Art Institute Of Chicago Lectures

Center for Creative Photography Curator Britt Salvesen discusses the contents of the Harry Callahan Archive, some of the objects it holds, and what it reveals about Callahan's work. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Jan Tumlir teaches art and film theory at the Art Center and University of Southern California, and is a regular contributor to ArtForum, Frieze, and Flash Art. Here, he and Thomas Crow discuss Jeff Wall and more specifically, Tumlir's essay "Profane Illuminations: The Social History of Jeff Wall." This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Ian Wallace is one of the pioneering forces behind Vancouver's conceptual art scene. Wallace taught art history at the University of British Columbia, Jeff Wall's alma mater, and the Vancouver School of Art. Here, he discusses his friendship, travels, and work with his celebrated "student" Jeff Wall. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Artist Jana Gunstheimer's semi-fictional organization Nova Porta proposes to offer "People without Social Function" an opportunity to find purpose through group cohesion and rigid hierarchy. Listen as she explains the inner workings of this alternative society along with the specific events that occurred in Chicago surrounding her focus exhibition Status L Phenomenon. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

The photography of Angela Strassheim reveals how the experience of growing up in a religious family or being female in America can profoundly influence experience. This lecture was presented in conjunction with the exhibtion On the Scene: Kota Ezawa, Sarah Hobbs, Angela Strassheim, in Gallery 1 through September 3, 2007. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

The Byzantine Empire formed a link between the vital cultures of the Silk Road and the classical traditions of the West. Cultural diversity and great wealth created a rich artistic mixture. Robert S. Nelson concludes our Silk Road Scholar Series with an examination of this glorious civilization. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Carl Blechen's Interior of the Palm House at Pfaueninsel near Potsdam (1834) serves as a point of departure for Adelheid Mers's presentation, in which the artist explains the evolution of her ambitious and often interactive diagrams that derive from a personal engagement with text and image. Artists Connect is a regularly scheduled series of lectures given by Chicago-area artists. In these illustrated talks, artists describe their own work in relation to one or several works in the collection of the Art Institute. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

In her talk from April 7, 2007, artist Sumakshi Singh discusses the impact of minimalist works by Richard Tuttle on her own intricately detailed installations and experimental performances. Artists Connect is a regularly scheduled series of lectures given by Chicago-area artists. In these illustrated talks, artists describe their own work in relation to one or several works in the collection of the Art Institute. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Artist Bibiana Suarez spoke at the Art Institute on December 2, 2006, as part of the series Artists Connect. Her revealing observations illuminate the presentation of 18th-century identities in portraiture, allowing us to compare Rosalba Carriera's work with Suarez's images, which address dislocation, memory, and games. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

A conversation between artist Mel Bochner and scholar James Meyer recorded on opening night of Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006. This Focus series exhibition brought together more than 50 works on paper, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and installations to present an overview of his language-based investigations over the past four decades. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

On opening day of the Art Institute exhibition So the Story Goes, our audiences were treated to a lecture by photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Hear diCorcia discuss his many and varied projects over the course of his career. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Listen to photographers Barney and Sultan talk about their photographs on view in the Art Institute exhibition So the Story Goes. Recorded on opening day, this conversation reveals their shared practice photographing family members from the 1980s to 1990s and their very different approaches to their projects since that time. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Tune in as contemporary photographer Mann answers questions from an audience of nearly 400 on opening day of the Art Institute exhibition So the Story Goes. Mann responds to questions ranging from printing techniques to subject matter, from disbelief in photographic "truth" to a Southern weakness for the romantic. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Art Institute's acquisition of this masterpiece by El Greco, art historian Richard Mann tells the exciting story of the painting's commission, its stylistic revelations, and its journey to Chicago. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code has transcended its original role as a popular thriller become a cultural talking point. Curator Bruce Boucher considers Brown's novel not only in terms of its art-historical content but also with respect to what it tells us about contemporary society. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

One of the most important photographers of the 20th century, Harry Callahan holds particular significance for Chicago, where he made some of his most influential work. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Art historian Susan Fillin-Yeh explores the complex relationship between modern photographic processes and painting in the work of Charles Sheeler. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Elizabeth Pope, curatorial research assistant for the Casas Grandes exhibition, explores some of the complex cosmic symbolism to be found on this ancient American pottery. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

The curator of the exhibition Drawings in Dialogue: Old Master through Modern discusses how this extraordinary collection of richly varied drawings came together, and highlights some of the works in the show. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

In celebration of the 400th birthday anniversary of Rembrandt, art historian Stephanie Dickey describes the young genius's grappling with the art of the past, his irreverent sense of humor, and his determination to rethink traditional subject matter. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.