Camille Claudel at the Getty: Conceiving the Exhibition on this Visionary Woman Sculptor of the Turn of the 20th Century

Anne-Lise Desmas
Senior Curator, Sculpture and Decorative Arts, J. Paul Getty Museum
Thursday, January 18 at 5:15pm
ARTS Seminar Room 333

Anne-Lise Desmas, Senior Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Getty Museum and co-curator of the exhibition Camille Claudel (Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 7, 2023–Feb. 19, 2024 and Los Angeles, J. Paul Getty Museum, Apr. 2–Jul. 21, 2024) will present on the reasons and preparation for this major show that highlights the incredible oeuvre of this woman artist, one of the most daring and visionary sculptors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

The Concept of Style: Transdisciplinary Epistemologies in the Arts and Sciences

Stages of Design Thinking Infographic Graph The Workshop series “The Concept of Style” Transdisciplinary Epistemologies in the Arts and Sciences, spearheaded by Dr. Johannes Endres and Dr. Erich Reck, unfolds a captivating exploration into the concept of style, traversing the realms of art, science, and philosophy.

Begun in fall 2023, this academic endeavor seeks to foster a vibrant interdisciplinary dialogue, bridging disparate fields of inquiry to unravel the complex intersections of cultural and scientific knowledge through the lens of style.

Meeting Schedule: The workshop meetings are scheduled bi-weekly on Tuesdays from 12:15 to 4:30 with a 15 minute intercession.
Venue: UCR Philosophy Library, HMNSS 2601

Invited Talks: Augmenting our bi-weekly discussions, the workshop will host 1-2 invited talks, delivered both virtually and in-person, by distinguished scholars in the field.

Credit Opportunity: Participants have the privilege to enroll in the workshop for credit/letter grade through a directed or independent study.

For more information, visit https://sites.google.com/view/theconceptofstyle/home.

This workshop has been developed under the patronage of the Center for Ideas and Society at UC Riverside, and the departments of Philosophy, Art History, and Comparative Literature.

Distinguished WAI Lecture on Renaissance Art and Culture

The Animation of Statues: How to Understand the Attribution of Emotions and Life to Art Works?
Professor Caroline van Eck, Department of History of Art, University of Cambridge, U.K.

Friday, 27 October 2023, 7.30-9 pm, UTC+8 Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, via Zoom
[12.30 to 2.30 pm UTC+1, London; 1.30 to 3.30 pm, UTC+2, Berlin; 7.30 to 9.30 am, UTC-4, New York, Washington D.C.]

Giovanni Bellini’s Pietà from the Brera Gallery in Milan, 1465-70, tempera on panel, 86 x 107 cm. Image: Public Domain

Dr. van Eck will present different perspectives on a very widespread but little-understood phenomenon: that of viewers treating artworks as if they are living beings. Such reactions have been condemned as idolatry, primitivism or even hysteria, but the universal and very persistent character of such responses asks for a less normative and narrowly Western approach. Concentrating on the Laocoon group, Giovanni Bellini’s Brera Pietà and Gianlorenzo Bernini’s Medusa, I will argue for an anthropological approach that draws on Alfred Gell’s theory of art as agency, as well as on classical rhetoric and early modern memory theories.

Moderator: Wang Lianming, City University of Hong Kong
Discussant: Uwe Fleckner, University of Hamburg/Advanced School for Art and Humanities, China Academy of Art
Q&A translation: Zhao Zifeng, University of Cambridge

Individuals residing outside mainland China are cordially invited to register for virtual participation in the lecture series: https://forms.gle/LAj5SkGCuy7Pgu1x9 Registered attendees will receive timely email notifications containing Zoom links before each scheduled event. See more details: https://arthist.net/archive/39988

2023-24 Distinguished WAI Lecture Series on Renaissance Art and Culture: Established in 2020, the World Art History Institute (WAI) at Shanghai International Studies University has firmly established itself as a leading research institution closely affiliated with the Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art (CIHA). Its primary mission is to promote World Art Studies in China and foster collaboration within the global network of art history institutions, museums, archives, and libraries. In commemoration of its founding, WAI Shanghai will inaugurate the Distinguished WAI Lecture Series in September 2023. The annual program for the 2023-24 academic year will focus on Renaissance art and culture, featuring twelve world-leading scholars who have made significant contributions to various fields of Renaissance studies. These contributions will be presented through a variety of academic activities, including public lectures, roundtable discussions, collaborative workshops, book launch events, translation initiatives, and publication projects. The lecture series will take place in multiple Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenyang.

WAI Lecture Series on Renaissance Art & Culture
Shanghai Sep 15, 2023 – Sep 20, 2024

Jeanette Kohl will present on Friday, June 21, 2024 (see below)

Established in 2020, the World Art History Institute (WAI) at Shanghai International Studies University has firmly established itself as a leading research institution closely affiliated with the Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art (CIHA). Its primary mission is to promote World Art Studies in China and foster collaboration within the global network of art history institutions, museums, archives, and libraries. In commemoration of its founding, WAI Shanghai will inaugurate the Distinguished WAI Lecture Series in September 2023.

The annual program for the 2023-24 academic year will focus on Renaissance art and culture, featuring twelve world-leading scholars who have made significant contributions to various fields of Renaissance studies. These contributions will be presented through a variety of academic activities, including public lectures, roundtable discussions, collaborative workshops, book launch events, translation initiatives, and publication projects. The lecture series will take place in multiple Chinese cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenyang.

Individuals residing outside mainland China are cordially invited to register for virtual participation in the lecture series: https://forms.gle/LAj5SkGCuy7Pgu1x9
Registered attendees will receive timely email notifications containing Zoom links before each scheduled event.

When?
7.30 to 9.30 pm (incl. reception) UTC+8 Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong, on each scheduled date.
12.30 to 2.30 pm UTC+1, London
1.30 to 3.30 pm, UTC+2, Berlin
7.30 to 9.30 am, UTC-4, New York, Washington D.C.
* The above-mentioned times are given in summer daylight saving time (DST). When DST ends, please adjust your time according to your time zone.

Where? The lecture series will be held on-site at various locations in Shanghai and will also be accessible through live streaming or via Zoom.

Friday, 15. September 2023
Frank Fehrenbach, University of Hamburg
Enlivening Eyes in Early Modern European Art [hybrid]

Friday, 27 October 2023
Caroline van Eck, University of Cambridge
Groaning Statues and Weeping Paintings: How to Understand the Attribution of Emotions and Life to Artworks [online]

Friday, 15 December 2023
Marzia Faietti, Università di Bologna & Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz
Leonardo 1473, 1481 circa. La natura e la storia in punta di penna [hybrid]

Friday, 26 January 2024
Johannes Grave, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena
Wandering Contemplation. A New Venetian Pictorial Concept and Its Roots in Late Medieval Piety [online]

Friday, 23 February 2024
Ulrich Pfisterer, Ludwig-Maximilians-University and Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte, Munich
Raphael’s Gift: Friendship and Painted Art Theory in the Renaissance [hybrid]

Friday, 26 April 2024
Maryan Ainsworth, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Jan van Eyck’s Crucifixion and Last Judgment: Solving a Conundrum [hybrid]

Friday, 24 May 2024
Alison Wright, University College of London
Praised to the Skies: Elevation, Framing and Sacred Space in the Renaissance Pala [hybrid]

Friday, 21 June, 2024
Jeanette Kohl, University of California, Riverside
A Murder, a Mummy, and a Bust – Forensics of a Portrait Sculpture [hybrid]

Friday, 26 July 2024
Damian Dombrowski, University of Würzburg & Martin von Wagner Museum
“Intellligenter amare”: Botticelli’s Saint Augustine [hybrid]

Friday, 23 August 2024
Maria Loh, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
Titian’s Touch [online]

Friday, 6 September 2024
Caspar Pearson, The Warburg Institute, University of London
Building and Thinking: Leon Battista Alberti on Architecture and Urbanism [hybrid]

Friday, 20 September 2024
Andreas Beyer, University of Basel
Donatello. And What We Know About Him [online or hybrid]

Two Art History Doctoral Candidates Receive Fellowships

Story by: Jessica Ruiz Vega, CHASS student writer for Inside UCR

Lily Allen, a UC Riverside fifth-year history of art student, was one of eight doctor of philosophy students from across the country who were awarded a Tyson Predoctoral Fellowship at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

“When I received the award I was overjoyed, followed by feelings of gratitude for my advisor, my letter writers, my peers in the program, and everyone in the Department of the History of Art at UCR who has supported me and my work over the years,” Allen said of receiving the full academic year opportunity.

The Tyson Predoctoral Fellowship was established by the Tyson family and Tyson Foods, Inc in 2012. It serves to support “post-doctoral researchers, and senior scholars from any field who are researching American art to apply.” The fellows selected can access the art and library collections of Crystal Bridges and have their full time writing fully funded. Stipends range from $17,000 to $34,000 per semester.

This kind of accomplishment is not new to Allen, who has received many awards, including the 2022-23 Center for Ideas and Society Humanities Graduate Student Research Award; 2022-23 Barbara B. Brink Travel Award; 2021-22 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award; and the 2019 UCR California Museum of Photography Curatorial Fellowship. Allen’s concentration is American art and she expects to graduate in spring 2025. Allen’s career goal is to work as a college or university professor in art history.

Cambra Sklarz, an art history doctoral student with a concentration in American art, has been awarded the Diane and Michael Maher Curatorial Fellowship in American Art at the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her two-year fellowship begins in September 2023.

“I am thrilled for the opportunity to work with such a fantastic collection and learn about museum work from wonderful leaders in the field,” Sklarz said. “The fellowship is an ideal way for me to draw upon so many of the interests I’ve pursued at UCR while continuing to develop new skills and perspectives on American art.”

Monumental mistakes? The Statue and Its Discontents

Lecture and panel discussion with Jeanette Kohl and Malcolm Baker, Universität Hamburg, June 8, 2023.

HIAS Monumental Mistakes For those concerned with the history of sculpture Robert Musil’s remark that “There is nothing in this world as invisible as a monument” has, alas, always rung very true.

But suddenly over the past three years, everyone is talking about statues. Except they are not. Instead, they are talking about the subjects these statues represent and the culpability of these historical figures for involvement in the slave trade and other crimes of various colonial pasts.

But in this talk four art historians will focus on an aspect of the current debate about statues that has received much less attention. This is the question about how statues work as representations and the roles played by the conventions and visual rhetoric they employ. How might the terms of the debate shift if more attention was paid to the aesthetics of the statue? Is there an opportunity to think about the aesthetics and politics of the monument together?

Participants

Malcolm Baker, Art Historian, University of California, Riverside
Frank Fehrenbach, Art Historian, Universität Hamburg
Jeanette Kohl, Art Historian, University of California, Riverside
Iris Wenderholm, Art Historian, Universität Hamburg

Universität Hamburg
Lecture Hall H, Main Building
Edmund-Siemers-Allee 1

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