Lectures tagged "Art & Architecture"


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Taste for American Art: Heroes, Villains, and the Art Market Today
Theodore E. Stebbins Jr.
November 19, 2009
01:01:00
Harvard art professor Theodore E. Stebbins Jr. discusses the interests and the influence of such pioneering art collectors as William T. Evans, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, and Maxim Karolik.
Robert Craig on John Portman Art and Architecture
Robert M. Craig
October 17, 2009
01:20:57
Architectural historian and writer Robert M. Craig explores John Portman's architecture and art. An architect intent on designing buildings as places for people, Portman is also an artist who expresses himself through painting and sculpture.
Running for Atlanta Mayor on Arts and Culture
Lisa Borders
October 12, 2009
01:21:56
Atlanta mayoral candidates Lisa Borders, Mary Norwood, Kasim Reed, and Jesse Spikes outline their commitment to arts programs and how they would pay for them, if they win the November election.
Da Vinci's Sculptures Decoded
Gary Radke
October 3, 2009
01:00:54
High Museum of Art Exhibition Curator Gary M. Radke discusses how art historians try to reconstruct Leonardo da Vinci's sculptural production. Da Vinci evidently made plans for and produced sculpture throughout his career, but little of it survives.
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Love and Rockets: Photography of Laura Noel
Laura Noel
July 18, 2009
00:48:01
Laura Noel provides commentary on her most recent body of work, Love and Rockets, as well as previous work and her career as a photographer, which began in the 1990s. She received her masters of fine arts in photography from the University of Georgia.
Homage to Ellsworth Kelly
Jennie C. Jones
June 27, 2009
00:48:52
Artist Jennie C. Jones talks about the connections between abstract painting, the color of birds, jazz and Blue Note LP cover designs. Her recent installation at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center is a tribute to the influence of his formal aesthetic filtered through issues of ethnicity.
Moore in America
Mary Pat Matheson
June 17, 2009
00:49:23
Mary Pat Matheson, executive director of the Atlanta Botanical Garden, discusses what TIME Magazine named as one of the top 10 Museum Exhibitions of 2008.
Claude Monet's Water Lilies
David Brenneman
June 6, 2009
00:50:40
Dr. David Brenneman, director of collections and exhibitions and Frances B. Bunzl, family curator of European Art, explores the impact of Claude Monet's Water Lilies on the history of modern art.