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Memory and the Work of Art
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October 26, 2011
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 Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Neuroscientist Eric Kandel
The Age of Insight: The Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Psychology, and the Brain from Vienna 1900 to the Present Thursday, November 10, 4:30 p.m. McCosh 50, Princeton University
Join us for an insightful presentation by a recipient of the 2000 Nobel Prize, neuroscientist Eric Kandel. In the third in a continuing series of keynote lectures on the occasion of MEMORY AND THE WORK OF ART, Kandel will apply his groundbreaking research on the molecular basis of memory to circa 1900 Vienna, where leaders in art, medicine, and science began a revolution that changed how we think about the human mind--our conscious and unconscious thoughts and emotions--and how mind and brain relate to art. A reception will follow in the Art Museum.
This event is sponsored by Allen R. Adler, Class of 1967, and by the Princeton University Arts Initiative, the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, and the Princeton Departments of Psychology and Molecular Biology. Learn more about the MEMORY AND THE WORK OF ART Distinguished Lecture Series.
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 The Life and Death of Buildings
Closes November 6
Don't miss The Life and Death of Buildings, an exhibition that considers buildings, photographs, and the ways they embody time and perpetuate memory. The camera reveals historical continuity in the long-term flux of built environments: their birth, evolution, decline, excavation, re-use, and re-invention.
Tweet your experience to #LifeandDeathofBuildings, and be sure to explore the exhibition website, where you'll find an illustrated checklist, resources, and artist information.
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 The exhibition is a cornerstone event in the yearlong collaborative exploration MEMORY AND THE WORK OF ART, organized by arts and cultural organizations at Princeton University and in the Princeton community.
The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, The Life and Death of Buildings: On Photography and Time, available at the Museum Store. $40.00; Friends member $36.00
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 Inaugural Princeton ArtWalk
Thursday, November 3, 5-8 p.m.
An Evening of Japanese Art and Culture Thursday, November 3, 6:30-9 p.m. Sterling Morton Gallery
The Museum is delighted to be one of ten venues participating in the inaugural Princeton ArtWalk, a casual, self-guided way to discover the vibrant visual arts scene in downtown Princeton. Whether you visit one or all ten venues, the quarterly Princeton ArtWalk is an opportunity for campus and community alike to enjoy the arts scene in a new way--after hours and free of charge. In Princeton, art is always just a few steps away. |
 Bring the family to the Museum on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for drop-in art projects and self-guided tours. The programs are free and open to all. Call the Museum's Education Department at (609) 258-3043 or visit our website for more information.
October 29: Fierce Guards and Guardians Unearth tomb figures in the Asian art gallery and make a guardian to take home.
November 5: How's the Weather Today, Monet? Learn about French Impressionism and create a three-dimensional landscape inspired by Claude Monet.
November 12: Celebrating Nature in Japanese Art Discover Japanese art in the Museum's collections and decorate a scroll.
November 19: Art Tales Hear stories from around the world and make a puppet for your own theater.
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 As cool weather arrives, so do thoughts of the holiday season!
Join us for the Friends Holiday Shopping Days in the Museum Store, Thursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, to find the perfect gift. Stumped on what to give someone special? Membership fits any size, and this season--in addition to a year of benefits--everyone purchasing a gift membership will receive a special gift!
Not a Member? Join today and let the Museum help you beat holiday stress. |
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 MEMORY AND THE WORK OF ART is a collaborative investigation into the relationship between the arts and cultural memory.
Distinguished Lecture Series
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Credits (top to bottom):
Princeton University Art Museum. Photo: Bruce M. White.
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel
Tim Davis, American, born 1969: Colosseum Pictures (The New Antiquity), 2009. Chromogenic print, 41.9 x 53.3 cm. Museum purchase, gift of the Charina Foundation (2009-130). © 2009, Tim Davis / image courtesy Greenberg Van Doren Gallery.
Japanese, Edo period, 1600-1868, Kanō Tsunenobu, 1636-1713: Four Accomplishments, ca. 1700, detail. Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk. Museum purchase, Carl Otto von Kienbusch Jr. Memorial Collection Fund, and gifts of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Feinberg; Mimi Gardner Gates; Sinead Kehoe, Graduate Class of 2002; Cary Y. Liu, Class of 1978 and Graduate Class of 1997; Christian Murck, Graduate Class of 1978 and Alfreda Murck, Graduate Class of 1995; David Ake Sensabaugh, Graduate Class of 1990; Ann Yonemura, Graduate Class of 1973; Virginia Bower, Graduate Class of 1977; Dora C. Y. Ching, Graduate Class of 2011; Robert E. Harrist Jr., Graduate Class of 1989; Richard K. Kent, Graduate Class of 1995, in honor of Yoshiaki Shimizu, Graduate School Class of 1975 (2009-15 a-b). Photo: Bruce M. White.
Children and adults alike enjoy art projects at the 2011 Family Day: A Passport to Art
Reproduction of all images is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without written permission from the copyright holder. © 2011 Princeton University Art Museum
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