Art History is the study of the visual arts in civilization. It
examines changing values in all fields of visual culture,
including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography,
architecture, film, the mass media, and forms of popular
expression. Its interdisciplinary reach encompasses literature,
history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, gender studies,
critical theory, and cultural studies. Art History emphasizes
visual as well as verbal and written literacy, providing more
than the standard advantages to a liberal arts education.
Students majoring in Art History will engage with the
wide-ranging opportunities its curriculum presents for learning
and research. Studying Art History develops visual
literacy, communication skills, critical/creative thinking and an
understanding of diversity.
Katharine Burnett, professor of art history, presented “On the
Road: Wu Bin in Fujian” at the 2023 International Conference
on Ming-Qing Studies, Academia Sinica in Taipei, Taiwan
Congratulations to alum Srdan Tunic (M.A., ’23) whose article
“The New Gods: Merging the Ancient and the Contemporary of Egypt”
was just published in
The Routledge Handbook of CoFuturisms.
Professor Michael Yonan has edited the latest issue of
Journal18 which examines the theme of “cold” in
essays on climate change and
control, comfort, ice, and other weather related
topics, and how our pursuit of modernity transformed both our
climate and our relationship to it.
Professor Talinn Grigor will present her paper ”Pedagogical
Realignment and Hyphenated Historians of Qajar
Architecture: Vrdanis Eiwziwkʻchean and Kavasji Kiash in
Dialogue” at the 10th biennial Hamad bin Khalifa Symposium
on Islamic Art in Doha this Nov. 12.
Exploring the relationship of memory to body, materials, and
place, as well as desire for harmony, peace, joy and humanity,
“Between Earth and Sky” presents a site-specific mixed media live
performance.
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Old Davis Road, Davis, California
China exported immense quantities of art across the globe in the
early modern era, which made Chinese art highly influential in
international design trends. The 2024 Templeton Colloquium
in Art History will explore the influence of Chinese art and
aesthetics on European and East Asian societies. Chinese
art brought cultures into contact with each other, created
increased awareness of geographically distant societies, and
shaped modern tastes in art.
The 2024 Templeton Colloquium in Art History will be held at
the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on
Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. with a reception to
follow.
Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, Old Davis Road, Davis, California
