The Crow Collection of Asian Art, in partnership with the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at the University of Texas-Dallas, presents an all-day forum on Talavera and global ceramic histories on the occasion of the exhibition Clay Between Two Seas: From the Abbasid Court to Puebla de los Angeles.
This international symposium will bring together scholars of art history nationally and internationally to present diverse perspectives and experiences on the subject of ceramic types, styles, and iconography. Lectures and discussions will explore the developments of ceramic technology, industries, and their historical movements globally.
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Tickets for the Symposium will be available for purchase at-the-door at 9:00 am in the Dallas Museum of Art, Horchow Auditorium on Saturday, January 14, 2017. Cash and credit cards accepted.
VIP Dinner: Friday, January 13, 2017, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Symposium: Saturday, January 14, 2017, 9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Symposium Program for Saturday, January 14, 2017
Session I at the Dallas Museum of Art, Horchow Auditorium
9:00-9:45 AM: Registration
10:00-10:15 AM: Welcome and Opening Remarks
10:15-10:45 AM:
Back Stories: China and West Asia, 6th – 10th century
Denise Leidy, Ruth and Bruce Dayton Curator for Asian Art, Yale University Art Gallery
10:45-11:15 AM:
Fortunes and Circumstances: How an Islamic Art Form became a Mexican Icon
Farzaneh Pirouz, Art Historian, Independent Curator and Islamic Art specialist
11:15-11:45 AM:
Grandeza Poblana: making money and making things in a colonial city, 1532-1930
Guy Thomson, Professor Emeritus of Latin American History, University of Warwick
12:00-1:30 PM: Break for Lunch
Session II at the Crow Collection of Asian Art
1:30-2:00 PM Registration and Orientation in Grand Gallery
2:00-4:00 PM Moderated Group Discussion Sessions in exhibition galleries
Moderators:
Jessica Hallett, Researcher in Art History at the Centre for the Humanities (CHAM), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Ronda Kasl, Curator of Latin American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
William R. Sargent, former H.A Crosby Forbes curator of Asian Export Art, Peabody Essex Museum
4:00-4:30 PM Closing Panel Discussion in Grand Gallery
Moderators:
Rick Brettell, Founding Director, The Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History and the Margaret McDermott Distinguished Chair
Jacqueline Chao, Curator of Asian Art, Crow Collection of Asian Art
4:30-4:45 PM Closing Remarks
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Five selected undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the annual fall art history methodologies course (Collections, Cultures, and Collaborations), offered by the College of Visual Arts and Design at UNT, will present excerpts from their research papers based on study of the Crow Collection of Asian Art exhibition Clay Between Two Seas: From the Abbasid Court to Puebla de los Angeles. Following is a list of the student presenters and the title of their presentations:
- Cassandra Roberts, Blessing the User: The Consumption of an Islamic Earthenware Bowl
- Rachel Ford, Iconography of a Musician: Notes from Cross-cultural Research
- Annalisa Giannotti, Fashionability in Collecting Islamic Ceramics in America
- Donna DeBlois, Sonic Historiography from Avant-garde Talavera
- Jungwan Kim, Narrativizing Cultural Exchange: Museum Exhibitions of Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Ceramics
The Crow Collection of Asian Art opens its doors for contemplative reflection. On Sundays, join us anytime between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. This is not a guided meditation class but rather the opportunity to take some time out of your day to sit, to be still, to be quiet. Meditation mats are provided.
All are welcome in this space.
The Crow Collection of Asian Art opens its doors for contemplative reflection. On Sundays, join us anytime between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. This is not a guided meditation class but rather the opportunity to take some time out of your day to sit, to be still, to be quiet. Meditation mats are provided.
All are welcome in this space.
The Crow Collection of Asian Art opens its doors for contemplative reflection. On Sundays, join us anytime between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. This is not a guided meditation class but rather the opportunity to take some time out of your day to sit, to be still, to be quiet. Meditation mats are provided.
All are welcome in this space.
The Crow Collection of Asian Art opens its doors for contemplative reflection. On Sundays, join us anytime between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM. This is not a guided meditation class but rather the opportunity to take some time out of your day to sit, to be still, to be quiet. Meditation mats are provided.
All are welcome in this space.