Date/Time
Date(s) - 27 Mar 2015
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Location
Institute of Fine Arts, NYU
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Surfaces (Fifteenth – Nineteenth Centuries)
A conference organized in conjunction with the Mellon Research Initiative
March 27, 2015
Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
1 East 78th Street, New York City
RSVP required.
This one-day symposium addresses the issue of surface in paintings, but also in sculptures, architecture and the decorative arts in Europe between the 15th and 19th centuries. The focus of this reflection is an examination of how surfaces function: how do their specific properties challenge representation or the viewer? How do they determine the consumption and engagement with the object? Later variations such as graffiti, repairs, or traces of multiple hands, may also be of interest in understanding how the surface of an artwork is redefined over time.
SPEAKERS:
Daniella Berman, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
Diane Bodart, Assistant Professor, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
Francisco Chaparro, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
Christina Ferando, Visiting Assistant Professor, Williams College, Williamstown
Catherine Girard, Lecturer and Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia University
Charlotte Guichard, Researcher, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Paris
Matthew Hayes, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
Etienne Jollet, Professor, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Laura Panadero, M.A. Candidate in Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
Kari Rayner, M.A. Candidate in Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
Susan Sidlauskas, Professor, Department of Art History, Rutgers University
Juanita Solano, Ph.D. Candidate, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
DISCUSSION MODERATORS:
Finbarr Barry Flood, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of the Humanities, Institute of Fine Arts and College of Arts and Sciences, New York University
Jonathan Hay, Deputy Director for Faculty and Administration; Ailsa Mellon Bruce Professor of Fine Arts, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
Michele Marincola, Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Conservation, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU
This symposium is convened by Noemie Etienne, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Fine Arts-NYU, as part of the IFA’s Mellon Research Initiative.
For the conference agenda click here.
This conference will be streamed live on this webpage.
RSVP information:
This event is open to the public, but an RSVP is required. To make a reservation for this event, please click here. Please note that seating in the Lecture Hall is on a first-come first-served basis with RSVP. A reservation does not guarantee a seat in the lecture hall.
About the Mellon Research Initiative
In March 2010 the Institute of Fine Arts was awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a four-year project to examine the state of advanced research in the fields that are the primary components of the program at Institute of Fine Arts: art history, archaeology, and conservation. The aim of the project wais to ask where these areas are going, what are the strengths in given areas of study, what do they require in terms of resources to pursue advanced research, how these resources are best managed, and how is learning best delivered in curriculum and training programs. The project acknowledged the Institute’s leading role in these fields, but was also intended to review the IFA’s current position, organization, and research activities and to suggest ways to enhance and to forward its leadership. To view the final report of the Initiative and more information, please click here.