Season opener: Carolina Hurricanes vs.Tampa Bay Lightning RBC Center Oct. 7 Forgive the Carolina Hurricanes if they’re a bit impatient. Despite bursts of adrenaline last seasonmost notably the emergence of teenage superstar Jeff Skinnerthe Cardiac Canes did not survive their last defibrillation. They fell out of the final Eastern Conference playoff spot on the season’s […]
Chris Vitiello
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On absence and presence: Catherine Howard’s Veil Tease
Diaphaneity. When was the last time you encountered that word? Perhaps never. But you likely embody it almost at all times. Photo by Chris VitielloA view of the hanging banner paintings in Catherine Howard’s “Veil Tease.” at the Carrack Modern Art Gallery through Oct. 12. Catherine Howard‘s “Veil Tease,” an installation of 15 free-hanging banner […]
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An education in beer—and Corona—at the Museum of Life and Science
Beneath the dark figure of the Museum of Life and Science’s trademark Mercury Redstone rocket, the floodlit zone in the parking lot looked like a military staging area. But laughter carried through the night air, and not the normal high-pitched giggles of the museum’s grade-school set. The deep guffaws and slightly oiled cackles were coming […]
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Black GIs and Germans found solidarity against fascism and racism
The Civil Rights Struggle, African-American GIs and Germany Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History Through Oct. 28 When roughly one million African-Americans enlisted and put their lives on the line to liberate Europe in World War II, they faced the same racism in the segregated military that they experienced back home. In […]
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Remembering Big Joe Vasicek and the goal that put the Hurricanes on the map
Wednesday morning, an airplane carrying a Russian professional hockey team crashed into the Volga River outside the city of Yaroslavl just after takeoff. Almost all of the Lokomotiv team—27 players—died in the crash, among them several familiar former NHL players including Czech forward Josef Vasicek, who played six seasons for the Carolina Hurricanes. Big Joe’s […]
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9/11 artistic events seek reflection and reconciliation amid the media hype
The media has been slowly ramping up the 9/11 remembrances for weeks, but the Triangle has been meditating upon the event since at least March, when composer Steve Reich world-premiered his string quartet “WTC 9/11” in the Duke Performances season. Many art exhibitions and events around the Triangle aspire to a deeper reflection or analysis […]
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Ultraportraiture: Morag Charlton’s new paintings of Facebook profile pictures
Although it’s not always activated in painting, scale is one of the most interesting aspects of an artifact. Monumental garden sculptures by Henry Moore turn you into a child wandering through the looking glass, while gazing up at Louise Bourgeois’ gigantic maternal spiders can leave you feeling meek or apologetic for the rest of the […]
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Becoming, a bold collection of black diaspora photography at the Nasher
Becoming: Photographs from the Wedge Collection Nasher Museum of Art Through Jan. 8 One measure of an art exhibition is whether or not the world looks different when you walk out of the gallery or museum. Having habituated to the artwork, your eyes are suddenly sensitized to see new aspects of familiar environments. This aesthetic […]
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Notes on Durham Third Friday, Part 2: Image and idiosyncrasy
Although summer doesn’t end until the fall equinox in late September, August’s Third Friday in Durham uses the public impatience with the season as a springboard into fall. Tom Elrod already described some of the bounty of visual arts in an earlier post, but that was only the half of it. Lee Delegard’s installation “Don’t […]
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Rebecca Ward’s tape installation transforms CAM Raleigh
Rebecca Ward: thickly sliced CAM Raleigh Through Oct. 31 In a famous phrase that’s usually considered elegant, Goethe said that architecture is frozen music. But think about frozen music for a moment. It would be a constant, decontextualized tone, droning on. Inelegant and inhuman, it would fill one’s ears and mind, forcing one either to […]
