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What's New in Architecture

Pillsbury Auditorium

Presented by the Friends of the Institute

Lecturer: Thomas Fisher

Free.

An Artist More Feared than Loved: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-1664)

Pillsbury Auditorium

Timothy Standring, Ph.D., Gates Foundation Curator of Painting & Sculpture at the Denver Art Museum, will present a revisionist overview on this important 17th-century artist, who painted the MIA's own The Immaculate Conception with Saints Francis of Assisi and Anthony of Padua. Dr. Standring will discuss how Castiglione, called "Il Grechetto," was considered an "outsider" during the middle third of the 17th century and also what his working methods were, both internally with his studio practices and externally with his client relationships.

Agnes Lynch Anderson and Roger Lewis Anderson Lecture is co-presented by the department of Public Programs and the Paintings Curatorial Council of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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Friends Lecture: Women of the Surrealist Circle

Pillsbury Auditorium

Presented by the Friends of the Institute

Lecturer: Elizabeth Mix

Free.

Dragons Bold and Witty: Korean Porcelain Jars

Pillsbury Auditorium

By Soyoung Lee, curator of Korean Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Porcelain jars painted with images of dynamic and humorous-looking dragons embody a quintessentially Korean aesthetic, especially characteristic of ceramics from the 17th through 19th centuries. This talk elucidates the significance and special appeal of these so-called dragon jars, including the wonderful, iron-painted dragon jar from the MIA's collection.

Presented by the Asian Art Curatorial Council.

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Abstract Photography

Pillsbury Auditorium

Hear Marco Breuer, the artist featured in the MIA's New Pictures series of international photography, discuss his work with David E. Little, the series curator.

Breuer's abstract images are on view in the Perlman Gallery (262). Admission: $5, free to MIA members.

In Poseidon's Realm: Underwater Archaeology in the Mediterranean

Pillsbury Auditorium

Lecturer: John Hale

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek and Roman divers plunged to depths of more than 100 feet to recover art objects and other treasures from shipwreck sites in the Mediterranean. Their successors have continued to explore the floor of the Medi-terranean for sunken ships, cargoes, harbors, and other submerged structures, most recently aided by high-tech equipment.

This overview illustrates many works of art recovered from the sea. Archaeologist

John Hale, Ph.D., is Director of Liberal Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, and adjunct professor of archaeology, Depart-ment of Anthropology, at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.

This lecture is co-presented with the Archaeological Institute of America and its local chapter.

Free.

Dorothea Lange: Photography from the Heart

Pillsbury Auditorium

Presented by the Friends of the Institute

Lecturer: David Frauman

Free.

Paintings Council Lecture: Van Gogh and Gauguin: The Relational Nature of Creativity

Pillsbury Auditorium

David Frauman, Ph.D, clinical psychologist and professor at the Indiana University School of Medicine, will examine the relationship between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin as an entry into understanding the interpersonal dynamics that promoted or hindered their creativity. By looking into the two artists' personalities and their personal interactions, Frauman will help explain their sometimes puzzling behaviors and the vicissitudes of their artistic oeuvres.

Reception in Wells Fargo Room at 4:30 p.m.

Lecture in Pillsbury Auditorium at 6 p.m.

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Nimrud Treasures & Vigil

Pillsbury Auditorium

Learn about priceless archaeological tomb objects discovered in 1989 in Iraq. After the Iraq Museum was looted in 2003, these objects were feared lost, but eventually recovered from a secret vault at the Central Bank of Iraq.

Donny George Youkhanna, Ph.D., the Iraq Museum's former director-general, will speak here on the anniversary of the looting of the Iraq Museum.

This lecture will be followed by a brief candlelight vigil in remembrance of that event, one of many held around the world.

This lecture is co-presented with the Archaeological Institute of America and its local chapter. Free.

The Objects of My Desire: Contemporary Art Curator Liz Armstrong in Dialogue with Gordon Locksley

Pillsbury Auditorium

Gordon Locksley, longstanding MIA friend and patron, talks about his life and adventures in contemporary art. An astute and passionate collector since the 1960s, when he and his partner George T. Shea maintained their now-legendary Minneapolis gallery, Locksley has continued to collect works by the most innovative and exciting artists of our times. From its opening in 1964, the Locksley Shea Gallery in Minneapolis presented the work of young artists who are now considered modern masters, including Chuck Close, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Donald Judd. After leaving Minneapolis and living in Rome, Cannes, and Paris, Locksley now resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he continues to collect and commission new work. Join us for what is guaranteed to be a provocative and entertaining conversation with Gordon about his life and times as an art dealer and collector.

Admission: $10, $5 for MIA members. Call (612) 870-6323 or register online.

World Trends & Contemporary Art

Pillsbury Auditorium

Lecturer: Kristine Stiles, Ph.D.

Hear a fresh assessment of contemporary art by Kristine Stiles, Ph.D. In her talk, she will juxtapose contemporary artworks, including many featured in "Until Now: Collecting the New" and "Art Remix," with works drawn from the MIA's encyclopedic collection of art, adding her voice to a museum-wide conversation about the MIA's future in the area of contemporary art.

Stiles is a professor of art history at Duke University and a preeminent scholar whose work focuses on creative movements in contemporary art that originate from and have an impact on global currents of politics, culture, and history. She has written extensively on a wide variety of contemporary artists, the Fluxus movement, and the social value of art.

Free. This lecture is made possible by the Sylvia Druy Lecture Endowment Fund.

Friends Lecture: New Now

Pillsbury Auditorium

Lecturer: Elizabeth Armstrong

Come straight to the source of the new momentum around contemporary art at the MIA. Curator Elizabeth Armstrong will present an overview of artworks in "Until Now: Collecting the New"--her first exhibition at the MIA--and discuss the thematic threads that run through both the exhibition and "Art Remix," an accompanying series of contemporary art installations throughout the museum.

Presented by the Friends of the Institute.

Free.

Artist's Talk: Chloe Piene

Pillsbury Auditorium

Chloe Piene was born in 1972 and spent her early years in New York. She received a degree in art history at Columbia University and studied fine art at Goldsmiths College in London. Her drawings, sculptures, and video installations have shown nationally and internationally, including at the 2004 Whitney Biennial. Her work is included in public and private collections throughout the world. She lives and works in New York City, and has been working on etchings and lithographs with Highpoint Editions in Minneapolis.

$5, free to museum members

In Pursuit of a Masterpiece

Sunday, October 18, 2009—Sunday, April 25, 2010
U.S. Bank Gallery
Free Exhibition

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