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Patrons' Circle Lecture 2011: Alexander Nagel

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October 20, 2011
5:30PM - 6:30PM
100 Mendenhall Laboratory

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Add to Calendar 2011-10-20 17:30:00 2011-10-20 18:30:00 Patrons' Circle Lecture 2011: Alexander Nagel Patrons' Circle Lecture 2011: Alexander Nagel "Medieval 1960s"    Lecture Description:  The year 1962 saw the publication of major and highly influential statements on contemporary art and culture by Umberto Eco, Leo Steinberg, and Marshal McLuhan. Besides having a common hero in James Joyce, these thinkers shared a sustained scholarly interest in medieval and Renaissance art and culture, a training that in fact equipped them to respond with extraordinary acuity to the contemporary developments. Their interventions sensitize us to a "medieval strain" in 1960s art from Klein and Warhol to Flavin and Smithson. Bio: Professor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.  Event Details and Registration: Please note that this will take place on Oct. 20, 2011 at 5:30PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 100 Mendenhall Laboratory.     100 Mendenhall Laboratory Department of History of Art historyofart@osu.edu America/New_York public

Patrons' Circle Lecture 2011: Alexander Nagel

"Medieval 1960s" 

 

Lecture Description: 

The year 1962 saw the publication of major and highly influential statements on contemporary art and culture by Umberto Eco, Leo Steinberg, and Marshal McLuhan. Besides having a common hero in James Joyce, these thinkers shared a sustained scholarly interest in medieval and Renaissance art and culture, a training that in fact equipped them to respond with extraordinary acuity to the contemporary developments. Their interventions sensitize us to a "medieval strain" in 1960s art from Klein and Warhol to Flavin and Smithson.

Bio:

Professor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. 

Event Details and Registration:

Please note that this will take place on Oct. 20, 2011 at 5:30PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) in 100 Mendenhall Laboratory.

 

 

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