BARD COLLEGE FAMILY AND ALUMNI/AE WEEKEND October 20 –22, 2017 Welcome to Family and Alumni/ae Weekend! Friday, October 20
We are delighted to see you in Annandale. Alumni/ae, I hope you have a chance to 4:00–6:00 p.m. Registration and Welcome Reception catch up with faculty and friends and to see what’s new at Bard. Families of current Visit the registration desk to check in, receive a schedule of events, sign up to attend classes, and get general information students, I hope you enjoy spending time with your Bardian(s) and also have a about Bard and the campus. Join families of current students, chance to see what makes Bard so special. faculty, and alumni/ae for refreshments. If you arrive after 6:00 p.m., you can register on Saturday between 8:30 a.m. We offer a huge array of events this weekend, but I’m particularly looking forward and noon. to the Fund for Visual Learning Exhibition and BIGFOOT Art Sale; Nick Flynn’s Lobby, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science conversation with Daniel Mendelsohn about the latter’s new book, An Odyssey: A and Computation Father, a Son, and an Epic ; and as many of the sure-to-be-fabulous concerts and 4:30–7:30 p.m. Dinner performances as I can squeeze in. Enjoy dinner with other Bard families and alumni/ae. $11 per person; students may use their meal plan cards. Have a wonderful weekend! Kline Dining Commons
5:00–8:00 p.m. Fund for Visual Learning Exhibition and BIGFOOT Art Sale An exhibition of faculty, alumni/ae, and student artwork to S. Rebecca Thomas support the Fund for Visual Learning. The fund began in 2014 to improve access to the Studio Arts Program for students Dean of the College experiencing financial challenges, and to enrich classroom and campus experiences for all. Art will be displayed and available P.S. Don’t forget to download the Bard Family and Alumni/ae Weekend events app for sale through Saturday. Please join us for an opening from the App Store or Google Play. reception from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. Fisher Studio Arts Building
6:00–7:00 p.m. Introducing the “Houses” and Faculty in Residence Program All new first-year and transfer students are members of a “house” community, each named after distinguished alumni/ae and friends of the College: Emerald Rose McKenzie ’52, George Coulter ’51, Marie McWilliams, and Adam Yauch ’86. Meet Deirdre d’Albertis, associate dean of the College, and Faculty in Residence Professors Swapan Jain, Brooke Jude, and Keith O’Hara to learn more about this new addition to Bard’s undergraduate experience. László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation
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6:30–9:00 p.m. Shabbat 8:30 a.m. – noon Registration Attend a brief, informal Shabbat (Sabbath) service followed by If you missed registration on Friday, please stop by to kiddush and a vegetarian Shabbat dinner with students, check in and sign up to attend classes. faculty, and staff. Advance reservations required. Lobby, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for $7 per person; free for students with a Bard ID. Science and Computation Beit Shalom-Salaam, Basement of Resnick Commons A 10:00 a.m. – noon Bard College Alumni/ae Association Board of 7:30–9:00 p.m. Daniel Mendelsohn’s An Odyssey with Nick Flynn Governors Meeting (open meeting) Award-winning memoirist, critic, and Charles Ranlett Flint Alumni/ae interested in volunteering for alumni/ae Professor of Humanities Daniel Mendelsohn reads from his committees and programs are cordially invited to new book, An Odyssey: A Father, a Son, and an Epic . When attend. Alumni/ae Harvest Lunch to follow (for details 81-year-old Jay Mendelsohn decides to enroll in the see Saturday, 12:15 –2:15 p.m.). undergraduate Odyssey seminar his son teaches at Bard Anne Cox Chambers Alumni/ae Center College, the two find themselves on an adventure as profoundly emotional as it is intellectual. 10:00 a.m. – noon Varsity Men’s Basketball Intrasquad Scrimmage Free to Bard students and their families. Alumni/ae, use promo Basketball Court, Stevenson Athletic Center code BARDALUM to receive a 20 percent discount. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 845-758-7900. 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Saturday Brunch Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Enjoy brunch with other Bard families and alumni/ae. $13 per person; students may use their meal 8:00–10:30 p.m. Senior Short Films plan cards. Come watch films produced by Class of 2017 graduates for Kline Dining Commons their Senior Projects: Jack Barham “Syndromes” 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Fund for Visual Learning Exhibition and BIGFOOT Sarah deVeer “Far Along” Art Sale Zev Fogelman “Overlook Mountain” For details see Friday, 5:00–8:00 p.m. Adea Lennox “Storm Room” Fisher Studio Arts Building Andra Moye “The Thick Black Line” Maia Petrova “Deep End” 10:15–11:15 a.m. Academic Classes Joy Risk “Happy” Sign up at registration. (Some films may not be suitable for children under 13.) Anthropology 217: Asia in the Anthropocene Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center with Yuka Suzuki, associate professor of anthropology Room 306, Olin Humanities Building 9:00–10:30 p.m. Bard Game Show Being a contestant on the Bard Game Show is as close to Art History 316: MultiMedia Gothic being on a real TV game show as you can get. Come on down, with Katherine Boivin, assistant professor of art history buzz in your answer, and try your luck at Jeopardy! , Bard style. Room 102, Olin Humanities Building Multipurpose Room, Bertelsmann Campus Center
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Citizen Science Language and Thinking with Mary Krembs, acting director of the Citizen Science with William Dixon, director of the Language and program; mathematics faculty, Master of Arts in Teaching Thinking Program Program; STEM associate, Institute for Writing and Thinking Room 205, Olin Humanities Building Room 101, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation 10:15–11:15 a.m. CCE Global Engagement: Student Panel Discussion Reflecting on Work and the World Dance 103: Introduction to Dance: The Articulate Body In keeping with the concept of the “engaged university,” with Leah Cox, term associate professor of dance. Live music. Bard students have the opportunity for substantive work Attendees should wear comfortable clothing. experience through academic and cocurricular Felicitas S. Thorne Dance Studio, Richard B. Fisher Center for the internships and projects, including the Engaged Liberal Performing Arts Arts and Sciences (ELAS), which involve them locally, First-Year Seminar nationally, and internationally. Students reflect on with Karen Sullivan, Irma Brandeis Professor of Romance courses, internships, and work in New Orleans, South Literature and Culture Africa, New York City, and elsewhere. Sponsored by the Room 201, Olin Humanities Building Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), Trustee Leader Scholar (TLS) Program, Human Rights Project (HRP), Historical Studies 123: The Window at Montgomery Place in Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program the 19th Century (BGIA), Bard in New Orleans (BECNO), and Institute for with Myra Armstead, vice president for academic inclusive International Liberal Education (IILE). excellence; Lyford Paterson Edwards and Helen Gray Edwards Room 103, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Professor of Historical Studies Science and Computation Room 301, Olin Humanities Building 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Blithewood Open House Idea 125 Big Ideas: Getting Schooled in America Visit Blithewood mansion and explore the collection of with Derek Furr, MAT Program director; and Erica Kaufman, German and Austrian paintings from the turn of the 20th director of faculty and curricular development, Institute for century. The paintings were a bequest to Bard College Writing and Thinking from Dr. Edith Neumann. Room 101, Olin Humanities Building Blithewood Psychology 128: The Science of Behavior with Sarah Dunphy-Lelii, associate professor of psychology 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Introducing New Annandale House Room 203, Olin Humanities Building Visit Bard’s new media lab and multiuse campus space. Used initially by students and faculty of the Philosophy 221: History and Philosophy of Evolutionary Biology Experimental Humanities concentration, the building is with Michelle Hoffman, visiting assistant professor of sustainably housed in repurposed shipping containers. humanities; faculty, Bard Prison Initiative Behind Kline South bus stop Room 307, Olin Humanities Building
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11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Montgomery Place Open House Historical Studies 2306: Gender, Sexuality, and Power Montgomery Place Mansion will be open for tours. in Modern China Come explore the grounds anytime between sunrise and with Robert J. Culp, associate professor of history; sunset. Shuttles leave Kline stop for Montgomery Place director, Asian Studies Program at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. Shuttle picks up from Room 205, Olin Humanities Building Montgomery Place for Kline stop at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 Literature 314: Women’s Bodies, Women’s Voices: p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. Shuttle drop-off Victorian to Modern and parking is at the Visitors Center, a 5–10 minute walk with Natalie Prizel, visiting assistant professor of from the mansion. literature Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus Room 301, Olin Humanities Building
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Academic Classes Modern Literacies 104: Science Literacy for Activists Sign up at registration. with Felicia Keesing, David and Rosalie Rose Anthropology 237: Confronting the “Crisis”: Refugees Distinguished Professor of Science, Mathematics, and and Populism in Europe Computing with Jeffrey Jurgens, academic codirector, Consortium Room 115, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for the Liberal Arts in Prison; fellow for anthropology for Science and Computation and social theory, Bard Prison Initiative Room 203, Olin Humanities Building Music 190: Death Set to Music with James Bagwell, professor of music; director, Citizen Science orchestral and choral music; director, Music Program with Mary Krembs, acting director of the Citizen Room 307, Olin Humanities Building Science program; mathematics faculty, Master of Arts in Teaching Program; STEM associate, Institute for Political Studies 122: American Politics: Issues and Writing and Thinking Institutions Room 101, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center with Samantha Hill, visiting assistant professor of for Science and Computation political studies; assistant director, Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities Classics 115: The Greek World: An Introduction Room 306, Olin Humanities Building with Robert Cioffi, assistant professor of classics Room 102, Olin Humanities Building 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Forgotten but Not Lost: Rediscoveries from the Archives First-Year Seminar Join Bard Archivist Helene Tieger ’85 for a look at some with Richard Aldous, Eugene Meyer Professor of British of the oldest artifacts of the College found in the History and Literature reclaiming and cataloging of the Bardiana Collection. Room 102, Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center Advance registration required. for Science and Computation Gather in the Atrium, Stevenson Library Historical Studies 2112: Invention of Politics with Tabetha Ewing ’89, associate professor of history Room 101, Olin Humanities Building
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11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Inside Bard: Life in the Lower College noon – 2:00 p.m. Ninth Annual Alumni vs. Alumni Men’s Basketball Game Join Jennifer Triplett, director of academic advising; Those interested in playing, please contact Adam Turner ’06 Kevin Dean, assistant dean of students, director of the at [email protected] first-year experience; and Timand Bates ’02, assistant Basketball Court, Stevenson Athletic Center dean of students, director of the sophomore year and transfer experience, to discuss life in and out of the 12:15–2:15 p.m. Alumni/ae Harvest Lunch classroom during the first two years at Bard. Alumni/ae are invited to join President Leon Botstein, Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center members of the Senior Class Council and Bard Alumni/ae Association Board of Governors, and fellow Bardians for a 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Orcapelicans seasonal buffet featuring products from the Bard College Join us for a performance by Bard’s premiere a cappella Farm. Tickets are $25 per person; advance registration group. recommended. A limited number of tickets will be available Bard Chapel at the door. Anne Cox Chambers Alumni/ae Center 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Piano Showcase An hour-long concert featuring seven Bard Conservatory 12:30–1:30 p.m. Inside Bard: Life in the Upper College student pianists playing excerpts of works by Schubert, Join David Shein, associate vice president for academic affairs Chopin, Brahms, Bach, Hindemith, Grieg, and Takemitsu. and dean of studies; Dorothy Albertini ’02 MFA ’08, assistant László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building dean of studies; and Elisabeth Giglio, director of career development, to discuss life in and out of the classroom 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tour of the Richard B. Fisher Center for the during the third and fourth years at Bard. Topics include Senior Performing Arts Project, career development, graduate school, and Once you’ve seen the stunning façade of the Fisher postgraduate fellowships and scholarships. Center for the Performing Arts, you’ll want to take this Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center guided backstage tour. Advance registration required. Sosnoff Theater Lobby, Richard B. Fisher Center for the 12:45–2:15 p.m. Bard College Farm Benefit Lunch Performing Arts Join us for a delicious and leisurely meal made from Bard College Farm produce and foods donated by local farms. Learn 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Trustee Leader Scholar (TLS) Workshop: about the Bard farm and organic food in the Hudson Valley Empathic Communication while enjoying a multicourse meal. Tickets are $40 per person “Empathic communication” is the name that Paul ($25 is tax deductible); advance registration required. Marienthal, dean for social action and director of the TLS Students may not use their meal plan card. Program, gives to interpersonal communication that Multipurpose Room, Bertelsmann Campus Center promotes honest talk and positive connection between people. Getting things right when important relationships are at stake requires specific skills and practices. This is a short introduction to the kinds of interpersonal communication work done in the TLS Program. Room 213, Bertelsmann Campus Center
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2:00–3:00 p.m. Bard College Conservatory Orchestra Concert 2:30–3:30 p.m. Ward Manor 1916–63: From Boy Millionaire’s Dream House Leon Botstein, Music Director to Progressive Paradise Maestro Botstein will lead the Conservatory Orchestra in a Take a tour through the pre–Bard College history of Manor performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 (“Titan”). Free House with Emily Majer ’95. Then stroll to the recently admission; reservations encouraged. For tickets or more rediscovered cemetery and hear fascinating stories of some information, call the box office at 845-758-7900. former residents buried there. Advance registration required. Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Meet at Ward Manor
2:00–4:00 p.m. Jazz Faculty Concert 2:45–3:45 p.m. Roundtable: Trump and American Foreign Policy Faculty in jazz perform works by Ellington and Strayhorn. Faculty members Jonathan Becker, vice president for Sponsored by the Music Program. academic affairs, associate professor of political studies, and Ira Coleman, bass; Pete O’Brien, drums; Chris Pasin, trumpet; director of the Center for Civic Engagement; and Walter Phil Allen, valve trombone; Eric Person, saxes and flute; Bruce Russell Mead, James Clarke Chace Professor of Foreign Affairs Williams, sax; Steve Raleigh, guitar; Pamela Pentony, voice; and the Humanities, join members of the Bard Debate Union Carlos Valdez, congas; Reggie Earls, voice; Mike DeMicco, for a faculty-student roundtable discussion on President guitar; Larry Ham, piano; Sal Maneri, voice; John Esposito, piano Donald Trump and the state of American foreign policy today. László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building Auditorium, Olin Humanities Building
2:00–4:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Rochester Institute of Technology 4:00–5:00 p.m. Ask the President The women’s soccer team hosts RIT in the final home match Come hear President Leon Botstein speak about the College of the season. It’s Senior Day! Come out and send them off in and answer questions from parents, students, and alumni/ae. style. Sponsored by the Department of Athletics and Auditorium, Olin Humanities Building Recreation. Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer and Lacrosse Complex 4:30–7:30 p.m. Blithewood Sunset Soirée Join us for a festive fall evening at Blithewood to benefit Bard 2:30–3:30 p.m. Campus Walking Tour College’s Natalie Lunn Technical Theater Award. Enjoy this If you want to see Bard from a student perspective, take the opportunity to relax and reminisce inside the elegant campus walking tour with one of our student guides. Advance Georgian-style mansion that was once home to many registration required. Bardians. Learn about the grand house’s history, myths, and Hopson Cottage legends, and peruse the items in the silent auction—all to promote a good cause. The event begins with a private tour of 2:30–3:30 p.m. Inside Theater and Performance the early-20th-century Italianate garden, followed by a Join Caleb Hammons, senior producer for the Richard B. Fisher cocktail reception inside the mansion. Advance registration Center for the Performing Arts, and students from the Theater recommended. Tickets are $75 in advance, $90 at the door. and Performance Program for an informal chat about the Blithewood program and Live Arts Bard, the Fisher Center’s residency and commissioning initiative. 4:30–7:30 p.m. Dinner Weis Atrium, LUMA Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Enjoy dinner with other Bard families and alumni/ae. $11 per Performing Arts person; students may use their meal plan cards. Kline Dining Commons 14 Saturday, October 21 Saturday, October 21 15 Saturday (continued) Sunday, October 22
5:00–6:30 p.m. An Evening with Nia & Ness 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Brunch Nia & Ness, a black, lesbian, performance-art duo based in Enjoy brunch with other Bard families and alumni/ae. Brooklyn, perform run . a dance-poetry story about two women $10 per person; students may use their meal plan cards. in a committed relationship who navigate the struggles and Kline Dining Commons joys of life in New York City. Sponsored by Queer Straight Alliance and The Learning Commons. 10:30 a.m. – noon Study Away Opportunities Bard Hall Come for an overview of opportunities and how-tos for study away, including semester, summer, and language- 8:00–10:00 p.m. The Orchestra Now Presents intensive programs. Learn about Bard’s unique programs Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in New York City, Berlin, Bishkek, Budapest, St. Leon Botstein, conductor Petersburg, and the West Bank. Options to study with a tuition-exchange partner or through an independent Frank Martin: Six Monologues from “Jedermann” program will also be reviewed. (The Study Abroad Fair Nathaniel Sullivan VAP ’17, baritone, a winner of the 2016 Bard for students is scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, in College Conservatory Concerto Competition the Bertelsmann Campus Center.) Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center Dan Honaker, tuba; Chloe Olivia Moore, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; John Pickle, tenor; Alfred Walker, 2:00–4:00 p.m. The Orchestra Now Presents bass-baritone; and the Bard College Chamber Singers and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony Bard Festival Chorale For details see Saturday, 8:00–10:00 p.m. Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Free for Bard students. Families and alumni/ae, use promo Performing Arts codes PROUDPARENT and BARDALUM to receive a 20 percent discount. For tickets or more information, call the box 3:00–4:45 p.m. Music Alive! office at 845-758-7900. Music Alive! is codirected by pianist Blair McMillen and Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts composer Joan Tower, and features performers from the Bard Conservatory and Music Program. Sponsored by 8:00–10:30 p.m. Senior Short Films the Bard College Conservatory of Music and Bard Come watch films produced by Class of 2017 graduates for College Music Program. For more information, call their Senior Projects. 845-758-6822. For details see Friday, 8:00–10:30 p.m. László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building (Some films may not be suitable for children under 13.) Weis Cinema, Bertelsmann Campus Center
9:00–10:30 p.m. Brian Imbus, the Mentalist “Can this man read minds?” This is just one question you will be asking yourself after witnessing Brian Imbus’s “Miracles of the Mind” performance. Audience members get involved as minds are read, predictions made, and laughter ensues. Multipurpose Room, Bertelsmann Campus Center
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Kline Dining Commons Sunday Join families and alumni/ae for Episcopal Mass, 10:00–11:00 a.m. on-campus meals at Kline Dining Church of St. John the Evangelist, River Road, Commons. Tickets available at the Barrytown door. (Students may use their meal Protestant Service, 3:00–4:00 p.m. plan card.) Please see weekend Chapel of the Holy Innocents schedule for specific meal events.
Friday Campus Facilities and Resources Dinner, 4:30–7:30 p.m. $11 per person Bard College Bookstore Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Anne Cox Chambers Alumni/ae Center, located across Route Saturday Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 9G from the College’s main entrance, opened thanks to the Brunch, 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Bertelsmann Campus Center generous support of alumni/ae, faculty, and friends of the College. $13 per person The center houses the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs and is Dinner , 4:30–7:30 p.m. Henderson Technology Laboratories configured to allow alumni/ae to host small functions, gather informally, hold $11 per person Free and open to the public readings and exhibitions, and interact with faculty and students. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Sunday Brunch , 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Montgomery Place Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs $10 per person Friday –Sunday [email protected] | [email protected] | annandaleonline.org Grounds open from sunrise to sunset Down the Road Café For details, see Saturday 11:00–2:00 p.m. Follow Us on Social Media Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. Bard College: The Montgomery Place Campus #bardianandproud | #bardfallwknd Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – midnight Security (located in Old Gym) Families and Friends Bertelsmann Campus Center Open 24 hours 845-758-7460 @bardparentsnetwork Emergency 845-758-7777 Bard College Parents Network @BardParentsNtwk Worship Services Stevenson Athletic Center Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. Alumni/ae Friday Saturday –Sunday, 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. @bardalumni Shabbat Service and Dinner, Free for families and alumni/ae during bardcollege (Bard College Alumni/ae Association) 6:30–9:00 p.m. Family and Alumni/ae Weekend. Information @BardAlumni Beit Shalom-Salaam, Basement of at 845-758-7527 or bardathletics.com. Resnick Commons A Download the Bard Family and Alumni/ae Weekend events app Stevenson Library from the App Store or Google Play. Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. For transportion information, visit blogs.bard.edu/transportation Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 18 19 Campus Exhibitions
Memory and History: The Legacy of Alfred Spitzer and Edith Neumann Blithewood Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. German and Austrian paintings from the turn of the 20th century, a bequest to Bard College from Dr. Edith Neumann.
No to the Invasion: Breakdowns and Side Effects Hessel Museum of Art Friday–Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, presents No to the Invasion: Breakdowns and Side Effects , an exhibition of works drawn from the collection of the Barjeel Art Foundation, a collecting philanthropic institution based in the United Arab Emirates. Featuring works dating from 1990 to 2016, the exhibition conjures various histories intersecting a shared geopolitical space: the Arabic-speaking world, a geographic region that includes the 22 countries of the Arab League and whose contemporary coordinates lie between Mauritania, North Africa, and West Asia. To begin in 1990 is to recall a sociopolitical landscape characterized by shifts in power following pan-Arabism, the Cold War, Kuwait war, and end of the Lebanese civil war. Today, while battles in Syria and Iraq continue to rage and people are increasingly displaced, radicalism and neoliberal capitalism thrive. The rumblings of these social, political, and economic histories provide a framework for critical engagement with the exhibited works.
Picture Industry Hessel Museum of Art Friday–Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Picture Industry , curated by Walead Beshty ’99, complicates traditional accounts of photography, drawing from its role within science, the humanities, and contemporary art. Encompassing a broad range of photographic practices from the late 19th century to the present, the exhibition reflects upon transformations in the production and distribution of photographic images through its varied constructions of the corporeal, from its origin as scientific tool and a means of cultural investigation to its phenomenological effects on a viewer.
20 21 Thank You!
Bard College would like to thank our students, their families, and our alumni/ae for spending this time with us. Thanks also to everyone who works so hard to make this weekend a success.
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photos: Matt Dine (1); China Jorrin ’86 (2, 3, 4, 5, 7); Karl Rabe (6) cover: Tim Davis ’91; page 19: Rita Pavone
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