Art History and Visual Culture

Month: October 2016

Day of the Dead Ofrenda

For Day of the Dead celebrations at Bard College an ofrenda was created in the campus center. Prof. Susan Aberth, (Latin American Art History), along with students from the Queer/Straight Alliance, Latin American Students Organization, Caribbean Students Organization and Black Students Organization created this altar to those who died at Pulse in Orlando, Florida…

October 31, 2016
Alex Kitnick on Panel to discuss Lillian Schwartz: Computer Art Pioneer

LILLIAN SCHWARTZ: COMPUTER ART PIONEER on view through October 30. MAGENTA PLAINS | 94 Allen Street | New York, NY 10002 | 917.388.2464 Gallery hours are Wednesday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm. Lillian Schwartz: Panel & Conversation Friday, October 28 from 6 – 8 PM Conversation to begin promptly at 6:30 Magenta Plains is pleased…

October 24, 2016
Ingestion and Descent: The Chthonic Realms of Leonora Carrington

Professor Susan Aberth in Black Mirror 1: embodiment “Ingestion and Descent: The Chthonic Realms of Leonara Carrington” Fulgur Limited, Somerset, UK, 2016 Please clink here to read: ingestion-and-descent

October 21, 2016
Humanitarian Heritage and Anxious Architectures in East Africa: A Long History of the Dadaab Refugee Camps

A lecture by Anooradha Iyer Siddiqi, Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow (NYU) Tuesday, November 1st, 6:30pm Olin 102 Co-sponsored by the Art History, Africana Studies, and Human Rights Programs (maybe Anthropology as well?) This talk examines a history of the world’s largest designated set of settlements for refugees through its constructed environment and archival record,…

October 13, 2016
Infinite Compassion at the Staten Island Museum

Patricia Karetzky, Guest Curator, Professor of Asian Art, Bard College Infinite Compassion Curator’s Tour, Sunday, November 6, at 2:00 pm

October 5, 2016