Lucy Haskell ’20, curatorial assistant in Academic Programs, discusses her exhibition Cute , which brings together works from the AMAM collection that incorporate softness, sweetness, or...
Fighting with Fruit: Resisting Slavery and Racism in Still-Life Painting
Shana Klein, assistant professor of art history at Kent State University, presents a talk titled “Fighting with Fruit: Resisting Slavery and Racism in Still-Life Painting.” The program...
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the following changes have been put into place: • Oberlin College students, faculty, and staff may rent 1 work each. An OC identification card is required. (...
Tea, Time and Taste: Thoughts on Tea Bowls at the AMAM
Do old, weathered, and broken things have their own special beauty? What are wabi-sabi and kintsugi? In this brief video, Kevin R. E. Greenwood, Joan L. Danforth Curator of Asian Art, will describe...
Perfect Imperfections: Nature in Japanese Ceramics: 侘び寂び：日本の陶芸に見る自然
Creativity and culture come together in an exploration of Japanese ceramic art. Local artist-in-residence Mari Kuroda presents "Perfect Imperfections: Nature in Japanese Ceramics," a...
This talk introduces an important new AMAM acquisition: the Goddess Shield. This beautifully painted shield, made in Northern India in the mid-19th century, is covered with images of warrior...
The exhibition Picturing the Land explores how artists mediated and defined perceptions of the land. To explore these concepts more deeply, Maggie Cao, assistant professor of art history, University...
Series
Each year, Oberlin presents a range of intellectual voices and artistic and performance visionaries through special event series and exhibitions.