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Virtual exhibition created by the students in "English 217: Cyberpunk in Asia" taught by Jerrine Tan, Visiting Lecturer in Global Anglophone Literature, Spring 2020
In collaboration with Ellen Alvord
Designed and edited by Nina Frank
Virtual exhibition created with Sabra Thorner, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, and students in her course "Anthropology 316/Art History 316: Anthropology in/of Museums," Spring 2020
In collaboration with Kendra Weisbin
Designed by Nina Frank
Created for Professor Mark McMenamin's "Geology 133: Mass Extinction, Dinosaurs and Ecological Recovery," Spring 2020
Produced by Meridith Richter with photography by Laura Shea and narration by Aaron F. Miller
Restaging of two groundbreaking performances (1969 and 1970) by artist Joan Jonas '58, performed by Mount Holyoke students
January 31, 2019
Talkback session with artist Joan Jonas '58 about her restaging of two groundbreaking performances (1969 and 1970), performed by Mount Holyoke students
January 31, 2019
Brief video featuring artist Joan Jonas '58 discussing her inspirations, groundbreaking career, and advice for those starting out
Lecture by Joan Jonas ’58, MHC’s 2018-19 Leading Woman in the Arts, sponsored by the Weissman Center for Leadership in collaboration with the InterArts Council
October 18, 2018
Jonas '58 with MHC President Sonya Stephens and Harriet L. ('58) and Paul M. Weissman
From 10th-Century Indian Temple to 21st-Century Western Gallery
In this episode of Art And..., join Mollie Wohlforth '19 as she and fellow student guide Anya Nandkeolyar '19 discuss a 10th-century statue of Ganesha from Madhya Pradesh. Listen as they discuss the experience of seeing the sculpture within its original context versus a 21st-century gallery space, and the debate surrounding the placement of non-Western religious objects within Western museum contexts.
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Money Matters and the Interconnection Between Currency and Art
On this episode of Art And..., join Mollie Wohlforth '19 as she sits down with Professor Desmond Fitz-Gibbon to discuss his course, Histories of Money, and the exhibition Money Matters: Meaning, Power, and Change in the History of Currency. Additionally, they discuss the universality of money in human history, the interconnection of image and the power of currency, and the genesis of the exhibition.
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Photojournalism, Images of War, and the Museum Space
In this episode of Art And..., Mollie Wohlforth '19 is joined in conversation by student guides Anya Nandkeolyar '19 and Joliet Morrill '21 about a photograph from Lynsey Addario's Women at War series, previously on view in the "Conflicts and Commemoration" section of Major Themes: Celebrating Ten Years of Teaching with Art. Their conversation considers the history of war photography, the ethics of photojournalism, and how the museum setting affects the way we view images of conflict.
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