Elissa
Auther published “Abstraction and Decoration” as part of the
Tate Modern’s new object-based, online scholarship initiative that draws on the
museum’s research and collection resources. In addition, she presented a paper,
“Miriam Schapiro and the Decorative: Unapologetic Feminine Excess,” at the College Art Association Conference in
Los Angeles, and delivered the Stoddard Lecture at the University of
California, Berkeley, titled “Textile Narratives: Ancient Andean Hand Weaving
and the Rise of Modern Fiber Art.”
Abigail
Krasner Balbale presented a paper, titled “The
Material Culture of Affiliation across Religious Lines in Medieval Iberia,” at Harvard
University as part of the conference Recycling, Revision, and Relocation in the
Middle Ages held on February 9.
François Louis, who is on sabbatical
this semester, presented a talk related to his current book project at Yale
University, “Liao-Dynasty
Elites in Light of their Archaeological Remains” on February 19.
Michele Majer has an exhibition
review, titled “La
Mode retrouvée: les robes trésors de la comtesse Greffulhe; Proust’s Muse: The
Comtesse Greffulhe,” in a forthcoming special issue of Fashion Theory (Collectors, Practices of Collecting and
Collections).
Ittai Weinryb recently visited
Cambodia where he participated in an international workshop on bronze casting. Among the topics was the
reconstruction of an Angkorian bronze masterpiece—the monumental sculpture of
Vishnu from the West Mebon temple in Angkor, dating from the second half of the
eleventh century, now preserved in the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom
Penh.
