Objectivities: Engaging with the Materiality of Art

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Description

This roundtable will take place at the Art Institute of Chicago (most likely in the library). Materials from the collection will be installed for first hand discussion and examination. The goal of this roundtable is to tease out the material aspects of artworks that are often lost in reproduction or virtual dissemination. The panellists will consider these "objects" from diverse disciplinary perspectives – art history, conservation, and literary studies. The objects which will be discussed include a 19th century Russian landscape glass made by serf artist, Soviet avant-garde paintings by El Lissitzky, modernist graphic designs by John Heartfield and Ladislav Sutnar, and contemporary artist's books by Mikhail Karasik.

Sub Unit

• Arts: Art History, Architecture, Dance, Museum, Music, Photography, Theatre

Chair

• Jill Bugajski, Art Institute of Chicago

Roundtable Members

• Karen L Kettering, John Atzbach Antiques

• Maria Kokkori, Art Institute of Chicago

• Jindrich Toman, U of Michigan

• Erika Wolf, U of Otago (New Zealand)