Art Institute Of Chicago Lectures

The exhibition Jasper Johns: Gray examines for the first time this acclaimed and influential artist's use of the color gray in paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings from 1955 to the present. Hear noted Johns scholar Roberta Bernstein give her insights on the exhibition. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

An esteemed artist and teacher, Theaster Gates is coordinator of arts programming at the University of Chicago. Recent exhibitions include Speaking of Passage, Life After Qualls at the South Side Community Art Center, and the performance Dave: Neo-Slave Narratives and Contemporary Black Identity-I Made This Pot, in Paris. In this lecture, hear Gates speak about how his artwork connects to Japanese ceramics. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Helen Vendler, distinguished professor at Harvard University and the nation's leading poetry critic, considers the poetry of Wallace Stevens in light of its relation to the work of Jasper Johns. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Joan Arenberg moderates a panel discussion with collector Curt Conklin, artist and critic Michelle Grabner, and gallerist Rowley Kennerk that explores the relationship between artists, art dealers, critics, and collectors and addresses some frequently asked questions about art and art collecting. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Deb Sokolow works on a large scale with a precise attention to detail, using "low-tech" materials such as number two pencils, ballpoint pens, and correction fluid. Her talk describes the personal and philosophical connections she finds between her work and that of Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca. 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 permanent collection of the Art Institute. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Part of the Mel Bochner: Language 1966-2006 Symposium. Bringing together leading international thinkers on Bochner's work, this one-day academic symposium addresses Bochner's ideas about the complex and occasionally contradictory interactions between verbal language and visual art. Panel participants include Eric de Bruyn, Jeffrey Thompson, Johanna Burton, Scott Rothkopf, Carroll Dunham, Chrissie Iles, and Christophe Cherix. Yve-Alain Bois was the keynote speaker. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

For more than 30 years, Richard Misrach has produced beautiful photographs of terrible subjects, focusing on man's often disastrous effect on the earth. Hear the artist discuss On the Beach, his exhibition of over 20 photographs, which made its debut at the Art Institute on September 15. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Dawoud Bey presents photographs from his recent book Class Pictures: Portraits of American Teenagers and discusses his work with David Travis, chair of the Department of Photography. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Painstakingly restored, three relief panels from the left wing of the Gates of Paradise and sections of the door's frieze traveled to the Art Institute before being permanently reinstalled in Florence, Italy. Hear Andrew Butterfield of Salander-O'Reilly Galleries discuss this Renaissance masterpiece. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Kota Ezawa knows which aspects of an iconic image--whether from film, television, or the history of photography--sear themselves into our collective memory. Hear the artist discuss his work, which was part of the photography exhibition On the Scene. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

Sarah Hobbs's carefully staged and photographed scenarios reflect a profound--even empathetic--understanding of phobias, neuroses, and obsessions. Hear the artist discuss her work, which was part of the photography exhibition On the Scene. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.

The creation of Pakistan in 1947 offered the nascent state a new cultural and political beginning. By the 1980s Pakistani artists were exhibiting installations as creative and cutting-edge as any in Europe and America. Hear Marcella Sirhandi, professor at Oklahoma State University, speak about Pakistan's contemporary art movement. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.