Revival of Art and Culture after World War II

Greetings!

Please join us for an academic symposium on art and culture in Russia after World War II. This program is part of the ongoing exhibition 

Faces of Revival:
Postwar Russia in the Art of Felix Lembersky 1913-1970 
at Boston University
http://www.bu.edu/hillel/gallery/LemberskyAcademicSymposium.html

Where?
  Rubin Frankel Gallery, Boston University Hillel House
  213 Bay State Road
  Boston, MA
  Near Kenmore Sq; street parking on Bay State road 
When?
  Thursday, November 10, 6pm-9pm 

  Academic Symposium: 
  Revival in Art and Culture after World War II 
Featuring a panel of distinguished speakers from around the world, this symposium will examine topics related to the exhibition, including the intersection of realism and modernism, Socialist Realism and non-conformism, Judaic and Christian symbols in modern Jewish art, and the revival of art after the trauma of war.

  a.. Alison Hilton, Ph. D - the Wright Family Professor of Art History and director of M.A. Program in Art and Museum Studies at Georgetown University. Professor Hilton's major area of research and publication is Russian and Soviet art with focus on nonconformist art, Impressionism, Russian folk art and women and gender issues.
  b.. Irina Karasik, Ph. D - Art historian and senior research curator at the Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Dr. Karasik published extensively on Russian and Soviet art. 
  c.. David Shneer, Ph. D. - Professor of History at University of Colorado. His work concentrates on modern Jewish society and culture, modern Russian and Jewish history, and the history of Jews and sexuality.
  d.. Joe Troncale, Ph. D. - Associate professor of Russian Literature and Visual Culture. Dr. Troncale curated two exhibitions of contemporary Russian painting and non-conformist art. He published on literature, film, and painting.

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