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“Art in Focus” Podcast: “Cao Jun: Hymns to Nature” with Literature Professors Min Song and Joseph Nugent

National Spirit
Cao Jun, “National Spirit” 国风, 1999 ink and watercolor on paper, 180 x 144 cm

The McMullen Student Ambassadors are pleased to present our new podcast, 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 new 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” as both historic records and living objects that trade in today’s cultural and economic capital.

For this episode of Art in Focus, we have invited Professor Min Song and Professor Joseph Nugent from the English Department. Each professor was asked to choose a single piece from Cao Jun: Hymns to Nature, and share anything and everything that strikes them as interesting or curious. They chose the works featured here.

The Return of the King
Cao Jun, “The Return of the King” 王者归来, 2011 ink and watercolor on paper, 212 x 144 cm
Genesis
Cao Jun, “Genesis” 创世纪, 2010 ink on paper, 368 x 144 cm
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“Art in Focus” Podcast: “Nature’s Mirror” with Environmental Studies Professors Tara Pisani Gareau and Noah P. Snyder

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 new 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” as both historic records and living objects that trade in today’s cultural and economic capital.

For the third episode of Art in Focus, we have invited Professors Tara Pisani Gareau and Noah P. Snyder from the Environmental Studies Department. Each professor was asked to choose a single piece from Nature’s Mirror, and share anything and everything that strikes them as interesting or curious. They chose the works featured here.

Lamoriniere, Landscape in Kempen with Shepherds and Sheep
Jean Pierre François Lamorinière (1828 Antwerp–Antwerp 1911), “Landscape in Kempen with Shepherd and Sheep, n.d., oil on canvas, 62.9 x 85 cm, Hearn Family Trust
Degreef, Undergrowth
Jean-Baptiste Degreef (1852 Brussels–Auderghem 1894), “Undergrowth,” n.d., oil on canvas, 46 x 55.2 cm, Hearn Family Trust
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“Art in Focus” Podcast: “Nature’s Mirror” with Communication Professors Celeste Wells and Marcus Breen

The McMullen Student Ambassadors are pleased to present our new podcast, 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 new 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” as both historic records and living objects that trade in today’s cultural and economic capital.

For the second episode of Art in Focus, we have invited Professors Celeste Wells and Marcus Breen from the Communication Department. Each professor was asked to choose a single piece from Nature’s Mirror, and share anything and everything that strikes them as interesting or curious. They chose the works featured here.

Spilliaert, Scene of War
Léon Spilliaert (1881 Ostend-Brussels 1946), “Scene of War,” 1917, india ink, brush, and watercolor on paper, Collection of Jean and Howartd LeVaux
Verboeckhoven, Mountainous Landscape with Bridge
Eugèbe-Joseph Verboeckhoven (1799 Comines-Warneton-Schaerbeek 1881), “Mountainous Landscape with Bridge,” n.d., oil on paper, laid down on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Whitney Collection, promised gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and purchase, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003.42.55