Picturing Authority: A Cognitive Approach
Martin Powers will discuss the ways images relate to authority in Chinese Art.
“The Cage-Bed of Dreams”: Hélio Oiticica and the Evolution of the Barráco
James Rondeau, newly appointed director of the Art Institute of Chicago, gave his Smart Lecture in April on the work of Hélio Oiticica. Formerly the Dittmer Chair and Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Institute, he is closely tied to the upcoming exhibition of Oiticica’s work. His long and esteemed career at the Art Institute and recent appointment to the Directorship demonstrate his valuable contributions to the field of Art History and the arts community at large.
Moving Pictures and Spaces of Knowledge in Late Medieval England
Karen Overby received her PhD from New York University, Institute of Fine Arts in Medieval art and architecture. She focuses on the “long histories” of objects and their relationship with temporality. She also co-founded, in 2010, the Material Collective, a collaborative of medieval art historians dedicated to interdisciplinarity, experimental scholarship, and activism within academia. Her book, Sacral Geographies: Saints, Shrines, and Territory in Medieval Ireland, came out in 2012, and since she has published multiple edited volumes.