History of Art and Architecture

Past Events

Wed
Apr
09
2025

Rationalizing Nihonga in the 1940 Manchukuo Art Exhibition

Gina Kim presents current research on art and visual culture in Manchuria under the rule of Imperial Japan

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Tue
Apr
08
2025

Disarming Landscapes: US Art Against the Arms Race

PhD candidate Isaiah Bertagnolli defends his dissertation which examines the work of five US artists contending with the nuclear arms race between 1945 and 1990

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Fri
Apr
04
2025

HAAARCH: A Showcase of Undergraduate Research, Creative Work, and Achievement

The annual showcase will be held in the Cloister with presentations in 202 Frick Fine Arts

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Wed
Apr
02
2025

Silver Eye, contemporary photography, and community

Leo Hsu, Executive Director of Silver Eye, discusses the gallery's approach to collaboration, exhibitions, and community

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Tue
Apr
01
2025

Figuring Gender in Antifascist Visual Culture between Argentina and Uruguay, 1935-1949

Phd candidate Diana Flatto defends her dissertation which traces the role of women artists and feminized figures in the common visual language developed in Buenos Aires and Montevideo to confront growing threats of fascism

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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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