Raid the Database 2 with Nafis White

A. Will Brown Curator Curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown on "Raid the Database 2 with Nafis White"

Raid the Database 2 with Nafis White

Nafis White College Artist Artist Nafis White on her project Raid the Database 2

Interview with artist Kudzanai Chiurai

A. Will Brown Curator Studio Notes Artist Curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown interviews artist Kudzanai Chiurai about his film "Iyeza"

All That Glitters

Recent Research into Golden Garments Jessica Urick Conservation For conservators, fabrics incorporating metallic components raise complex questions about construction, materials, and manufacturing techniques, all of which impact how an object will be stabilized and displayed

Marsden Hartley's Gorges du Loup, Provence

Maureen C. O’Brien Curator Over the course of his artistic life, Marsden Hartley sought unmediated communion with open skies and rugged terrain.

Wood in the Middle Ages

College Student Voices During the Fall of 2015, Sheila Bonde’s graduate students in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University undertook an investigation of the wood sculptures in the RISD Museum collections. This multi-author paper includes some of their findings.

Head of Christ or a Saint

Laura Chilson-Parks College Student Voices A colossal Romanesque head in the RISD collection has yet to be securely identified, but the sheen of his nose suggests that it was rubbed by many penitent hands during the course of this sculpture’s life.

The Crucified Christ

Laura Chilson-Parks College Student Voices This seven-foot-tall Christ would have been suspended above an altar or screen, the juxtaposition of his damaged body and calm, downward gaze reminding those below him of both his humanity and his divinity.