History of Art and Architecture

Past Events

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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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Wed
Feb
05
2025

This Is NOT An Artifact

Richard Pell of the Center for PostNatural History presents on the history of living organisms intentionally altered as a result of human culture and the historic patterns that have led to their exclusion from conventional museums of natural history

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Wed
Jan
29
2025

Broadcasting the World: "Global Groove" and Global Communication Networks

Vuk Vuković presents archival research from his dissertation on the Korean "father of video art" Nam June Paik

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Thu
Jan
23
2025

Artists in Conversation: Quaishawn Whitlock and Morgan Overton

Join the University Art Gallery for a special conversation between artists Quaishawn Whitlock and Morgan Overton. 

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Wed
Jan
22
2025

Social Justice and Disciplinary Knowledge: Planning the Mellon Grant

The grant team will discuss the opportunities the new grant affords and lay out the work ahead

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Wed
Jan
15
2025

Tatiana Bilbao Estudio – A Curator’s Perspective

Raymund Ryan, Curator-At-Large at the Heinz Architectural Center, will discuss the current exhibition centered on around the work of Mexican archtitect Tatiana Bilbao

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