Edited by Terry Smith (NHC Fellow, 2007–08), Okwui Enwezor, and Nancy Condee In this landmark collection, world-renowned theorists, artists, critics, and curators explore new ways of conceiving the present and understanding art and culture in relation to it. They revisit from fresh perspectives key issues regarding modernity and postmodernity, including the relationship between art and … Continued
By Carl Nordenfalk (NHC Fellow, 1978–79; 1979–80; 1980–81)
By Gladys Engel Lang (NHC Fellow, 1983–84), and Kurt Lang (NHC Fellow, 1983–84) Between 1880 and 1930, the art of painter-etching rose to a degree of popularity unmatched before or since. When the tide went out, most of the etchers once acclaimed were forgotten along with their prints–but some were more forgotten than others. Etched … Continued
Edited by James Knowlson (NHC Fellow, 2002–03) and John Haynes Images of Beckett combines John Haynes' unique repertoire of photographs of Beckett's dramatic opus alongside three newly written essays by Beckett's biographer and friend, James Knowlson. Haynes captures images of Beckett's work in progress and performance and includes hitherto unknown portraits of Beckett himself. Haynes … Continued
Edited by Shepard Krech, III (Trustee; NHC Fellow, 1993–94; 2000–01) This work focuses on the life of the Haffenreffer Museum's founder, Rudolf Frederick Haffenreffer, and the processes whereby both his collections and what he called the King Philip Museum were formed
By Mary C. Sturgeon (NHC Fellow, 1982–83) This volume presents sculptural finds made by the University of Chicago at Isthmia during their excavations from 1952 to 1967. Sculpture found by the UCLA team in excavations from 1967 onwards are published elsewhere (Isthmia VI). The finds range in date from the 7th century B.C. to the 3rd … Continued
By Roger Stalley (NHC Fellow, 1985–86) An Account of the White Monks from 1142 to 1540.
By William Craft Brumfield (NHC Fellow, 1992–93) Carpeted in boreal forests, dotted with lakes, cut by rivers, and straddling the Arctic Circle, the region surrounding the White Sea, which is known as the Russian North, is sparsely populated and immensely isolated. It is also the home to architectural marvels, as many of the original wooden … Continued
By Dorothy C. Wong (NHC Fellow, 2011–12) The period ca. 645-770 marked an extraordinary era in the development of East Asian Buddhism and Buddhist art. Increased contacts between China and regions to both its west and east facilitated exchanges and the circulation of ideas, practices and art forms, giving rise to a synthetic art style … Continued
By Ewa Kuryluk (NHC Fellow, 1988–89)