The Architectural Impact of the Mansueto Library

During this academic year, the University of Chicago Library is marking the 10th anniversary of the Joe and Rika Mansueto Library. With its soaring elliptical glass dome capping a 180-seat Grand Reading Room, the building was designed by the late groundbreaking architect Helmut Jahn and is a triumph for the University and the city of Chicago. We are delighted to welcome Philip Castillo FAIA, Executive President of JAHN, and Professor Christine Mehring, Mary L.

Wu Hung: In the Name of Art—Destruction and Reconstruction

Humanities Day 2021 celebrates its 41st year of showcasing the power of art, literature, philosophy, music, linguistics, and languages. Each year, Humanities Day presents the public with a snapshot of leading humanities research at the University of Chicago.

World-renowned art historian Wu Hung will deliver this year’s Keynote Address, "In the Name of Art—Destruction and Reconstruction."

Portraiture in Visual and Literary Culture (Ancient to Medieval)

Thursday, September 30, 5:00 - 6:20pm

Department of Classics (Classics Building, Room 21)

Keynote Lecture 

What do Portraits Want? What Do People Want When They Call Images "Portraits"? - Marion Meyer, University of Vienna, Department of Classical Archaeology

The Department of Classics will host a reception after the lecture.

 

Friday, October 1, 9:30am - 5:00pm

Department of Art History (CWAC 157)

9:30 - 10:00am: Coffee & Pastries

Anna Anguissola - The Materials of Light: Black Walls and Mirrors in the House of Pompeii

A small set of obsidian slabs have been recovered from the houses of Roman Pompeii. There, panels of a dark stone were included in black painted walls and surrounded by painted frames as ‘mirrors. ’This lecture explores the function and meaning of obsidian mirrors in light of Roman discourse on matters and their qualities, both physical and ethical.

Lianming Wang - Transoceanic Trade Repictured: Coromandel Lacquer Screen and the Mobile Image in Global Exchange

We invite you to join the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago for this upcoming lecture as part of the 2021-22 Smart Lecture series. The lecture is Thursday, May 26 at 5:00pm CT with a Q&A session and reception to follow. This event will take place in CWAC 157 with a simultaneous live stream over zoom. If you plan to attend remotely, please register for the zoom meeting here.

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