In late sixteenth-century Italy, the rhetorical foundations of sacred visual art were laid out directly by Gabriele Paleotti (1522–1597), the Bishop of Bologna, who wrote in his famous post-Tridentine treatise that images "are supposed to move the hearts of observers to devotion and the true cult of God". Given the long-standing elevation of clarity in … Read More
In the 1830s, Lt. Thomas Bacon recalled the grand celebrations on Christmas Eve given by the Begum Samru, dowager ruler of a small principality in northern India. High mass was followed by nautch (Indian dance), fireworks, and sumptuous feasts for a large number of guests. Bacon was an officer with the East India Company (EIC), and he found it hard to reconcile that the … Read More
11th Annual Art History Graduate Student Symposium Organized by the Rutgers University Art History Graduate Student Organization (AHGSO) April 22nd & April 23rd, 2021 via Zoom Registration: https://rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAqceusrTgoHdF9A44e_pvBbfbPoUnbIcFG Keynote Speakers: April 22, 2021: Dr. Cheryl Finley, Cornell University April 23, 2021: Dr. Deborah Willis, New York University “Memory is always transitory, notoriously unreliable, … Read More
Abstract: When Colombian artist Beatriz González brought furniture assemblages associated with the most private spaces of the domestic sphere into the museum, they disrupted spectators’ expectations. In dialogue with a rapidly globalizing art world, they engaged concurrent artistic practices such as assemblages, ready-mades, and installations. They also made visible the porous and mutually reinforcing domains … Read More
Date: Friday, November 05 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm EST. Registration: http://bit.ly/3DtZWQe One of the most enduring and pervasive myths about early modernism is that it was white. This was never true anywhere in Europe, least of all in Germany where Bruno Taut published his famous “Call to Coloured Architecture” in 1919 before leading a … Read More
"In Conversation: Korean Textile Arts" brings together two good friends, Youngmin Lee, a Korean textile artist, and Dr. Minjee Kim, a researcher on Korean historical dress, to discuss the intimate connections between the production of hanbok and Korean textile arts such as bojagi. When: April 20, 2022 from 2 - 4 PM EDT Please … Read More
Carve out some time on your calendars because we’re hosting a Halloween party! We’ll be meeting in the Art History Grad Lounge on October 28 from 5-7 pm for some scary good fun! Costumes are welcomed and encouraged and there will be plenty of snacks.
Discussion Session with Dr Huey Copeland November 2, 20223:15 - 4:30 PM Vorhees Hall (Basement), Faculty Lounge. Please join us for a discussion session with guest speaker, Dr Huey Copeland prior to his lecture at the Zimmerli Museum on November 2. We will circulate reading material a week prior to the meeting. Please RVSP here! … Read More
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Sydney Leon Jacobs lecture in American Art on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022 at 4:30pm in the Lower Dodge Gallery of the Zimmerli Art Museum. This year's lecture features Huey Copeland, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Copeland's talk is titled, "In Stereo: Modern Art and the Black Anthological". There … Read More
On behalf of the AHGSO Welcome Committee, we would like to invite you all to join us on February 16 (2/16) for a Valentine's Day Art Therapy event. We will be completing a paint-by-numbers art activity while hanging out and relaxing. Snacks will be provided, and the event will take place in the Art History … Read More