Art Museum Events Explore Rembrandt, Latinx Artists
“THE THREE TREES”: This 1643 work by Rembrandt van Rijn will be the focus of a Princeton University Art Museum virtual event on November 10 at 5:30 p.m. Visit artmuseum.princeton.edu to register.
The Princeton University Art Museum has upcoming virtual events exploring Rembrandt, Latinx artists, and the study of human emotions in art and science.
“Inside the Curator’s Office: Stormy Weather, Rembrandt’s The Three Trees” is on Tuesday, November 10 at 5:30 p.m. Join Laura M. Giles, Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., class of 1970, curator of prints and drawings, for a close and contextual look at this recently acquired print, considered to be one of Rembrandt’s masterpieces in any medium.
“Faculty Panel: Displaced, Erased, Unseen: Representations of Latinx Bodies in Contemporary Art” will be presented on Friday, November 13 at 2 p.m. This live webinar roundtable will feature Princeton voices from across disciplines considering the strategies used by Latinx artists to combat the social and political forces that obscure the lived experiences of marginalized communities. The panel will engage recent scholarship on the representation of Latinx bodies and feature work by Latin American artists recently added to the Museum’s collections. Panelists include Javier Guerrero, associate professor, department of Spanish and Portuguese and director of undergraduate studies; Susana Draper, associate professor, comparative literature; and Christina León, assistant professor, English. Moderated by Beth Gollnick, curatorial associate in photography and modern and contemporary art.
“Expressing the Passions of the Soul: The Study of Human Emotions in Art and Science” is on Tuesday, December 8 at 5:30 p.m. Join Veronica White, curator of academic programs, and Alex Todorov, professor, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, as they reflect on his teaching experience at the Art Museum and his publication Face Value: The Irresistible Influence of First Impressions (Princeton University Press, 2017).
The events will include live closed captions in both English and Spanish.
Note that membership and registration are required to attend these virtual events. Membership is free. Visit artmuseum.princeton.edu.