Joel Sternfeld, artist and Curator of Landscapes after Ruskin, and Chris Wiley, artist, writer, curator, and catalogue essayist, will discuss the exhibition and accompanying book. Admission: $29. Tickets: https://www.92y.org/event/landscapes-after-ruskin. Information: 212.415.5500  

Jedediah Purdy, Professor of Law, Duke University, will discuss: How did a ‘War on Coal’ come to stand for an existential fight among Americans, and between different ideas of the country? How did we move from a band of self-styled ‘patriots’ occupying a wildlife refuge in Oregon in 2015 to the President stripping protection from national […]

Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the life of J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), the single-minded landscape painter whom John Ruskin (who is portrayed in the film) described as the “father of modern art.” With Turner’s loose brushwork and vibrant colors, and his depictions of the modern world, he often shocked his contemporaries. […]

Downtown Culture Walk is a self-guided walking tour presented by the SoHo Arts Network (SAN), highlighting 17 non-profit art spaces in SoHo and nearby downtown neighborhoods. SAN celebrates the rich history of our unique creative community and collectively shares our distinct cultural contributions with neighborhood residents and visitors. During the walk, the Grey Art Gallery’s […]

How does one live consciously and ethically in a dark time? What are the roles of artist and audience? Can we take aesthetic pleasure in art that implicates the loss of so much we love and cherish? These questions and more will be addressed by moderator Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, NYU, […]

Day 1 Thursday, April 19, 2:00–8:00 pm Martin E. Segal Theatre, Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue Live-streaming here: http://videostreaming.gc.cuny.edu/videos/livestreams/page1/ Day 2 Friday, April 20, 10:00 am–8:00 pm The Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, 1 East 78th Street Live-streaming here: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/events/livestream.htm In this two-day symposium, emerging scholars of Latin American visual culture will examine the complex […]

Day 1 Thursday, April 19, 2:00–8:00 pm Martin E. Segal Theatre, Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue Live-streaming here: http://videostreaming.gc.cuny.edu/videos/livestreams/page1/ Day 2 Friday, April 20, 10:00 am–8:00 pm The Institute of Fine Arts, NYU, 1 East 78th Street Live-streaming here: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/events/livestream.htm In this two-day symposium, emerging scholars of Latin American visual culture will examine the complex […]

Landscapes after Ruskin: Redefining the Sublime explores contemporary painting, photography, sculpture, and video through the lens of influential English art critic and social thinker John Ruskin (1819–1900), who argued that the artist’s principal responsibility is “truth to nature.” For Ruskin, this “truth” was more than just a technical representation of the natural world on canvas but […]