Art History

Two CCS graduate students  are looking for one to two interns to help us develop a new project. Starting this Fall 2011 we will be initiating an art space out of our apartment in Tivoli. It’s right on Broadway, right across from the Black Swan, so in terms of our rural existences, it’s in a very “central” location. This is a very modest project, largely triggered by the fact that we found ourselves in a spacious and well-lit apartment that we felt could be activated by our networks of artists, writers, curators and friends who are living in NYC. One of the main elements of this project will be to use a portion of the space (the front glass door which faces the street) to commission image-based works. We want to create a laid back space for iterations of contemporary art to happen here in Tivoli. 1 to 2 very part-time interns who are interested in: curating, writing, publishing, graphic design, starting and running alternative art spaces. These are some of the skills we are looking for: emailing mastery, carpentry skills, 3d google sketch up skills (or other 3d modeling), basic photoshoping and/or illustrator skills, graphic design skills, website making, facebooking, brainstorming, being funny but also responsible.

Not that there will be many expenses in starting this modest project, but please do keep in mind that this is entirely self-funded (by us). Therefore we will are completely invested in making this a mutually advantageous experience for all of us.  If you are interested in hands-on experience into how to start an run an alternative art space from the ground up please send us an email with a short paragraph of why you think you would like to become involved with this project. Agatha Wara, [email protected]

MOMA

The Museum of Modern Art is currently accepting applications for the Spring Internship Program. The Internship Program provides participants in-depth exposure to the workings of individual departments and practical and theoretical training in museum practices, and acquaints them with the role of museums in contemporary society. Working under the supervision of one of the Museum’s professional staff, interns contribute to timely projects, gain insight into the functions of individual departments, and learn about the Museum’s various collections, exhibitions, and programs for visitors. Internship projects are based on Museum needs and requirements and are assigned to interns with the appropriate skills and interests. This unpaid internship runs from January 24th through April 27th, 2012.

College students (must be at least junior status as of Fall 2011), recent graduates, graduate students, and beginning museum professionals. The Museum encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines to apply. Spring internships require a minimum commitment of two full days per week, one of which must be Tuesday. The application deadline is October 7, 2011 . For more information on the programs, including eligibility and application instructions, please visit: http://moma.org/about/internships .

The Art Space in Germantown NY is hosting a solo show of the photographer Ken Shung.

Please click here for more information:

Ken Shung Exhibition

Student Guide Program at the Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Zhu Jiuyuang

The opening of “In God We Trust: Chinese Christian Contemporary Art” in the Woods on Wednesday, September 1st with a lecture by curator Patricia Karetzky, was amazing. Please click on the link to see images from the event and please visit the show now until September 30, 2011 in the Woods Studio.

In God We Trust Chinese Contemporary Christian Art

Edward W. Kemble, Harper's Weekly, March 30, 1912

Selections from

The Marc H. Miller Collection of
Theodore Roosevelt Cartoons

Charles P. Stevenson Library
Lobby Vitrine

September 14 – October 12, 2011
Opening Reception Wednesday, September 14, 6:00-7:30 pm

CJA

The Collegiate Journal of Art, the nation’s only undergraduate publication devoted to art history, has published its seventh edition and we have two copies in the office for you to peruse. Published at Dartmouth College, the journal looks to showcase essays that represent a cross section of the mammoth entity that is art history.   Please drop in and take a look.  CJA invites submissions for future issues – why don’t you think about it!   [email protected]

The Art History Department and Jewish Studies invites you to a lecture by

Irvin Ungar

1927. Paris. The Scribe

Arthur Szyk: Miniature Paintings and Modern Illumination

This illustrated presentation examines the long and varied career of the 20th century artist Arthur Szyk, from the rich illuminations of his Paris period to his World War II political art to limited edition fine art books such as his famous Passover Haggadah.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011
3:00 pm, WEIS CINEMA, Bertelsmann Campus Center

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

ArtH 264 Islam from Spain to Russia and China: Art, Philosophy, and Politics in the Medieval World

Mosque, Cordoba, Spain

Ali Humayun Akhtar
T Th 4:40-6:00 PM

This course examines the encounter of Islam with cultures and civilizations from Spain to Russia and China 800-1750 by exploring the  history of art, architecture, and material culture. The course examines specifically the political and philosophical dimensions of Islamic art in the pre-modern world in order to analyze more closely  categories like the “West,” the “Middle East,” and the “Far East.” To what extent does the art and politics of the pre-modern world allow us to define these geographic categories as distinct cultural regions with clear intellectual borders? Can we consider additional models of historiography that extend beyond paradigms like “The West and the Islamic World” or “Imperial Russia and the Islamic World”? How does our understanding of these paradigms change when we think in terms of  “trans-Mediterranean” and “trans-Caspian” artistic and political exchange?

This course fulfills the Ancient through Medieval requirement or the non-Western requirement. Art History students who are interested should contact Professor Akhtar immediately by e-mail.

Gao Yuan

Co-curated by Patricia Karetzky and Daozi, essay by Wang Yun

September 1-30, 2011
The Woods

Lecture by Patricia Karetzky, Thursday, September 1, 2011,
5:00 pm
Opening Reception to follow.