Jul 10, 2020 | Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured
Catherine Raymond, professor of art history and director of the NIU Center for Burma Studies is presenting a free, open to the pubic, online lecture through the DeKalb Public Library on “The Future of Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris After the Great Fire.” Raymond is a native of France, earned her doctorate in art and archaeology from the University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle, and graduated in Burmese Language and Civilization from the Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales. (more…)
Jul 1, 2020 | Art and Design, Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured
The Center for Burma Studies at Northern Illinois University has launched an online exhibition, “Looking At Women in Contemporary Burma.” It focuses on the evolving portrayal of Burmese women as depicted today by Myanmar artists reflects a politico-cultural milieu in transition between tradition and modernity. After some fifty years under military rule, extreme censorship, and isolation, Burma —also called Myanmar— a vibrant artistic scene has emerged welcoming a new era under the leadership of an iconic womanly figure; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: current State Counselor of Myanmar, and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. (more…)
Feb 6, 2020 | Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA, xFeatured
“Decolonizing Art History” is the topic for the next talk in NIU’s Elizabeth Allen Visiting Lectures in Art History series. (more…)
Nov 15, 2019 | Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA
Anne Burkus-Chasson, professor of art history and East Asian culture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign presents her talk, “Sentimental Histories: Chen Hongshu (1598-1652) and the representation of emotion in late Imperial Chinese Painting” as part of the annual Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History lecture series at NIU. (more…)
Nov 5, 2019 | Art History, xArt and Design News, xCVPA
Cassandra Smith, candidate in the Department of Art History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will present, “Kiva Murals at Pottery Mound: World as Metaphor, Art History as Storytelling” as part of the Elizabeth Allen Visiting Lectures in Art History Series at the NIU School of Art and Design, Wednesday, November 13 at 5 p.m. in room 111 of Jack Arends Hall, the NIU Art Building. (more…)
Sep 13, 2019 | Art and Design, Art History, xArt and Design News, xFeatured
The Destruction of Memory, an 85-minute documentary on the increase in the destruction of culture and artifacts, kicks off the 2019-2020 Elizabeth Allen Visiting Scholars in Art History Series. The film will be shown, free of charge and open to the public, Tuesday, September 24 at 5 p.m. in room 100 of Jack Arends Hall on NIU’s main campus, followed by a question and answer session with filmmaker Tim Slade. (more…)
