Architectural Historian Lisa Reilly to Deliver Goldberg Lecture on February 15

Lisa Reilly, associate professor of medieval art and architecture, University of Virginia, will deliver the Norman L. and Roselea J. Goldberg Lecture in Art History on Thursday, February 15, at 4:10 pm in 203 Cohen Memorial Hall.  Her presentation is titled “The Multilingual Mediterranean: The Cappella Palatina in Palermo and the Court of Roger II,”…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 30, 2018 in Events, HART, Lectures, News, VRC

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Leonard Folgarait and Kevin Murphy Honored at Faculty New Book Celebration

HART Professors Leonard Folgarait and Kevin Murphy were among those honored at a recent reception at the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities in celebration of 2017 faculty book publications in the humanities and social sciences. Folgarait, Distinguished Professor of History of Art, wrote Painting 1909: Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein, Henri Bergson, Comics, Albert…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 24, 2018 in Events, HART, News, VRC

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Take a Polaroid on January 25 and Become Part of the Fine Arts Gallery’s Warhol Exhibition

In conjunction with FAMOUS! (and not-so-famous): Polaroids by Andy Warhol, currently on view in Cohen Hall, the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery is hosting a special program, Picture Me!  Vanderbilt students can take a Polaroid, just like Andy Warhol, and become a part of the exhibition itself. The event will be held on Thursday, January 25,…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 24, 2018 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Vivien Fryd Addresses “Heroic Rape” Tradition in Western Art at Parthenon Symposium on January 25

Vivien Green Fryd, professor of history of art, will address the tradition in western art that contemporary feminist artists have dubbed the “heroic rape” in a lecture at 6 pm on January 25 at the Nashville Parthenon. Her lecture, “Representing and Challenging the ‘Heroic Rape’ Tradition in the History of Western Art,” is held in…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 23, 2018 in Events, HART, HART in Nashville, Lectures, News, VRC

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Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery Presents Two Winter Exhibitions Opening January 11

The Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery features two winter exhibitions, FAMOUS! (and not-so-famous): Polaroids by Andy Warhol, and Looking Back (Looking Forward): The Black Mountain Experience, in Cohen Memorial Hall, with an opening reception scheduled for Thursday, January 11, from 5 to 7 pm. Free and open to the public, both exhibitions will remain on view…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 9, 2018 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, News, VRC

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Mireille Lee Participates in “Demo Day” at the Wond’ry on December 12

Tuesday, December 12, is “Demo Day” for the Wond’ry’s University Course “Virtual Reality for Interdisciplinary Applications” taught by Professors Bobby Bodenheimer and Ole Molvig. An end-of-semester demonstration of student-faculty projects was held late afternoon on the second floor of the Wond’ry. Bodenheimer and Molvig were joined by eight other Vanderbilt faculty, including Mireille Lee, assistant…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 12, 2017 in Digital Humanities, Events, HART, Lectures, News, Technology, VRC

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Celebrating Donut Days in the VRC December 11, 12 and 15

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 5, 2017 in Events, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Free Coffee Available in the VRC Throughout Final Exam Week

As the fall semester comes to a close, the Visual Resources Center (VRC) invites students, faculty, and staff to join us for a free cup of coffee—or two or three—in Cohen 134. Coffee will be available throughout the day during the final exam week, beginning on “reading day,” Friday, December 8. Pour yourself a cup…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 5, 2017 in Events, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Vivien Fryd to Present Lecture at University of Paderborn on December 7

Vivien Fryd, professor of history of art, will deliver a lecture addressing “Equal Time in Equal Space: Ending the Silence about Incest” at the University of Paderborn, Germany, on December 7.  Her presentation is part of a two-day interdisciplinary and international conference entitled “Narratives and Mental Health: Fragmentations, Disruptions and Silences.” The December 7-8 conference, sponsored…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 4, 2017 in Conferences, Events, HART, Lectures, News, VRC

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HART Cosponsors “The Portraits of Afro-Cuban Artist Erik Olivera Rubio” on December 4

Afro-Cuban portrait artist Erik Olivera Rubio focuses on the African experience in the Diaspora. His portraits are a modern expression of blackness—realistic, striking and colorful. As William Luis explains, Olivera Rubio’s work embraces black identity and “focuses on the strong, determined, remarkable, beautiful, and proud black figure.” Join the Latino and Latina Studies Program and…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 30, 2017 in Events, HART, News, VRC

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