IMC 2018: Sessions
Session 1605: Visual Memory: Art as a Reminder of the Past
Thursday 5 July 2018, 11.15-12.45
| Sponsor: | Universität Zürich |
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| Organiser: | Zofia Jackson, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Universität Zürich |
| Moderator/Chair: | Zofia Jackson, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Universität Zürich |
| Paper 1605-a | Sprouting out of Legends: National Genealogical Identity Rooted in the Trojan War Expressed in Art (Language: English) Index terms: Anthropology, Art History - Decorative Arts, Genealogy and Prosopography, Political Thought |
| Paper 1605-b | Cloths of Honour: A Visual and Functional Memory of the Gold-Ground (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Liturgy, Theology |
| Paper 1605-c | The Use of the Epic in Iran's National Memory: The Book of Kings (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Social History |
| Paper 1605-d | Sacrifice, Fate, and the Tradition of the Miles Christianus in Rubens (Language: English) Index terms: Art History - General, Art History - Painting, Political Thought, Politics and Diplomacy |
| Abstract | Feeble and forgetful, the human memory requires enhancement through an external reminder, such as a souvenir, written text, or artwork. These tokens of the past render the long lost occurrences alive again, creating a new visual language. The purpose of this session is to explore the special connection between art and memory. The speakers, specialists in the field of art history, showcase their research spanning from the 11th, through the 15th, to the 20th century. They focus on diverse media: tapestries, paintings, and sculptures from clashing cultural centers: Western Europe and Persia. With a wide thematic angle ranging from collective memory, self-fashioning and national identity, materiality and objects of memory, tradition, commemoration, and knowledge, they explore diverse approaches to illustrate the extent of the problem. |