STORIES

This discussion will explore what it means for a city to collect, or for a museum to collect objects relating to the history and artistic production of cities.

This discussion will place the Frick’s venture in the context of other modernist spaces in which historical collections have been displayed.

This conversation will explore the aesthetic and spiritual concerns of such projects, discussing their role in what is often described as a ‘post-religious’ world

In 2018, the removal of Confederate monuments, both officially and through acts of resistance, and who and how to memorialize were our focus.

One of the most urgent and compelling topics shaping the art world today is the pictorial representation of the black figure— a complex and highly charged subject whose dynamics extend far beyond the studio, gallery, and classroom.

This panel of specialists reveals their own backstage stories about how certain outstanding objects were chosen and others eliminated and the difficult decision-making that is a part of the process.

Notre Dame’s reconstruction whether viewed through a spiritual, aesthetic, or historic lens, will continue to fascinate and frustrate us. It will also yield practical lessons about a host of preservation, heritage, and its institutional role in the city itself.