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14th Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium
April 19 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Uncovering the Senses: Immersion, Performance, and Sensoriality in Art
Art History Graduate Student Symposium 2023-24
Symposium Date: Friday, April 19, 2024
Location: Academic Building East 2400
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Keynote Speaker: Distinguished Professor Cynthia Hahn, CUNY Graduate Center
The discipline of art history has only recently evolved to include not only the visual, but also the other senses, such as touch, taste, sound, and smell. This sensorial turn has led to innovative ways of experiencing and analyzing art, architecture, and cultural practices. Multi-sensory approaches have allowed us to reassess assumptions of past material culture, while providing new directions for contemporary artistic production. Uncovering the Senses aims to foster conversations about multi-sensory perceptions and reactions to art beyond its visuality.