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Art in Focus: “Gateway to Himalayan Art” with Professors Matthew Vale and Yonder Gillihan

The McMullen Student Ambassadors are pleased to present Art in Focus, featuring an informal discussion between Boston College professors from various academic departments. With each new episode, we aim to uncover a unique perspective on the works on display, informed by research and methodologies in areas of study across the University. Each conversation will bring the exhibition’s works “into focus” to highlight art’s expansive reach and interdisciplinary nature.

The following podcast is the first installment in the Art in Focus series, where we explore different themes and artwork from the “Gateway to Himalayan Art” exhibition. For this episode, we invited Boston College Visting Assitant Professor Matthew Vale and his colleague Associate Professor Yonder Gillihan of the Theology Department to talk about one of the paintings, Panjarnatha Mahakala, in the exhibit. Together, they discuss, as theologians, how iconography from other religious traditions can provoke reflections and help, for example, Christians learn more about their own faith.

Panjarnatha Mahakala (Tibet, 18th Century), pigments on cloth, © Rubin Museum of Art.

For the quoted biblical texts, please see below.

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Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) – Panjarnata (Lord of the Pavilion) (Himalayan Art)

Mahakala (Buddhist Protector) – Panjarnata (Lord of the Pavilion) – Rubin Museum of Art – Tibet

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Art in Focus: “Landscape of Memory” with Professors Kristin Peterson and Renée Pastel

The McMullen Student Ambassadors are pleased to present Art in Focus, featuring an informal discussion between professors from various academic departments at Boston College. With each new episode, we aim to uncover a unique perspective on the works on display, informed by research and methodologies in areas of study across the University. Each conversation will bring the exhibition’s works “into focus” to highlight art’s expansive reach and interdisciplinary nature.

The following podcast is the second installment in the Art in Focus series, where we explore different themes and artwork from the “Landscape of Memory: Seven Installations from the Barjeel Art Foundation (Sharjah, UAE)” exhibition. For this episode, we have invited two Assistant Professors of Boston College’s Communication Department, Renée Pastel and Kristin Peterson. Together, they discuss Arab culture and the ways the artists in the exhibition are able to express diasporic and displaced memories in their installations.

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji (Baghdad, Iraq, 1960–), The House My Father Built, 2010 © Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah; Marwa Arsanios (Washington, DC, 1978–), All about Acapulco, 2010–11© Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.

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Art in Focus: “Landscape of Memory” with Professors Elitsa Molles and Maheen Haider

The McMullen Student Ambassadors are pleased to present Art in Focus, featuring an informal discussion between professors from various academic departments at Boston College. With each new episode, we aim to uncover a unique perspective on the works on display, informed by research and methodologies in areas of study across the University. Each conversation will bring the exhibition’s works “into focus” to highlight art’s expansive reach and interdisciplinary nature.

The following podcast is the first installment in the Art in Focus series, where we explore different themes and artwork from the “Landscape of Memory: Seven Installations from the Barjeel Art Foundation (Sharjah, UAE)” exhibition. For this episode, we have invited Boston College Assitant Professor of International Studies and Political Science Elitsa Molles and her colleague Assistant Professor Maheen Haider of the University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Sociology Department to discuss two artworks within the exhibition to offer unique insights into the experiences of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants. 

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji (Baghdad, Iraq, 1960–), The House My Father Built, 2010 © Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.

Mona Hatoum (Beirut, Lebanon, 1952–), Plotting Table, 1998 ©
Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.