Art History

Chinese 798 Art Zone avant-garde artists exhibit for first time in Rome

Edit China Daily 19 Jun 2016

A collective exhibition of Chinese contemporary artists from Beijing's 798 Art Zone was featured in the Italian capital this week, giving people here an unprecedented insight into China's artistic avant-garde ... "His subjects are always very contemporary, like in the pop art ... On the other hand, "Rome has arts and history everywhere", and would provide a distinguished scene to exhibit Chinese contemporary works, according to him....

Things they left behind

Edit Indian Express 19 Jun 2016

While the spotlight is moving towards the Progressives, the Baroda school has been more organised with the documentation of its artists’ work, as well as Indian art history from the pre-Independence era till the present day ... in the 1960s, requesting them to share archival material with the MS University, Baroda, where he was teaching art history....

This animated short turns a bar brawl into a beautiful celebration of art history

Edit The Verge 18 Jun 2016

The Annecy International Animated Film Festival, going on right now, is an annual event that showcases some of the best animated movies of the year. Now, as a lover of animation, this is the sort of thing I eat up. Dozens of animated shorts and features are shown off, each using any number of techniques. It's the sort of place where Google Spotlight Stories like the new Rain or Shine can be unveiled. It's awesome ... ....

UD Professor Selected to Participate in Seminar (University of Dubuque)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Jun 2016

Kress Foundation, the seminar is designed for full-time faculty who regularly teach art history at smaller institutions ... Gary Radke, professor emeritus of art history ... 'Strengthening the teaching of art history at colleges and universities - many of which have limited faculty resources in art history - is critical,' said CIC President Richard Ekman....

Art world a great canvas for author

Edit Otago Daily Times 18 Jun 2016

Even for those with no interest in art per se, the subterranean realm of art forgery and theft is a fascinating one, and this is the hook Dominic Smith deploys to lure the reader into his latest novel, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos ... In its place is hung a replica produced by a young Australian art history student and amateur conservator, Eleanor Shipley....

People plus food perfect recipe

Edit Otago Daily Times 18 Jun 2016

Alex Drummond and Emily Goldthorpe, of The Wolf You Feed food truck. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery. She might have a PhD in art history but Emily Goldthorpe is just as happy serving up fried egg tacos from a truck window on a city street ... There were also more options if they needed extra income, Mr Drummond said ... She still loved art history but it was nice to do something completely different and also hands-on, she said ... ....

France's Sinclair mines family art history for comeback

Edit Topix 17 Jun 2016

Delving into the history of a family art business she once shunned, French celebrity journalist Anne Sinclair is returning to public life by reconnecting with her roots. She was France's star television interviewer in the 1980s and 1990s ... ....

Studio Art Student Award Winners Announced (American University)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016

Each year, the Department of Art in ... This award may be given to either undergraduate or graduate students and alternates annually between the Studio and Art History Programs. It was established in 2007 by Carol Bird Ravenal, professor emerita and former chair of the Department of Art, who taught both art history and studio art at American University....

The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Announces 2016 Grants for Philadelphia Artists, Organizations (Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Jun 2016

A Citywide Public Art and History Exhibition with public artworks created by artists such as Ai Weiwei and Zoe Strauss; and Philadelphia Assembled, a museum installation and off-site interactive art experiences reimagining the city, presented by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and artist Jeanne van Heeswijk; ... and First Person Arts; The History Truck W.I.C....

'Boundaries of the Spirit' at Nanhai Art in Millbrae

Edit The Examiner 17 Jun 2016

Andrews, Distinguished University Professor in the Department of History of Art at the Ohio State University and a specialist in Chinese art ... Andrews is a university professor and a distinguished university scholar of art history at Ohio State University and a specialist in Chinese art. She was the first American art historian to conduct dissertation research in China after formal establishment of US-Sino relations in 1979 ... NanHai Art ....

Bill Berkson, San Francisco poet, art critic and teacher, dies at 76

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 17 Jun 2016

... these poems are sad and wise.” Professor emeritus at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he taught art history, critical writing and poetry from 1984 to 2008, Mr....

On the Slow Death of the Humanities

Edit CounterPunch 17 Jun 2016

The piece goes on to explain how back in 2010 MSNBC anchor Tamron Hall said, “students wanting to take up majors like art history and literature are now making the jump to more-specialized fields like business and economics, and it’s getting worse.” This comment was juxtaposed with a chart that indicated a spiral....

Interview with Jill Conner, owner of the Lazy Susan Gallery

Edit The Examiner 17 Jun 2016

Jill Conner is an art critic and curator based in New York. She is New York Editor for “Whitehot Magazine” and writes for “Afterimage,” “ArtUS,” and “Art in America.” She is founder and director of AS ... How did you become interested in art? ... I studied Art History along with Germanics as an undergraduate and was struck by the connection that art had to daily life, defining cultures and societies throughout the centuries....