The Sensuous In Art Lecture Series Continues This Spring
Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University Partner on Series
The Sensuous in Art, an innovative lecture series created by the Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University, continues this spring with a wide range of exciting talks. The series has been organized by Yve-Alain Bois, Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Hal Foster, Chair of the Department of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University, and the lectures alternate between Wolfensohn Hall at the Institute and McCormick Hall at the University.
Professors Bois and Foster collaborated on identifying and inviting leading scholars from a broad range of art historical disciplines to present the lectures. Seven esteemed art historians from around the country were engaged to present a provocative and engaging view of various aspects of the sensuous in art. Three of those lectures occurred in 2006, with four remaining.
“In art history today there seems to be what we could call a ‘return to the object,’ after, and benefiting from, two decades of intense theorization,” stated Yve-Alain Bois of the Institute. “Exploring the theme of the sensuous -- which is different from, but related to, that of the sensual -- will allow us to reflect not only upon the different effects works of art were meant to have on human senses in different times and places, but also upon the way we can respond today to their summon.”
The spring portion of the series will feature the following talks, each of which will all take place at 5:00 p.m.:
“The Eye is Favored for Seeing the Writing’s Form”: On the Sensual and the Sensuous in Islamic Calligraphy
David Roxburgh
Professor, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University
Thursday, January 18 - McCormick Hall, Princeton University
Family Tragedy on the Walls of Pompeii
Natalie Kampen
Chair, Department of Women’s Studies, Barnard College, and Faculty, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University
Tuesday, February 27 - Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study
Activating the Senses: The Body Royal and the Body Politic in a Mesopotamian Visual Aesthetics of Power
Irene Winter
William Dorr Boardman Professor of Fine Arts, Department of Fine Arts, Harvard University
Tuesday, March 6 - McCormick Hall, Princeton University
Veronese’s Allegories of Love
T.J. Clark
George C. and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Art History, University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday, April 17 - Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study
The lecture series is made possible with support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
The lectures are free and open to the public. No reservations are required, but seating is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, visit www.ias.edu or call 609-734-8175.