditional museum practice has a gigantic carbon footprint. How is the RISD Museum changing its own practices in response to the climate emergency?

Maker Unknown

Ariel Hirschhorn College Student Voices Digital Initiatives intern Ariel Hirschhorn explores the “Maker” field in the museum’s database to examine the collection from a programmer’s perspective

Unstilled Life

Yuan Li Elizabeth Xu College Student Voices A summer intern’s reinterpretation of a 1600s still life painting as lived ritual and faith in the present

Structure/Skin

A Pedagogical Model Carol Lasch College Educators Faculty Teaching Students in Carol Lasch's Spatial Dynamics course draw inspiration from the collection.

Extraordinary Ordinary

A Pedagogical Model Rosa Weinberg College Educators Faculty Teaching Faculty member Rosa Weinberg reflects on the relevancy of art analysis as a starting point for exploring form in design and as a powerful habit of mind for beginning designers.