Jennifer Coates & Hérica Valladares – Mythological Landscapes in the Anthropocene
Hérica Valladares and Jennifer Coates will use Coates’s recent paintings as a jumping-off point to discuss the relevance of classical mythology to the contemporary depiction of landscapes.
Samuel Gruber – How a casual lunchtime conversation at the Academy led to an unexpected career documenting and preserving historic synagogues, cemeteries, and other Jewish sites
Samuel Gruber (1987 Fellow) will describe how an entirely new field of study and preservation work has developed since he began his work thirty-five years ago.
Composers Kurt Rohde and Christopher Stark will discuss their experience creating recent works that were performed at two EPA Superfund sites in Brooklyn, as well as how nature and ecology influence their work more generally.
Rebecca Ammerman – What Lies beneath the Temple of Athena at Paestum?
Rebecca Ammerman (1991 Fellow) will discuss her work with the North Urban Paestum Project, which seeks to expand our understanding of a sanctuary that boasts the innovate archaic Temple of Athena as its centerpiece.
New York artist Doug Argue (1997 Fellow) will discuss his ancestry, personal history, the history of his work, and the censorship of his paintings along with the banning of his book at the Weisman Art Museum.
Salone is a performance event showcasing the work of renowned actors, artists, choreographers, composers, directors, musicians, poets, and writers who have each been awarded the Rome Prize.
In Person with Laurie Olin – In Italy: Sketches and Drawings
Please join the Society of Fellows for an evening at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York to celebrate the publication of Laurie Olin’s new book.
Susan Yelavich – Design and Comedy: Laughter as Therapy and Critique
In this talk, Susan Yelavich (2005 Fellow) looks at design that uses tactics such as incongruity, absurdity, and exaggeration as means of therapy and critique.