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“Art in Focus” Podcast: “Nature’s Mirror” with Communication Professors Celeste Wells and Marcus Breen

Léon Spilliaert (1881 Ostend-Brussels 1946), "Scene of War," 1917, india ink, brush, and watercolor on paper, Collection of Jean and Howartd LeVaux

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

 

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Art in Focus: “Nature’s Mirror” with Professors Jeffery Howe and Mary Armstrong

Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921), "Memory of Bruges. Entrance to the Beguinage," 1904, pastel and black chalk on paper, 27 x 43.5 cm, Hearn Family Trust

The McMullen Student Ambassadors are pleased to present our podcast, Art in Focus, featuring an informal discussion between professors from various academic departments at Boston College. With each episode, we aim to uncover new perspectives on the works on display in the museum. These perspectives are informed by research and methodologies in areas of study across the University. Each conversation will bring the exhibition’s works “into focus” as historical living objects that trade in today’s cultural and economic capital.

For the first episode of Art in Focus, we have invited Art History Professor and Curator of Nature’s Mirror: Reality and Symbol in Belgian Landscape Jeffery Howe and Studio Professor Mary Armstrong from the Art, Art History, and Film Department. Each professor was asked to choose a single piece from Nature’s Mirror and share anything and everything that struck them as interesting or curious. They chose the works featured here.

vanKuyck_Marsh_at_Twilight
Frans van Kuyck (1852–1915), “Marsh at Twilight,” n.d., oil on canvas, 52.7 x 70.8 cm, Hearn Family Trust
Khnopff, Memory of Bruges. Entrance to the Beguinage, v2
Fernand Khnopff (1858–1921), “Memory of Bruges. Entrance to the Beguinage,” 1904, pastel and black chalk on paper, 27 x 43.5 cm, Hearn Family Trust
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Special Episode: An Interview with Curator Elizabeth Thompson Goizueta

Join our hosts, Ellen Hill and Faye Hubregsen, as they interview Elizabeth Thompson Goizueta. Professor Goizueta is the curator of our current exhibition, Rafael Soriano: The Artist as Mystic. This exhibition highlights the Cuban painter’s works of geometric abstraction, surrealist biomorphism, and the luminous, mystical imagery of his mature period. Today’s topics include how Professor Goizueta’s studies in literature influence her experiences with curation, the challenges, and rewards of this exhibition in particular; her take on the art of Rafael Soriano, and more.