Review
Robin Stephens reviews the Fitzwilliam’s recently recalibrated display of their collection
Opinion
Izzie Silverman reflects on how the aesthetics of your college can impact your experience
Review
Clementine Lussiana reviews ‘After News Before Bed’, the latest exhibition by prize-winning Enej Gala
Interview
Kiara Salazar takes to Instagram to cast light on Latin American art
From hard-hitting journalism to mushy romances, the Arts Section gives you their top picks this term
Guide
Loveday Cookson’s unexpected tips for filling your shelves
Feature
How do we attribute meaning to the art around us? Anna Wythe muses on our lack of independence in the way we consume the aesthetic
Comment
Hannah Gillott argues that fictional worlds expand our perception of reality, and discusses the narratives that have informed her own life mottos
Interview
Anna Wythe enters the spiritual sphere of the Cambridge zine scene, and discovers how ‘The Cambridge Cult’ and ‘Lunalae’ fill the void between darkness and the ethereal
Just in time for Halloween, the Varsity Arts team is here with a list of their most haunting art and literature favourites. Have a muse over these spine-chilling recommendations to get you in the mood for spooky season.
Esmé Cockain unpicks what makes up a ‘real family’ at the Fitzwilliam museum’s new exhibition
Comment
Zooming in on the phenomenon of Instagram poetry, Esyllt Parry Lowther questions the effects of social media on poets and their craft
Seeing divisive modernist architecture in a different light through the Fitzwilliam Auditorium’s latest exhibitions
Column
Loveday Cookson visits the personal gallery marking the memories of Arts writer and outgoing Shirley society president Sasha Brealey
The Arts team embark on a tequila-fuelled tour of Cambridge’s finest cultural attractions
REVIEW
Jamie Chong reflects on what post-Brexit Britain can learn from the vibrant trading cultures of the ancient Mediterranean
Speaking at her old college, author and secondary school teacher Mariam Ansar discusses giving a voice to under-represented communities
Review
Why visitors to this mirrored exhibition should look beyond their own image
Ben Bateman discusses the uneasy legacy of Pablo Picasso through looking at some of the artist’s pieces on display in the Fitzwilliam museum
Emily Lawson-Todd gives you the lowdown on what’s going on in the arts scene now that term is over
reading list
Leo Kang shares some of his favourite poems to read while the seasons turn
Opinion
The recent U-turn on the decision to rewrite Dahl’s work shows that modifying problematic texts isn’t always the best decision
Life drawing model Lily B-Thomas on trans identity, modelling, and being seen naked by strangers with sketchbooks
Feature
Anna Wythe argues in defence of Sidgwick’s brutalist beauty and concrete quirkiness