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Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

Emerson College’s only independent, student-run newspaper since 1947

The Berkeley Beacon

"Refugees (You Will Find No Other Seas)" is the focal point of the Urban Arts Gallery's new William Kentridge Exhibit. Photo: Courtesy of Joseph Ketner II.

Urban Arts to exhibit famed South African artist

By Grace Griffin / February 7, 2018

On April 21, 2016, William Kentridge covered the Tiber embankment in Rome with six-foot-tall plastic stencils. He used powerful jets to spray the 550-yard...

Professor John Craig Freeman is the artist behind augmented and virtual reality exhibit Portal to an Alternative Reality.
Spencer Brown / Beacon Correspondent

Professor’s art explores global issues with virtual reality

By Aidan Mohan / September 20, 2017

Emerson professor John Craig Freeman wants to use technology and art to bring global issues to the forefront of everyday lives. Freeman’s project...