Events

This panel at the RSA conference 2024 explores the origins and development of the art exhibition as a practice in early modern Europe, examining its impact on artists' careers, artistic movements, and art-historical discourse, while considering how exhibition practices have evolved from the early modern period to the present. [more]

The panel at the CAA conference 2024 examines how ecofeminism links environmentalism to the fight against patriarchy, focusing on how women artists have articulated the problems of the second half of the 20th century. [more]

Cogliendo l’occasione del completamento del restauro degli arazzi allegorici della Primavera e dell’Autunno, che furono tessuti all’inizio del XVII secolo nell’atelier della famiglia Raes riprendendo dei disegni di Francesco Salviati, il convegno Tessere le Stagioni intende approfondire lo studio di questi arazzi – la loro storia, fortuna e iconografia – e indagare altresì una serie di tematiche legate ai processi creativi, alla circolazione e serialità dei motivi, alla materialità e alle pratiche conservative. [more]

These two sessions at the RSA conference 2023 examine the various ways people in early modern times ensured the preservation and well-being of objects that were significant to them, looking beyond restoration to include other practices, while also addressing the ethical and political dimensions of care, particularly during times of conflict. [more]