WILLIAMSTOWN - Art and Eros in the 1960s to Bacchus and Christ in Italian Renaissance painting are among the topics to be explored this fall in free lectures by Clark Fellows at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Clark lectures are open to the public and held on selected Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.
Clark Fellow Martin Donougho will present "What's Distinctive about Aesthetic Distinction?" on Sept. 18. Donougho is professor of philosophy at the University of South Carolina and has contributed numerous chapters, articles, and encyclopedia entries to a variety of anthologies and journals in the fields of philosophy, literature, aesthetics, and art criticism. Donougho's project at the Clark ("Discriminating Aesthetics: On the Formation of Discourse About Art") follows three narrative lines: a genealogy of aesthetic distinction, the explication of a specifically Romantic aesthetic, and deconstructive critiques of art and aesthetics.
On Oct. 2, Clark Fellow Johanne Lamoureux will present "Meat and the Matter of Modernity." Lamoureux, professor in the department of art history and film studies at the University of Montreal, has been widely published, most especially within the field of contemporary art history, criticism and theory. She has curated several exhibitions in major Canadian museums and has contributed to an extensive list of prominent exhibition catalogs, book chapters and journal articles. While at the Clark, Lamoureux will take up her investigation of how visual and literary representations of meat construct a motif that is an emblematic locus of modernity.
"Cross (Un)Dressing: Art and Eros in the Sixties" will be explored by Clark Fellow Jonathan D. Katz on Oct. 16. Katz is known as a scholar within the field of American art history and as an author at the forefront of visual and gender studies. Writings on Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and John Cage appear as chapters in several anthologies and as articles in a variety of periodicals. He is author of "Andy Warhol" (1993) and "Robert Raushchenberg: Gifts to Terry Van Brunt" (2004). At the Clark, Katz's principal project concerns the first global social history of the power of Eros in the art of the 1960s.
The Clark announced 18 fellows for the 2007-2008 academic year. Fellowships are awarded to national and international scholars, critics, and museum professionals whose work extends and enhances the understanding of the visual arts and their role in culture. The program encourages a critical commitment to research in the theory, history, and interpretation of works from all periods and genres.
The Clark is at 225 South St. The galleries are open daily through Sept. 16, 10 to 5 (closed Mondays Sept. 17 through June 30). Admission through Oct. 31 is $12.50 for adults, free for children 18 and under, members, and students with valid ID. Admission is free November through May. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu.
Calendar listings:
Sept. 18: Clark Fellow Martin Donougho, of the University of South Carolina, will discuss "What's Distinctive about Aesthetic Distinction?" as part of the fall Clark Fellows' Lectures series. Free, held at 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 2: Clark Fellow Johanne Lamoureux, professor in the department of art history and film studies at the University of Montreal, will discuss "Meat and the Matter of Modernity" as part of the fall Clark Fellows' Lectures series.
Oct. 16: Clark Fellow Jonathan D. Katz will present the lecture "Cross (Un)Dressing: Art and Eros in the Sixties." Katz is well known as a scholar within the field of American art history and as an author at the forefront of visual and gender studies. Free, held at 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 6: Clark Fellow William Tronzo will present the lecture "Petrarch between Mount Ventoux and the Sorgue." Tronzo, specialist in medieval, Byzantine, and Italian Renaissance studies, has held several research appointments and teaching posts, including the University of California at Los Angeles and San Diego; Tulane University; Duke University; and Johns Hopkins University. Free, held at 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 13: Clark Fellow Jennifer Roberts will present the free lecture "Pictures in Transit?" at 5:30 p.m. Roberts is Gardner Cowles Associate Professor of Art and Architecture at Harvard University.
Dec. 4: Clark Fellow Philippe Morel will present the lecture "Bacchus and Christ in Italian Renaissance Painting." Morel is professor of art history and director of the Center for the Study of Renaissance Art at the University of Paris I (Pantheon-Sorbonne). Free, held at 5:30 p.m.
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