Fragments, Art, and Meaning in the Middle Ages

Date
Saturday, November 6, 2021
Related link
https://ima.princeton.edu/conferences/

Speakers

  • Patricia Blessing
    Princeton University
  • William Diebold
    Reed College
  • Shirin Fozi
    University of Pittsburgh
  • Gregor Kalas
    University of Tennessee at Knoxville
  • Kathryn M. Rudy
    University of Saint Andrews
  • Henry D. Schilb
    Princeton University
  • Susanne Wittekind
    Universität zu Köln

Details

The South Cerney Head, wood and gesso, ca.1130. British Museum.

The South Cerney Head, wood and gesso, ca.1130. British Museum. Reproduced under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license.

Seven speakers will consider the role played by fragments and fragmentation in the medieval and modern understanding of works of art. Their half-hour papers will address such topics as the use or reuse of fragments in the creation of new works; quotation and replication as a kind of fragmentation; fragmentation of the perceptual or conceptual experience of a work; deliberate fragmentation or fragmentariness in works such as pilgrims’ tokens or votive objects; and the modern engagement with fragments as an attempt to reconstruct lost works of art, lost visual traditions, or lost cultural practices.

Please note: This will be a hybrid conference. In accordance with campus health and safety guidelines, on-site attendance in Rabinowitz A17 will be limited to 50 pre-registered Princeton University students, faculty, staff, and others with building access approval from the university. Face coverings are required. Off-campus participants are cordially invited to join the conference online. All registration is free.

Sponsor
The Index of Medieval Art