Faculty News: Professor Romy Golan to Speak on “Magic Realism in 1920s Italy and Quattrocento painting” at Harvard University

On Thursday, October 18, Professor Romy Golan will give a lecture at I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, where she is the Francesco de Dombrowski Visiting Professor this term.

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Student News: Andrianna Campbell Participates in the Getty Research Institute’s African American Art History Initiative

The African American Art History Initiative is an ambitious program to establish the Getty Research Institute as a major center for the study of African American art history. As part of the project, the GRI is initiating collaborations with partner institutions and scholars, including Andrianna Campbell–a PhD candidate in art history at the Graduate Center–Kellie Jones, Mark Godfrey, Bridget Cooks, Erin Christovale, and The Studio Museum in Harlem. Continue reading “Student News: Andrianna Campbell Participates in the Getty Research Institute’s African American Art History Initiative”

Alumni News: Stéphanie Jeanjean Co-curates the Exhibition “WE DISSENT… Design of the Women’s Movement in New York”

Opening at Cooper Union on Tuesday October 2nd, WE DISSENT… will operate a timely reconsideration of the margins and theoretical frameworks of the women’s movement. The exhibition will present a large diversity of printed matters and artifacts (engravings, logo, posters, flyers, books, brochures, journals, T-shirts, buttons, etc.), created by women artists and designers, from the 1860s to today, at the intersection of feminism and social movements. Continue reading “Alumni News: Stéphanie Jeanjean Co-curates the Exhibition “WE DISSENT… Design of the Women’s Movement in New York””

Friday, September 14: Curator Joanne Pillsbury Reflects on “Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient America”

Join the Ph.D. Program in Latin American, Iberian and Latino Cultures for the talk, Imperial Histories: Reflections on Golden Kingdoms, cosponsored by the Ph.D. Program in Art History.  Continue reading “Friday, September 14: Curator Joanne Pillsbury Reflects on “Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient America””

Friday, August 31: Early Research and Scholarship Conference

Congratulations to the many Art History students presenting at the Graduate Center’s fifth annual Early Research and Scholarship Conference, which features recipients of fellowships funded by the Provost’s office: the Knickerbocker Award for Archival Research in American Studies, the Award for Archival Research in African American and African Diaspora Studies, and the Pre-Dissertation Summer Research Awards. In addition the to student presentations listed below, two panels will be moderated by Art History faculty: Claire Bishop will chair the panel “Art at the Crossroads,” and Rachel Kousser  will chair “Art, Place, Corporeality.” Continue reading “Friday, August 31: Early Research and Scholarship Conference”