Andrew Finegold in conversation with Claudia Brittenham on his book, Vital Voids: Cavities and Holes in Mesoamerican Material Culture
Art History Colloquium
September 24, 2021
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Chicago, IL 60612
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Anchored by the close analysis of a single object—a Late Classic Maya codex-style dish known as the Resurrection Plate—this book examines a variety of empty spaces created in diverse grounds in the material culture of ancient Mesoamerica. It is argued that these collectively reflect a fundamental metaphysical conception held by Mesoamerican peoples of holes and voids as necessary prerequisites for the emergence of life and its associated creative energies and material abundance.
Andrew Finegold is an art historian specializing in the visual culture of the ancient Americas and current assistant professor at UIC. Claudia Brittenham’s research focuses on the art of ancient Mesoamerica, with particular attention to the ways that the
materiality of art and the politics of style contribute to our understanding of the ontology of images.
Andrew Finegold is an art historian specializing in the visual culture of the ancient Americas and current assistant professor at UIC. Claudia Brittenham’s research focuses on the art of ancient Mesoamerica, with particular attention to the ways that the
materiality of art and the politics of style contribute to our understanding of the ontology of images.
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Date posted
Sep 21, 2021
Date updated
Sep 21, 2021
Speakers
Andrew Finegold | Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago
