SCMAinsider

SCMAinsider offers dynamic perspectives on the diverse collections and visions that shape the
Smith College Museum of Art.

We welcome contributions from all members of our community and seek to cultivate a range of
voices and experiences. If you want to contribute to the blog, please contact us at scmacuratorial@smith.edu.

January at SCMA: Museums and Meditation at MacLeish

Anna Ziegler is a senior Art History major and works at the Cunningham Center at SCMA.

Less is More: Josef Albers

The grandfather of Minimalism, Josef Albers was a prolific painter, printmaker, designer, and teacher who illuminated the importance of astute perception and restrained expression.
concentric red squares of increasingly dark shades

Visual Occupation

Within the Occuprint portfolio, a unique language has been spawned that encourages a visual occupation both in our minds and on the streets.
yellow ground with large black flowers; on top section: OCCUPY in yellow framed with black and BIG MOTHER in white; on bottom section: ITS WATCHING in white and EARTH in yellow framed in black; political

Sol LeWitt: Lines Both Large and Small

LeWitt envisioned his role in the creative process to be akin to that of a musical composer or an architect, as his work is often based on written plans that are physically executed by others.
concentric circles and lines dividing sheet into eight wedges

A Taste of Summer

I had not caught the summer bug yet, until one afternoon at work.
fenced-in garden with a windmill in it; city buildings in the background

Munakata Shiko

During the early 20th century Japanese printmakers actively sought to break with the tradition of ukiyo-e printing in which the cutter of the block was simply replicating the vision of the designer of an image.
four large birds with four baby birds, one perched on a rock with the others swimming in pond

Japanese Stencils

Contrary to what one might expect, the tools used to create an artwork can be just as beautiful and impressive as the finished works themselves.
detail of leafy foliage

Juxtapositions

In "Juxtapositions," Smith students find unusual and exciting connections between works of different media and periods.
woman with straight dark hair tied behind head, parted at center, wearing dark square necked dress with beld standing with hands behind back and feet together on wood floor near wall wiht door visible at her proper right
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