Art Institute Of Chicago Lectures

British scholar Mary Greensted discusses why Arts and Crafts designers such as Morris, Gimson, and Ashbee deserted city life in favor of the rural Cotswolds. This event is presented in support of the special exhibition Apostles of Beauty: Arts and Crafts from Britain to Chicago. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Chicago architect John Ronan discusses his own work in relation to that of Brice Marden, American Minimalist painter. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Art historian Melissa Dowling, Southern Methodist University, reviews the impact of Emperor Hadrian's architectural and aethetic innovations across the Roman Empire. She is introduced by Mary Greuel. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Composer John Adams gives the Third Annual Presidential Lecture on how French 19th-century writer Marcel Proust describes the act of listening to music, referring also to novelist Thomas Mann. Adams is introduced by Art Institute President and Director James Cuno. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Silvia Malagrino is a Chicago filmmaker whose work explores the history of violence in her native Argentina through witness narration, interviews, and re-created footage. For Artists Connect, Malagrino discusses her photography and most recent film, Burnt Oranges, in relation to seminal works by Francisco Goya. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

This lecture, in conjunction with the exhibition Playing with Pictures: The Art of Victorian Photocollage, explores the ways Victorians viewed photocollage albums and reconciled the visually disruptive medium of photocollage, by placing this work in the context of contemporary Victorian visual culture. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Scholar Helen Vendler, Harvard University, discusses the poet Robert Lowell at the end of his career, when he viewed great American modernists Pound, Eliot, Frost, Tate, Crane, and Williams no longer as intimidating predecessors, but as fellow human beings. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Theodora Vischer, based at Schaulager Ruchfeldstrasse, Basel, spoke on Robert Gober for this symposium. She was introduced by James Rondeau, Frances and Thomas Dittmer Chair of Contemporary Art. This lecture was given as part of a daylong symposium Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago: Case Studies of Selected Works on View. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Caroll Dunham, an artist whose paintings and drawings are included in many prestigious collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, speaks on Jim Nutt. He was introduced by James Rondeau, Frances and Thomas Dittmer Chair of Contemporary Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Briony Fer of University College, London, spoke on Eva Hesse for this symposium. She was introduced by James Rondeau, Frances and Thomas Dittmer Chair of Contemporary Art. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Richard Powell, Duke University, spoke on Kerry James Marshall for this symposium. He was introduced by James Rondeau, Frances and Thomas Dittmer Chair of Contemporary Art. This lecture was given as part of a daylong symposium Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago: Case Studies of Selected Works on View. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

With the aid of modern CT scan technology, conservators are seeing ancient civilizations in a whole new light, from Egyptian High Priests to Peruvian artisans. Their remnants of day-of-day life are all but lost to time, but we can now expose these cultures and link their very distant past to our present. In this seminar, The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) pools together a panel of five distinguished specialists to present case studies: Mary Greuel and Francesa Casadio, Art Institute of Chicago; J.P. Brown, Field Museum; Laura D'Alessandro, University of Chicago; Michael Vannier, University of Chicago Medical Center. James Cuno, President and Director, Art Institute of Chicago, and Alan Schriesheim, President of C2ST, open the seminar. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Judith Brotman makes altered books, installations, works on paper, and sculpture using nature, found objects, industrial materials, and hand-sewing. Her poetic and often funny works defy categorization. For Artists Connect, Brotman discussed Eva Hesse, arms and armor, and how her work collides with both. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Art historian T. J. Clark, University of California at Berkeley, looks at the period when Cézanne and Pissarro painted side by side, before differences emerged that constituted a decisive stylistic parting of the ways. Introduced by Douglas Druick, Searle Chair of Medieval through Modern Painting and Sculpture, this lecture launched the Rethinking Modernism lecture series of lectures, part of 500 Ways of Looking at Modern. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Journalist Benjamin Wallace recaps highlights from his book on the rarefied and intriguing world of wine and connoisseurship. This lecture was presented in support of the exhibition A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Kate Nesin, Princeton University, reviewed Cy Twombly's sculptural work as it developed alongside his painting over the past several decades. The lecture was presented in support of the exhibition Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works, 2000-2007. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Melissa McCormick reviews selected scenes from the 11th century Tales of Genji as she describes the literary classic's role in the genre of Japanese screens. She is introduced by Janice Katz, Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art, Department of Asian and Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Elizabeth Lillehoj, DePaul University, explores Japanese screens of the 17th and 18th centuries whose visual evidence reveals the emperor's crucial role in legitimatizing military leaders. She is introduced by Janice Katz, Roger L. Weston Associate Curator of Japanese Art, Department of Asian and Ancient Art at the Art Institute of Chicago. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Glenn Edgerton, artistic director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, reacts to works of art as he comments on the company's residency at the Art Institute during the 500 Ways of Looking at Modern season. He is hosted by Mary Sue Glosser, creative director of lectures and performances at the Art Institute. Following the commentary, Mr. Edgerton leads the audience on a gallery walk in the new Modern Wing. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Leonard Lesko, emeritus Brown University, reviews the legacy of winemaking and tasting in Egypt from about 5000 years ago across the dynasties including special attention to wine jars found in King Tut's tomb. Christopher Monkhouse, curator of the special exhibition A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today, introduces the speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.