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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:LRCCS Noon Lecture Series | Legitimizing Painting as a Livelihood for \"Gentlemen\" (shi 士) in 10th–13th Century China
DESCRIPTION:One of the most paradigmatic frameworks in Song dynasty (960–1279) art history is a division between high-status\, avocational “literati” or “gentleman” (shi 士) painters and low-status\, occupational “artisan” (gong 工) painters. This presentation situates that symbolic boundary within a specific discourse of artistic appraisal\, and contrasts it with a growing acceptance of painting as a legitimate livelihood for respectable “gentlemen” in the 10th–13th centuries. By tracing the coexistence of these two conflicting perspectives on occupational painting\, and their impact on occupational painters\, it offers a new understanding of how social and symbolic boundaries were negotiated in Song art worlds.\n   \n   Zach Berge-Becker is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Lecturer at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies. His research examines practices and processes of identity construction and social distinction in middle period China\, by focusing on fields of action that served as leisure for some and livelihoods for others\, such as: painting\, making music\, fishing\, gardening\, and playing board games.
UID:143073-21892018@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/143073
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art History
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20260116T125545
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260215T140000
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SUMMARY:Tours:Sunday Drop-In Tour | Everything Old Is New Again
DESCRIPTION:This drop-in tour examines the fascinating overlaps found in artworks\, whether created in the ancient Mediterranean\, during the European Renaissance\, or in the modern era. “Everything Old Is New Again” explores artifacts within the Kelsey\, likening them to more recent famous works of art found outside the museum’s walls.  Works such as Marc Chagall’s *I and the Village* will be compared to the Djehutymose coffin\, and we will discuss Kelsey’s naturalistic Fayum portrait in comparison to Leonardo da Vinci’s *Mona Lisa*\, to name a few. This tour will make about eight stops within the Kelsey\, accompanied by large photographs of artwork outside the museum.\n\nThis event is free and open to all visitors. If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessing this event\, please visit our accessibility page at https://myumi.ch/zwPkd or contact the education office by calling (734) 647-4167. We ask for advance notice as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
UID:144025-21894542@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/144025
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art History
LOCATION:Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
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DTSTAMP:20260309T174615
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260323T120000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:Museums at Noon
DESCRIPTION:At the conclusion of 2025\, the National Palace Museum of Taipei celebrated its centennial with displays highlighting a hundred years of collection\, preservation\, exhibition\, and education. This landmark exhibition series\, “Enduring Legacy\,” is recognized globally as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view more than a hundred masterpieces: exceptional treasures and artworks housed in this prestigious museum’s collection. Many of the objects have never been on public display\, and others have appeared only rarely due to conservation restrictions. \n\nIn this presentation\, four graduate students from the Department of History of Art will share their experiences visiting the museum. Addressing the artworks and the exhibits\, the presenters will discuss their impressions and the potential trajectories of another century of museology.\n\nPresentation takes place in Room 180 Tappan Hall / or join via Zoom at https://umich.zoom.us/j/95003774833
UID:146366-21898960@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146366
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art History
LOCATION:Tappan Hall - 180
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DTSTAMP:20260303T141552
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260331T180000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:America at 250: History\, Memory\, and Truth
DESCRIPTION:Museums are the classrooms of our country. They play a crucial role in helping us understand the nation’s complex past. Join us for a dynamic conversation with Lonnie G. Bunch III\, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and Lynette Clemetson\, Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists\, as they reflect on the significance of the 250th anniversary of the United States.  At a moment in which discussions about our shared past and collective future feel especially urgent\, this event offers an opportunity to learn from a leader who has devoted his career to informing and inspiring Americans to strive for the public good. \n\nQ & A will follow and copies of Secretary Bunch's book *A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush\, Obama\, and Trump* will be available for purchase.\n\nLonnie G. Bunch III is the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian. He assumed his position June 16\, 2019. As Secretary\, he oversees 21 museums\, 21 libraries\, the National Zoo\, numerous research centers\, and several education units and centers. Two new museums—the National Museum of the American Latino and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum—are in development. Bunch was the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Bunch chronicled the creation of the museum in his book\, *A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush\, Obama\, and Trump*\, and is the first historian to be Secretary of the Institution. Since 2024\, Bunch has been Honorary Professor of Practice at Queen’s University Belfast. A member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences\, Bunch received France’s highest award\, The Legion of Honor\, in 2021.\n\nLynette Clemetson is Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists\, home of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists at the University of Michigan. She came to the university from NPR where she was Senior Director of Strategy and Content Initiatives\, developing and guiding projects across broadcast\, digital and events to develop new audiences. Her career in journalism spans newspapers\, magazines and audio across a range of platforms. As a reporter\, she was a Washington-based correspondent for *The New York Times *and *Newsweek*\, writing about politics\, social issues and demographic change. Prior to her domestic correspondent work\, she was an international correspondent for *Newsweek *based in Hong Kong\, where she covered the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule in 1997. She moved into digital strategy and leadership in 2008 as the founding managing editor of TheRoot.com\, launched for The Washington Post Company with Henry Louis Gates Jr. She is also the former Director of Content Strategy at Pew Center on the States.\n\n*This 2026 Marc and Constance Jacobson Lecture is presented by the Institute for the Humanities in partnership with Wallace House Center for Journalists. Additional support provided by the Initiative for Democracy & Civic Empowerment\, Life-Changing Education\, Museum Studies Program\, U-M Library\, and the U-M Museum of Art*.
UID:142899-21891778@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142899
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art History
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20260306T163422
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260402T133000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:CJS Noon Lecture Series | James Marshall Plumer’s Collecting Journey in War-torn Japan: Mingei Pottery\, Folk Deities\, and Ainu Art
DESCRIPTION:Please note: This lecture will be held in person in room 1010\, Weiser Hall\, and virtually on Zoom. The webinar is free and open to the public\, but registration is required. Once you've registered\, joining information will be sent to your email. Register for the Zoom webinar at https://myumi.ch/79Q63\n   \n   James Marshall Plumer (1899–1960) is remembered as a U-M professor and authority on East Asian ceramics\, best known for identifying the kiln site of Jian (Tenmoku) ware in China. Between 1948 and 1949\, Plumer served as Fine Arts Advisor to the General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers\, traveling around Japan to assess the condition of cultural properties. During the trips\, he collected Mingei (Folk Art Movement) pottery\, images of folk deities\, and Ainu objects\, which later became part of the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s (UMMA) holdings. Drawing upon these objects and his personal diaries\, this talk examines Plumer’s collecting journey and highlights his legacy as an advocate of Japanese art and influential cultural leader in the immediate postwar period.\n   \n   Natsu Oyobe\, Ph.D.\, is curator of Asian art at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). Specializing in modern and contemporary Japanese art\, she has curated numerous art exhibitions\, including *Isamu Noguchi and Qi Baishi: Beijing 1930* (2013) and *Clay as Soft Power: Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America and Japan* (2022). She is also co-curating an exhibition about the artistic practices of Ainu women\, which will open at UMMA at a later date.\n   \n   Image: James Marshall Plumer at Yue ware kiln site\, Zhejiang province\, China. James Marshall Plumer Papers\, FSA.A.14\, National Museum of Asian Art Archives\, donated by Caroline I. Plumer\, 1961.\n\nThis lecture is cosponsored by the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). Learn more about UMMA at https://umma.umich.edu/\n\n*Accommodation: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you\, please contact us at cjsevents@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.*
UID:142554-21891149@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142554
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art History
LOCATION:Weiser Hall - 10th Floor
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