Chloé M. Pelletier Named Curator of European Art (Before 1800) at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Congratulations to Chloé M. Pelletier (PhD ’21), who has been appointed the Curator of European Art (before 1800) at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
As a specialist of European art, Chloe will be responsible for an extensive collection of paintings, works on paper, and sculptures dating from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, including masterpieces of French and Italian art, an impressive body of religious objects, and a distinguished collection of paintings from the Dutch and Flemish Golden Age.
W.J.T. Mitchell's new book named Book of History of Photography of the Year (年度摄影史论图书)
Congratulations to Tom Mitchell, whose catalogue for his exhibition at the Overseas Contemporary Art Terminal in Beijing, has been named the Book of History of Photography of the Year! Hosted by one of the most influential photography magazines in China, Chinese Photography (《中国摄影》杂志), Mitchell's book was nominated by his publisher alongside 372 other books in the 6th Photography Books in China competition (第6届中国摄影图书榜).
Susan Huang: Elite Uighurs and the Buddhist Book Roads under Mongol Rule
We invite you to join the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago for this upcoming lecture as part of the 2022-23 Smart Lecture series. The lecture is Thursday, May 11 at 6:00pm CT in CWAC 157 with a Q&A session and reception to follow.
Maria Stavrinaki: Art After History. The "Museum without Walls" as Model, 1950s-1960s
Yael Rice: Alimentation, Materiality, and the Ethical Self in an Illustrated Recipe Book from Central India, circa-1500
We invite you to join the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago for this upcoming lecture as part of the 2022-23 Smart Lecture series. The lecture is Thursday, April 13 in CWAC 157 at 5:00pm CT with a Q&A session and reception to follow.
Ginger Nolan: Racial Mediapolitics: Aspen, Africa, and the Environmental Surround, 1943-1970
We invite you to join the Department of Art History at the University of Chicago for this upcoming lecture as part of the 2022-23 Smart Lecture series. The lecture is Thursday, March 2 at 5pm with a Q&A session and reception to follow. This event will take place in CWAC 157 with a simultaneous live stream over zoom.
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Monochrome Multitudes Artist Lecture: Tobias Rehberger
In conjunction with the exhibition Monochrome Multitudes, the Smart Museum of Art, the Department of Art History, and University of Chicago partners present a quarter-long artist talk series.
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RAVE: Rowanne Dean
Rowanne Dean on “Valuing Virtuosity: Goldsmiths’ Work in Northwestern Europe, c. 1350–1500”
Joseph Salvatore Ackley—Assistant Professor of Art History and Medieval Studies at Wesleyan University—will offer a response