Tagged: Art
Comedian/Creator/Employed?: Finding a Niche in The D.C. “Scene”
by Angelica Guarino (Spring 2017)
One of the most striking pieces of career advice I picked up from the BUDC internship seminar class was to create a “mission statement” for your career. More
Washington, DC: The Embodiment of Freedom of Speech and Expression
by Allie Roberts (Spring 2017)
When I began my semester in the BUDC program, I was a bit confused as to what was the “tale of two cities” to which my professors were referring. As far as I saw it, DC was a small enough city that there could not be that noticeable of a divide, More
Fashion Meets DC
by Sophie Cohn (Fall 2016)
When most people think of Washington, D.C., the typical professional avenues that come to mind are politics, journalism, and maybe even American history- however if you can peak behind the sometimes impossibly hazy clouds of this aspect of the city- you will find a city booming More
Meera Nayak
What is your favorite DC museum and why?
By Meera Nayak
Summer 2014
The Corcoran Gallery of Art
As I entered the rotunda of this beautiful building, Venus greeted me in a magnificent light display. The colors carried me up the stairs to the modern and contemporary art galleries where I recognized Rothko, witnessed Warhol’s take on Mao, and was blown away by Joan Mitchell’s nearly wall-to-wall oil on canvas. I got a taste of Washington’s minimalism—breaking the world down into its smallest bits, and then creating phenomenal pieces out of them.
Whether inside the House of Representatives or outside in the Wild West, I was taken on an American journey through “Visions of Place.” After indulging in some Ansel Adams photography, I finished with an escape to “An Intimate View” with the European collection. French Realism, British portraits, and interpretations of Italian architecture fill the golden frames. My orange pin will always remain a memento of these incredible private holdings.
