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Enjoy these audio recordings of free public lectures at the Art Institute of Chicago by the world's foremost artists and scholars. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast and points to the original audio media at the Art Institute of Chicago's website. The Ancient Art Podcast is no…

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    Bertrand Goldberg with Timothy Leary and Ralph Metzner in Chicago, 1965

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2011 13:42


    In this 1965 rare recording, Bertrand Goldberg leads psychologists Timothy Leary and Ralph Metzner on a tour of the recently completed Marina City and the Raymond Hilliard Center construction site. Famous for their research into various forms of psychedelic experience, Leary and Metzner discuss the layers of symbolism and social program in Goldberg's buildings. Clip 1: Marina City: “Adjusting your consciousness and your furniture to this kind of space” Clip 2: Tour of Marina City Apartments Clip 3: Raymond Hilliard Center: Integration through Design Clip 4: Psychedelic Art The Art Institute of Chicago, Archive of Bertrand Goldberg, Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, 2002.3 File Length: 13m 42s

    Van Gogh—The Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2011


    Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, Pulitzer Prize winners for their biography on Jackson Pollock, presented their new book about Vincent Van Gogh to a packed house on December 8, 2011.

    Exposure—Matt Keegan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2011


    Matt Keegan discusses his previous works that relate to the site-specific installation in the exhibition Exposure which grew out of the artist’s longstanding fascination with cities and their constant flux.

    Exposure—Heather Rasmussen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2011


    Heather Rasmussen recreates international shipping containers in miniature, crafting them by hand from colored cardstock which she then damages, arranges, and photographs in order to address the underlying fragility of global supply and demand.

    Sustaining Fellows Exhibition Opening: Windows on the War—Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941–1945

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2011 42:33


    One of the special privileges of Sustaining Fellows membership is the opportunity to see exciting exhibitions before they open to the general public. On July 26, Sustaining Fellows hosted the opening festivities for Windows on the War: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941–1945. Peter Zegers, Rothman Family Research Curator, and Jill E. Bugajski, exhibition research associate, along with catalogue contributor Adam Jolles, provided an informative overview of the exhibition. Following their talk, Sustaining Fellows enjoyed a preview of the exhibition, a musical performance by Golosa, Chicago’s premiere Russian choir, and a festive reception in Griffin Court complete with 1940s-inspired fare and Big Band music. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Artists Connect: Joyce Owens Connects with Marc Chagall

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2011 45:18


    Painter Joyce Owens grew up in a culturally diverse neighborhood; her strong African American roots were infused with Jewish culture. Responding to the secular theme of Marc Chagall's *The Circus Rider,* Owens discusses how her work relates to what she describes as the sophistication of Chagall's deceptively simple work. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Byzantine Reliquary Pendants

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2011 59:32


    James Robinson, British Museum, provided a rich overview of Byzantine Reliquary Pendants and reviewed the context from which they came. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Seeing Things: John Marin's Watercolors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2011 78:24


    Curator Martha Tedeschi explores how the artist's influential experiments in watercolor and unorthodox ideas about framing helped create modern objects that surge with emotion. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Objects Speak Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2011 69:51


    James Elkins, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, reviewed observations on how we see things with a particular look at art. He was introduced by Art Institute President and Director James Cuno. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Sustaining Fellows Annual Meeting

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2011 84:07


    On February 14 the Sustaining Fellows gathered for a recap of the previous year and also hear some news of things to come at the museum. After champagne around the Woman’s Board Grand Staircase, guests gathered in Fullerton Hall where curators Gloria Groom, Christopher Monkhouse, and James Rondeau provided an exciting first glimpse at upcoming exhibitions before a lovely dinner in Terzo Piano closed the night. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Woven Traditions: Asante and Ewe Textiles

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2011 71:59


    Nii Quarcoopome, Detroit Institute of Art, highlighted selections of Asante and Ewe textiles in the Art Institute of Chicago collections. He was introduced by curator Kathleen Berzock. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Louis Kaplan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 26:08


    Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990. Louis Kaplan, professor of history and theory of photography, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga, spoke on William Klein's 1956 photobook. This event, held in conjunction with the special photography exhibition American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White, was supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Sophie Hackett)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 20:28


    Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990. Louis Kaplan, professor of history and theory of photography, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga, spoke on William Klein's 1956 photobook. This event, held in conjunction with the special photography exhibition American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White, was supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Changing Face, Changing Place—A History of African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 67:02


    Curator Kathleen Bickford Berzock traces the history of African Art at the museum from the 1920s to the present, introducing the new installation opening spring 2011. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Abigail Solomon-Godeau)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 31:14


    Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990s. Jason Hill, PhD candidate, Department of Art History, University of Southern California, reviewed the 1940s newspaper PM. Louis Kaplan, Professor, History and Theory of Photography, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga, spoke on William Klein's 1956 photobook. David Campany, Reader in Photography, The University of Westminster, spoke on Dan Graham. Heather Diack, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, University of British Columbia, talk about John Baldessari. Sophie Hackett, Assistant Curator of Photography, Art Gallery of Ontario, discussed Barbara Kruger. Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, spoke on the 1990 Rodney King beatings. This event, held in conjunction with the special photography exhibition American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White, was supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (David Campany)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 36:36


    Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990s. Jason Hill, PhD candidate, Department of Art History, University of Southern California, reviewed the 1940s newspaper PM. Louis Kaplan, Professor, History and Theory of Photography, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga, spoke on William Klein's 1956 photobook. David Campany, Reader in Photography, The University of Westminster, spoke on Dan Graham. Heather Diack, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, University of British Columbia, talk about John Baldessari. Sophie Hackett, Assistant Curator of Photography, Art Gallery of Ontario, discussed Barbara Kruger. Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, spoke on the 1990 Rodney King beatings. This event, held in conjunction with the special photography exhibition American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White, was supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Heather Diack)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 25:28


    Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990s. Jason Hill, PhD candidate, Department of Art History, University of Southern California, reviewed the 1940s newspaper PM. Louis Kaplan, Professor, History and Theory of Photography, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga, spoke on William Klein's 1956 photobook. David Campany, Reader in Photography, The University of Westminster, spoke on Dan Graham. Heather Diack, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, University of British Columbia, talk about John Baldessari. Sophie Hackett, Assistant Curator of Photography, Art Gallery of Ontario, discussed Barbara Kruger. Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, spoke on the 1990 Rodney King beatings. This event, held in conjunction with the special photography exhibition American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White, was supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Symposium—Material Witness: Documentary since the 1940s (Jason Hill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 21:34


    Speakers for this symposium provided a rich overview of documentary photography from the 1940s through the 1990s. Jason Hill, PhD candidate, Department of Art History, University of Southern California, reviewed the 1940s newspaper PM. Louis Kaplan, Professor, History and Theory of Photography, Department of Visual Studies, University of Toronto Mississauga, spoke on William Klein's 1956 photobook. David Campany, Reader in Photography, The University of Westminster, spoke on Dan Graham. Heather Diack, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory, University of British Columbia, talk about John Baldessari. Sophie Hackett, Assistant Curator of Photography, Art Gallery of Ontario, discussed Barbara Kruger. Abigail Solomon-Godeau, Professor, History of Art and Architecture, University of California, Santa Barbara, spoke on the 1990 Rodney King beatings. This event, held in conjunction with the special photography exhibition American Modern: Abbott, Evans, Bourke-White, was supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Artist Talk—An-My Le

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2011 59:39


    Photographer An-My Le reviewed her work highlighting the Vietnam War reenactment scenes and those of soldiers training for Iraq. This lecture was the keynote for the Material Witness symposium that took place February 4, 2011. Kate Bussard, exhibition curator and symposium host, introduced her. This event was supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Horace Pippin's Cabin in the Cotton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2011 56:30


    Curator Sarah Kelly discusses self-taught artist Horace Pippin's layered paint technique and reviews primary sources that seem to have inspired his famous Cabin in the Cotton images. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

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    Arms and Armor—Harding's Castle and Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2010


    Stuart Pyhrr, Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses armor and Chicago's George F. Harding, Jr.'s passion for collecting it. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Artists Connect: Isak Applin Connects with Giovanni di Paolo

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2010


    Isak Applin, instructor in the Department of Painting and Drawing at the School of the Art Institute, discusses connections between his own work and panel paintings on the life of St. John the Baptist by 15th-century Sienese artist Giovanni di Paolo. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    The Poison King's Things: Mithradates the Great

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2010 71:22


    Adrienne Mayor, Stanford University, cites the Art Institute's Mithradates coin as she unwinds the treacherous tale of Rome's "deadliest" enemy. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Lygia Clark: A Laboratory for the End of Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2010 29:56


    Luis Perez Oramas, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, examines Brazilian artist Lygia Clark's work. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    The Lingam Made Flesh: Split-Level Symbolism in Hindu Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2010 65:49


    Wendy Doniger, University of Chicago, traced a centuries-old dispute on the symbolism of a genre of votary object representing Hindu god Shiva. James Cuno, president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago, introduced her. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

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    Completing the Process: The Complete Architecture of Adler and Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 31:28


    John Vinci, Vinci/Hamp Architects, discussed "Completing the Process: The Complete Architecture of Adler and Sullivan" as a part of the symposium "From Fragment to Photograph—Interpreting Louis Sullivan's Architecture." He was introduced by curator Alison Fisher. This symposium was offered in support of the special exhibition Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Experiencing Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 27:16


    Tim Samuelson, cultural historian for the City of Chicago, spoke on the experience of seeing Louis Sullivan's buildings as a part of the symposium "From Fragment to Photograph—Interpreting Louis Sullivan's Architecture." He was introduced by curator Alison Fisher. This symposium was offered in support of the special exhibition Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    From Photograph and Fragment to History

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 20:38


    Jeffrey Plank, University of Virginia, presented his lecture "From Photograph and Fragment to History" as a part of the symposium "From Fragment to Photograph—Interpreting Louis Sullivan's Architecture." He was introduced by curator Elizabeth Siegel. This symposium was offered in support of the special exhibition Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragment.. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    John Szarkowski's Photography and the Work of Louis Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 24:45


    Elizabeth Siegel, Art Institute curator, outlined the goals of the symposium "From Fragment to Photograph—Interpreting Louis Sullivan's Architecture" and explored John Szarkowski's photography of architecture as key to our seeing and appreciating Louis Sullivan's work keenly. Matthew S. Witkovsky, curator and chair of the Department of Photography, opened the symposium. This symposium was offered in support of the special exhibition Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments. Presented as a part of the symposium "From Fragment to Photograph—Interpreting Louis Sullivan's Architecture." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Living with Richard Nickel

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 19:32


    Richard Cahan, historian, spoke about living with photographer Richard Nickel as a part of the symposium "From Fragment to Photograph—Interpreting Louis Sullivan's Architecture." He was introduced by curator Elizabeth Siegel. This symposium was offered in support of the special exhibition Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Louis Sullivan and the Development of Architectural Ornament

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 20:12


    Alison Fisher, Art Institute of Chicago curator, spoke about Louis Sullivan and the development of architectural ornament as a part of the symposium "From Fragment to Photograph—Interpreting Louis Sullivan's Architecture." This symposium was offered in support of the special exhibition Looking after Louis Sullivan: Photographs, Drawings, and Fragments. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Artists Connect: Georgina Valverde Connects with a Talismanic Textile

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2010 49:42


    Georgina Valverde discusses her work and the inspiration she draws from the Art Institute's collection. Inscribed with text from the Quran and encoded with significant geometric patterns, the Talismanic Textile relates to Valverde's interest in handmade objects, the cultures from which they emerge, and the power that resides in these works. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Lewis Baltz and the Postwar American Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2010 22:57


    Nancy Levinson, editor of Places: Forum of Design for the Public Realm, discussed architecture and urban studies of the late 1960s and early 1970s contemporary to Lewis Baltz' and other young photographers' inquiry into the postwar American landscape as a selected subject for their work. She was introduced by Art Institute curator Matthew S. Witkovsky. This symposium was offered in support of a special exhibition Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit. Presented as a part of the symposium "Four Pictures—Four Things." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Object Theory, Picture Theory, and the Photographs of Lewis Baltz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2010 23:05


    David Raskin, School of the Art Institute, explores the relationship of Baltz' photographs to Object Theory, Picture Theory, and other current theoretical explorations in the visual arts. He was introduced by Art Institute curator Matthew S. Witkovsky. This symposium was offered in support of a special exhibition Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit. Presented as a part of the symposium "Four Pictures—Four Things." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Themes in Lewis Baltz' Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2010 35:18


    Marvin Heiferman, independent curator, discusses selected themes that run throughout Baltz' work as a part of the symposium "Four Pictures—Four Things." He was introduced by Art Institute curator Matthew S. Witkovsky. This symposium was offered in support of a special exhibition Lewis Baltz: Prototypes/Ronde de Nuit. Presented as a part of the symposium "Four Pictures—Four Things." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

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    The Dynamics of Modern Drawing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2010 40:21


    Matthew Affron, University of Virginia Art Museum, spoke on "The Dynamics of Modern Drawing." The symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye" was hosted by Suzanne McCullagh, Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Curator of Earlier Prints and Drawings. Presented as a part of the symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Suzanne McCullagh in Conversation with Richard Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2010 47:04


    Collector and connoisseur Richard Gray talks with curator Suzanne McCullagh. The symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye" was hosted by Suzanne McCullagh, Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Curator of Earlier Prints and Drawings. Presented as a part of the symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Poussin, Drawing, and the Antique

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2010 39:11


    Richard Neer, University of Chicago, spoke on "Poussin, Drawing, and the Antique." The symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye" was hosted by Suzanne McCullagh, Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Curator of Earlier Prints and Drawings. Presented as a part of the symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    French Drawings: From Vouet to Ingres

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2010 36:54


    Margaret Morgan Grasselli, National Gallery of Art, spoke on "French Drawings: From Vouet to Ingres." The symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye" was hosted by Suzanne McCullagh, Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Curator of Earlier Prints and Drawings. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    From Public to Private: Drawing in France, 1850-1900

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2010 29:05


    Douglas Druick, Art Institute of Chicago, discussed "From Public to Private: Drawing in France, 1850–1900." The symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye" was hosted by Suzanne McCullagh, Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Curator of Earlier Prints and Drawings. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Museums vs. Private Collectors: The Role of Personal Taste in Acquisitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2010 47:51


    The symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye" was opened and hosted by Suzanne McCullagh, Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Curator of Earlier Prints and Drawings. The first speaker, Nicholas Turner, independent scholar, formerly of the British Museum and the Getty, considered "Museums vs. Private Collectors: The Role of Personal Taste in Acquisitions." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Bernard O'Kane on Persian Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2010 30:17


    Bernard O'Kane, American University, Cairo, spoke on Arthur Pope and Persian architecture as a part of the symposium "Arthur Pope and and New Survey of Persian Art." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Lindsay Allen on Arthur Pope and Early Persian Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2010 31:00


    Lindsay Allen, King's College, London, spoke on Arthur Pope and early Persian art as a part of the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Donald Whitcomb on Archaeological Methodology of the 1920s and 1920s

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2010 18:44


    Donald Whitcomb, University of Chicago, discussed archaeological methodology of the 1920s and 1930s as it relates to Arthur Pope and his work as a part of the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Jonathan Bloom on the Life and Times of Arthur Pope

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2010 32:58


    Jonathan Bloom, Boston College, discussed the life and times of Arthur Pope. He was introduced by Art Institute curator and "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art" symposium chair Yuka Kadoi. Presented as a part of the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Keynote: Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2010 52:43


    Robert Hillenbrand, University of Edinburgh, delivered the keynote address for the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art." He was introduced by Jim Cuno, President and Eloise W. Martin Director of the Art Institute of Chicago. This event was cosponsored by the Asian Arts Council. Presented as a part of the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Yuka Kadoi on Arthur Pope and Later Persian Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2010 22:47


    Yuka Kadoi, Art Institute of Chicago curator and chair of the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art," spoke about Arthur Pope and later Persian art. Presented as a part of the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Sheila Blair on the Future of Persian Art Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2010 31:03


    Sheila Blair, Boston College, discussed the future of Persian art studies. She was introduced by Art Institute curator and "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art" symposium chair Yuka Kadoi. Presented as a part of the symposium "Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Saving Italian Drawings: From the Frying Pan to the History of Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2010 46:46


    Gail Feigenbaum, J. Paul Getty Museum, spoke about "Saving Italian Drawings: From the Frying Pan to the History of Art." The symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye" was hosted by Suzanne McCullagh, Anne Vogt Fuller and Marion Titus Searle Curator of Earlier Prints and Drawings. Presented as a part of the symposium "The Gray Collection—A Particular Eye." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Gerhard Richter—A Life in Painting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2010 66:52


    German archivist Dieter Elger provides insights into the aesthetics of the art as he provides a rich personal portrait of Gerhard Richter at work. Elger introduces his new biography on Richter. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

    Exhibit the Collection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2010 62:58


    Alfred Pacquement, director of the Centre Pompidou, Paris, suggests how a balance between thematic and chronological exhibitions displays a permanent collection in its most productive light. He previews the opening of the Centre Pompidou Metz with a full view of its architectural design and gallery space. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

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