Kicking the Bucket in Ancient Etruria

Jonathan Migliori College Student Voices Why is an Etruscan situla, or pail, one of the most important objects in RISD's ancient collection? We examine its form, decoration, and context to understand its unique place in European archaeology.

Interview with artist UuDam Tran Nguyen

A. Will Brown Curator Student Voices Studio Notes Editor of publications Amy Pickworth, intern Joanna Cortez, and curatorial assistant of contemporary art A. Will Brown interview UuDam Tran Nguyen about his single channel video Waltz of The Machine Equestrians--The Machine Equestrians (2012).

Work in Process

Marisa Marofske Rachel Shipps College How To Student Voices Studio Notes Artist The process of mold-making and casting invites creative experimentation, but follows rules of precise timing and size. Artist Marisa Marofske (RISD BFA Painting, 2014) explains the steps involved in casting objects.

What Comes Down Must Go Back Up: Reinstalling RISD's Chihuly Chandelier

Elizabeth A. Williams Curator Safely stored away during gallery renovations, all 196 pieces of RISD's Gilded Frost and Jet Chandelier by Dale Chihuly have been expertly reinstalled.

Jade Lithophone with Dragon Decoration

Amy S. Huang College Student Voices A jade lithophone from 18th-century China offers insight to the significant role of ritual music in ancient China—as an essential part of state rite to assert the legitimacy of reign.

The Making of a Score

Hollis Mickey Studio Notes Artist Get a peek inside the studio of Maralie Armstrong (RISD MFA 2009, Digital + Media) as she creates a score inspired by the Nō robes in the RISD Museum collection.

Back Door @ the Pendleton: Shadows

Aaron Pexa College Student Voices Studio Notes In creating Back Door @ the Pendleton, I relocated meaning from the art object to its context and used humor to alter the atmosphere of the Museum. Pink neon glows with the words PEEP SHOW and ROOMS, tipping the viewer off to the voyeuristic nature of the Pendleton’s format and perhaps encouraging a more lustful appraisal of the home’s contents.

Serpentipity

Ancient Egyptian Funeral Planning Today Jonathan Migliori College Student Voices How do you lay an Egyptian mummy to rest in a museum? Our curator considered a number of factors in orienting Nesmin, RISD's Egyptian mummy, in his new case in the freshly renovated gallery, but found a strange coincidence in her final decision.