Want to get deeper into Las Meninas? Check out this fantastic formal analysis by YouTuber Nerdwriter1 (and h/t to Ben Z for the recommendation!).

Here is the video I screened in class with sound. This is essentially a teaser trailer for a multi-screen, immersive moving image artwork based on animating Leonardo’s Last Supper. You can read more about the installation, including links to relevant… Continue Reading →

Guest Post from Art 188 student Lindsay Douglass Recently, the glaring lack of representation for both black and Muslim communities in the Brooklyn Historical Society archives motivated historians to create something that actually represented the Brooklyn people. Oral historians combed… Continue Reading →

If you’re interested in exploring some of the sites and art we are studying in class, faculty from Italian and Journalism will be leading a 6-credit summer study abroad in Florence. Details and contact information below.

Hello future art historians! It was so great to meet you this afternoon, and I am excited to have you in the class. I will frequently post related articles and current events in this space to enrich your class experience…. Continue Reading →

I’m very pleased to invite all of you to the ARTECHA Festival May 3-5, featuring artworks and performances at the intersection of art and technology. I have curated an original public artwork by a visiting artist, the details of which… Continue Reading →

The long-running British science-fiction show Doctor Who features a time-traveling doctor going on adventures with a companion. The characters frequently cross paths with historical figures, and one of my favorites involves Vincent Van Gogh. In the scene below, the Doctor… Continue Reading →

For more information on the groundbreaking exhibition currently on display at the Musee D’Orsay, see this story on Black Models: from Géricault to Matisse.