"Forgetting Remembering" is a two-day exhibition of fine art prints and artists’ books by Czech and Slovak artists who explore the notion of memory, perception and reality. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, November 15, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. The exhibition features contemporary fine art prints and artists’ books by fourteen Czech and Slovak artists, both renowned and…
at The Catholic Center at NYU (238 Thompson St.) Three years ago, our founder Baroness Zerilli passed away. Every day here at Casa, the institution she nurtured with love, wisdom, and boundless energy, we feel the profound sadness of her loss. However, we continue to feel the joy and honor of being the custodians of Casa's mission, as she had…
Design historian Maureen Footer and fashion expert, TV producer, and award-winning author Marie-France Pochna will be discussing Footer’s latest book, Dior and His Decorators: Victor Grandpierre, Georges Geffroy, and the New Look (Vendome Press), the first in-depth account of the two Parisian interior designers associated with Christian Dior. Eloquently written and beautifully illustrated, it recounts the evolution of Dior’s aesthetic as a fashion…
Renowned author, James Carroll, presents, "The Jews, the Irish, and a Challenge to Catholic Anti-Semitism: A Boston Story". The sister of Cardinal Richard Cushing, Archbishop of Boston, was married (outside the Church) to a Jewish fellow named Dick Pearlstein. It was the 1950’s. On the Boston Common, Pearlstein heard the anti-Semitic preaching of Father Leonard Feeney, an ultra-conservative Jesuit. Pearlstein’s…