Jean (Hans) Arp had a personal connection to Harvard University; he was commissioned in 1950 to create Constellations II (1950/58), which is now in the Busch-Reisinger Museum collection, and the Busch-Reisinger recently added 13 of the artist’s works to the collection. Given these connections, this presentation takes the opportunity to consider some aspects of Arp’s sculptural practice in the context of modern sculpture.
Venture with us into the world of collector and philanthropist James Loeb to uncover his personality, examine his influence on ancient studies, and delight in the small objects that filled his life. Specialists from different fields will present various aspects about Loeb, and together they will help us see a complete portrait.
In this workshop, offered in English on April 16 and in Chinese on April 23, join us first for a tour of the installation of painting manuals led by its curator, Yuhua Ding, the Kemper Assistant Curator of Collections and Academic Affairs at the Davis Museum, Wellesley College, and former Gregory and Maria Henderson Curatorial Fellow in East Asian Art at the Harvard Art Museums. Then we’ll move to the Materials Lab, where master brush painter Qingxiong Ma will guide you in making your own brush painting, inspired by 17th- and 18th-century manuals.
Join us to hear Rosario I. Granados, associate curator of art of the Spanish Americas at the Blanton Museum of Art, deliver her lecture "Artifice and Invention: Displaying Art of the Spanish Americas."
Before the lecture, please join us in the Calderwood Courtyard for a performance by the Boston Children’s Chorus. The group harnesses the power of music to connect the city of Boston’s diverse communities, cultivate empathy, and inspire social inquiry. The concert will include various pieces, some of which are inspired by the exhibition.
Harvard Art Museums, Adolphus Busch Hall, 29 Kirkland St., Cambridge
Leonardo Ciampa, composer-in-residence at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts; director of music at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Worcester, Massachusetts; and maestro di cappella onorario of the Basilica di Sant’Ubaldo in Gubbio, Italy, will perform.
Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ. Audience members are invited to lunch quietly while listening.
Join museum staff members for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity and today by delving into small-scale ancient Greek and Roman art.
Join museum staff members for a closer look at ancient objects in the exhibition A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection, as well as insights into the exhibition process. On view through May 7, 2023, A World Within Reach examines issues of power, desire, and wonder in antiquity and today by delving into small-scale ancient Greek and Roman art.
Join the Harvard University Native American Program for a lecture by Tommy Orange, titled "The View From Here: POV, Its History and Uses in Fiction."
Tommy Orange is a citizen of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and the author of There There, one of the New York Times' top books of 2018 and a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. This will be the third installment of the HUNAP Annual Lecture, a series of talks intended to elevate and promote the sophistication of Native ideas, arts, literature, and culture.
Join exhibition designer Madelyn Albright for an in-depth discussion about one of the works in the exhibition De los Andes al Caribe: El arte americano desde el imperio español/From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire, on view until July 30, 2023.