A Vital Legacy: A Symposium in Conjunction with Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity
50 McCosh PrincetonA series of conversations among artists and art historians on the continuing influence, interest and impact of mid-twentieth century abstraction. Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity is made possible by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; Susan and John Diekman, Class of 1965; Heather Sturt Haaga and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970; Roberta and Jonathan […]
Dealing with Doubt in Medieval English Law
211 Dickinson 211 Dickinson, PrincetonA Davis Center Seminar
Reading and Conversation with John Banville
James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street PrincetonAward-winning Irish novelist John Banville, winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize, reads from his work, followed by a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon (Lewis Center for the Arts; Irish Studies), as part of the 2019-20 Fund for Irish Studies series. Free and open to the public.
Tabella Picta: Dedicatory Paintings in Greek and Roman Religion
106 McCormick NJLike reliefs, sculptures and statuettes, paintings were commonly given as gifts to the gods, but since these usually employed more perishable materials – primarily wood or terracotta plaques– relatively few have survived, and thus dedicatory paintings have not received nearly as much attention from scholars as the far more abundant gifts carved out of stone […]
Seuls en Scène presents: “Le Marteau et la faucille” by Don DeLillo
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts Complex PrincetonAfter Houellebecq and Bolaño, the director Julien Gosselin continues his scenic exploration of the literature of today and violence in our societies. Based on a short story by the American writer Don DeLillo, this latest production presents the dystopian world of high finance.
