Month: April 2011
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Professor Jean M. French to Retire
Professor Jean M. French, Edith C. Blum Professor of Art History, has taught Medieval and Renaissance art history at Bard College since 1971. The Art History Program cordially invites you to a Retirement Celebration 1:00– 4:00 pm Friday, May 20, 2011 under the tent behind Barringer House 1442 Annandale Road Please rsvp to [email protected], or…
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Fulbright Recipient
The Art History Department proudly announces that graduating art history major Rachel Heidenry has received the Fulbright Award. She will do further research on the subject of her senior project entitled Mártires y Comandantes: Tracing Historical Memory in the Murals of El Salvador while living in El Salvador 2011-2012. CONGRATULATIONS RACHEL!!!!!
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Tom’s Picks
There are some interesting shows in the Uptown galleries in Manhattan this spring. Although Gagosian’s Kazemir Malevich and the American Tradition is a flimsy premise for a show—anything geometric by an American artist seems to qualify as being inspired by the pioneering Russian Constructivist painter—it is a large show with some great works, as well…
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Japan Society
Review of Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art By Patricia Karetzky Japan Society 333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017 Phone: 212.832.1155 Curated by David Elliott, founding Director of the Mori Art Museum, Friday, March 18 — Sunday, June 12 The recent work of sixteen Japanese artists, half of…
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SOCIETY INTERNSHIP
CURATORIAL INTERNSHIP Society is an independent space showcasing contemporary art. Located in New York’s landmark Fuller Building, their exhibition program features innovative work by established artists with limited exposure in the United States and exhibition opportunities for emerging artists that inspire and integrate the local community. Society hosts free public and educational programs for the…
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China Institute
Along the Yangzi River: Regional Culture of the Bronze Age from Hunan China Institute in America 25 East 65th St, between Lexington and Park Avenues Review by Patricia Karetzky January 27, 2011 – June 12, 2011 The China Institute is once again hosting a marvelous exhibition of the most precious objects lent from China. These…
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Asia Society Exhibition
Patricia Karetzky reviews: A Prince’s Manuscript Unbound: Muhammad Juki’s ‘Shahnamah’ 725 Park Avenue and East 70th Street February 9 – May 1, 2011 The show at the Asia Society Museum exhibits a very excellent illustrated Persian manuscript dating to the 15th century. The tome, on loan from the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and…
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Peggy Bacon: Illustrator
Peggy Bacon: Illustrator Show curated by the students in Tom Wolf’s seminar American Women Artists Stevenson Library, Bard College Faculty Advisor: Tom Wolf Wednesday April 20-May 8 Opening Reception: Wednesday, April 20, 5-7 pm Peggy Bacon (1895-1987) was an American painter, printmaker, writer and illustrator.
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Review by Patricia Karetzky
Zhang Dali at Eli Klein Fine Art http://www.elikleinfineart.com/html/exhibinfo.asp?exnum=734| 462 West Broadway NY NY 10012 April 4th – May 8th Zhang Dali has a show in Soho, New Slogan, which is a further development in his painting series AK47. Zhang first won acclaim as a graffiti artist who from 1995-1998 secretly spray painted his profile on…
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ENGLAND’S HIDDEN TREASURES-summer internship and special tour
Summer internship and study tour program available in the beautiful Roman and Medieval city of Lincoln in the UK. For more information please visit: www.bishopg.ac.uk/hiddentreasures