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Double Vision: The Unerring Eye of Art World Avatars Dominique and John de Menil

Albertine 972 5th Avenue, New York

Journalist and editor William Middleton will present Double Vision (Alfred A. Knopf), his biography of celebrated twentieth century art collectors, Dominique and John de Menil. The Menil couple presented groundbreaking exhibits of art, demonstrated great artistic scholarship, were responsible for the creation of innovative galleries and museums, and worked in support of civil rights. They created an oasis of culture in their Philip Johnson-designed…

Exoticism Abroad: Vasilii Polenov and Ilia Repin’s Visual Experimentations with Ethnic and Racial Difference in Paris (with Maria Taroutina and Discussant Nathaniel Knight)

Join us for another installment of the 19v Seminar Series! Vasilii Polenov and Ilia Repin’s three-year sojourn in Paris from 1873 to 1876 as pensioners of the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Arts has long been the subject of considerable interest among Russian and Western scholars alike. To date, most investigations into this topic have centered on their formative encounter…