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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

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Boston University alum Todd Shalom leads participants through a walk on campus Saturday. ZOE ADES/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Artist Todd Shalom transforms walk down Commonwealth Avenue into artistic performance

Samantha Drysdale October 2, 2018
Todd Shalom led an audience down Boston University's campus with the steps of a performance art of his own invention: the participatory.
"A Few Conversations Between Women" is a celebration of mentorship and collaboration between generations of female visual artists across different media. PHOTO BY SOFIA KOYAMA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

New 808 Gallery exhibit shines spotlight on work of female arts professors

Samantha Drysdale September 6, 2018

Lynne Cooney teetered on a paint-splattered ladder as she reached to hang lights that would shine onto the showcase she had carefully put together. Large images of dry cleaning laundry tags hung throughout...

‘Forms and Alterations’ breaks down stereotypes around queer fashion

Olivia Ritter February 5, 2018

A mannequin dons a dress made of bras; walls display photos of women wearing clothing made from inked-over pornographic photos. The newest exhibition in Boston University’s 808 Gallery, “Forms &...

Students and faculty gather at the Boston University Art Galleries’ 808 Gallery to discuss feminism in higher education Saturday morning. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Professors voice concerns regarding feminism in symposium

Taylor Kocher February 26, 2017

About 30 students and faculty gathered at Boston University’s 808 Gallery for an intimate discussion on feminism, specifically in academia. Three different panels addressed a variety of topics...

Two new art exhibits will be opening at Boston University Sept. 11 and September 12. PHOTO COURTESY ARIEL FREIBERG

PREVIEW: BU galleries highlight tragedies, construction of humanity

Navraj Narula September 10, 2015

Managing director Joshua Buckno and artistic director Lynne Cooney of the Boston University Art Galleries are pleased to welcome the new semester with the exhibitions “A Call for Peace” and “Unquenchable...

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