History of Art and Architecture

Past Events

Upcoming Events
Wed
Mar
26
2025

¡Aquí Estamos!: Working with the ICAA’s Latinx Papers Project

Janina Lopez presents current research on the digital archive of the International Center for the Arts of the Americas

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Tue
Mar
25
2025

Studying Frank Lloyd Wright's Architectural Drawings

Fullbright Distinguished Lecturer Cosimo Monteleone presents research on the artistic value of Wright's architectural drawings

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Thu
Mar
20
2025

The Annual Terry Smith Lecture in Contemporary Art: Marci Kwon, Making San Francisco Chinatown

 The Annual Terry Smith Lecture in Contemporary Art honors the namesake emeritus professor in the Department of the History of Art and Architecture at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Museum of Art advisory board member, and advances the critical mission of art history to generate a healthy discourse in the contemporary moment.

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Wed
Mar
19
2025

Rothko’s Negative Theology

Matt Lovett, Teaching Assistant Professor in GSWS, presents current research on Mark Rothko and Neoplatonic mysticism

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Thu
Mar
13
2025

Performing Identities in U.S. Video Art of the late 1980s

The Spring 2025 Identity & Identification Constellations event, led by P Polk and Deirdre Smith, will include a film screening and discussion

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Wed
Mar
12
2025

Black Photojournalism

Dan Leer, Curator of Photography at Carnegie Museum of Art, will speak on the work of Black photojournalists featured in an upcoming exhibition

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Wed
Feb
26
2025

Art Against Authoritarianism: The Second Interrogation, Kith and Kin

Mellon Emeritus Professor Terry Smith discusses artistic practices as resistance strategies and the work of Wang Tuo and Archie Moore

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Wed
Feb
19
2025

A Composite of Fragments: Removal, Displacement, and Illusion in Museum Displays of Persian Luster Tiles

Hossein Nakhaei presents his current research on the repurposing of 13th- and 14th- century Persian luster tiles in the 20th century and their subsequent collection and display

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Wed
Feb
12
2025

Shaping a Material Dynasty: The Cabinets of Amalia van Solms-Braunfels (1602-1675) and Their Legacies

Lauryn Smith, Assistant Curator at The Frick Pittsburgh, present her current research on the collecting and display practices of Amalia van Solms-Braunfels, Princess of Orange, and her enduring legacy

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Sat
Feb
08
2025

Broken Ground: Panel Discussion

Three contemporary artists with work featured in the Broken Ground exhibit At the University Art Gallery  will discuss the industrial landscapes in the exhibition and making art in the Rust Belt today.

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