On Friday night, amped-up students were attracted to an explosion of sound and color erupting in a corner of the Gelman Student Exhibitions Gallery. The cause of the sonic mayhem was Stinky Nice, a rowdy noise band (pictured in top photo) formed by five mighty musical RISD students.

As lead singer Adrienne Fowler 14 FAV howled into a microphone, a saxophone player squeaked and blatted out dissonant melodies. “This is out of control!” yelled one viewer while jumping up in the air.

The crazed musical performance was part of Museum Takeover, an all-night event sponsored by RISD’s Programming Board. Prior to the opening, students installed interactive art exhibitions throughout the Gelman Student Exhibitions Gallery and the museum. 

Standing in front of a checkered wall, Mariam Quraishi 15 IL played a game that involved shooting moving laser targets projected on the wall. Other students had a ball using a light installation to cast shadow puppets across the Grand Gallery’s blue walls and 18th-century oil paintings. 

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