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University
Of Virginia Art Museum Presents Two Public Lectures On The Arts
Of Asia October 22, 2001-- WHO: Susan Bean, curator, Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Mass WHAT: "Encountering Contemporary Indian Art" WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 6, 5:30 p.m. WHERE: University of Virginia, Campbell Hall, Room 153 WHO: Sandy Kita, assistant professor, Department of Art History and Archeology, University of Maryland WHAT: "Floating World, Sorrowful World, Flesh World: The World of the Japanese Woodblock Print" WHEN: Tuesday, Nov. 13, 5:30 p.m. WHERE: University of Virginia, Campbell Hall, Room 153
The University of Virginia Art Museum will present two Ellen Bayard Weedon Lectures on the Arts of Asia. On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Susan Bean will speak on "Encountering Contemporary Indian Art." Sandy Kita will give a talk, "Floating World, Sorrowful World, Flesh World: The World of the Japanese Woodblock Print," on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Both public lectures will be in Campbell Hall, Room 153 at 5:30 p.m. Bean is curator of South Asian and Korean art and cultures at the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem, Mass. She specializes in the visual and cultural history of 19th and 20th century South Asia. Her recent book, "Yankee India: American Commercial and Cultural Encounters with India in the Age of Sail, 1784-1860," charts the beginning of America's fascination with India. Kita, assistant professor of Japanese art at the University of Maryland, has written and lectured extensively on Japanese prints and recently curated a major exhibition at the Library of Congress. Kita's talk will examine the history and meaning of the art of ukiyo-e, or painting of the floating world, which originated in Edo (Tokyo) and is closely connected with the pleasures of theaters, teahouses, geishas and courtesans. The museum's annual Weedon lectures are made possible with support from the Ellen Bayard Weedon Foundation. Contact: Jane Ford, (434) 924-4298 |
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