art history

Beyond Figuration
Event Type: 
Opening
Event Type: 
Exhibit
Event Type: 
Panel discussion
Friday, December 5, 2008 6:00pm - Thursday, February 5, 2009 6:00pm

REpose Gallery is proud to present Beyond Figuration, a group show featuring the paintings three of Project 465’s resident artists Devin Dobrowolski, Rebecca Moy, and Thomas Jacob Walther.  This exhibit addresses the work of these artists within the context of contemporary visual culture and art history.  The December 5th opening will include a reception from 6 to 9pm and a brief artist panel discussion from 6:30 to 7pm.< more...

Event Location
Venue: 
River East Art Center
Address: 

435 E. Illinois Street
Gallery 131
Chicago, Illinois 60611
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Other City Central
Stone Summer Theory Institute Closing Roundtable
Event Type: 
Panel discussion
Saturday, July 19, 2008 9:00am - Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:00pm

This is a five-hour event (with an hour for lunch), in which the Faculty discusses the themes that have emerged during the week of seminars. Audience participation is encouraged; questions will be taped and may be included in the book that is produced after the event. Tickets $20

Event Location
Venue: 
Price Auditorium, Art Institute of Chicago
Address: 

112 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
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Loop
"Sounding the Idols of the Present: Terrorism and Cloning" film and lecture by W.J.T. Mitchell
Event Type: 
Lecture
Thursday, July 17, 2008 7:30pm

"Sounding the Idols of the Present: Terrorism and Cloning"

Mitchell's lecture will be preceded by a screening of Errol Morris's film "Standard Operating Procedure." Tickets $20

Event Location
Venue: 
Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.
Address: 

112 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
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Loop
"Up Close and From Afar: Image and Painting" lecture by Jacqueline Lichtenstein
Event Type: 
Lecture
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:30pm

Lichtenstein will discuss ways of understanding paintings, from the 18th century to the present. Tickets $20

Event Location
Venue: 
Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.
Address: 

112 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
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Loop
"Up Close and From Afar: Image and Painting" lecture by Jacqueline Lichtenstein
Event Type: 
Lecture
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:30pm

Lichtenstein will discuss ways of understanding paintings, from the 18th century to the present. Tickets $20

Event Location
Venue: 
Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.
Address: 

112 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
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Loop
"What Does Seeing an Image Mean?" film and lecture by Marie-José Mondzain
Event Type: 
Lecture
Monday, July 14, 2008 7:30pm

The lecture will be preceded by a 75 minute German-language film, "Das Stahltier."  A translation will be provided. Tickets $20

Event Location
Venue: 
Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.
Address: 

112 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
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Loop
Stone Summer Theory Institute Opening Roundtable
Event Type: 
Panel discussion
Monday, July 14, 2008 9:00am - 12:00pm

Opening roundtable discussion with the faculty  --  W.J.T. Mitchell, James Elkins, Marie-José Mondzain, Jacqueline Lichtenstein, and Gottfried Boehm.
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Event Location
Venue: 
Ballroom, McLean Center, 112 S. Michigan Ave.
Address: 

112 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
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Loop
"Who Needs Words?" lecture by James Elkins
Event Type: 
Lecture
Sunday, July 13, 2008 1:00pm - 2:00pm

This will be an informal talk, to introduce the themes and people of the Stone Summer Theory Institute -- a week of public lectures, panel discussions, and films, with a group of twenty international experts. Elkins will summarize the principal theories of images, and talk about the faculty who will be presenting lectures. This event is free and open to the public.

Event Location
Venue: 
Morton Auditorium, Art Institute of Chicago
Address: 

111 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60601
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Loop