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SUMMARY:Americans in Paris with Debra Bricker Balken and Éric de Chassey
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D165471d0-5767-4809-b679-98b00f22c923%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F87122515442|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Ways of Seeing\, a special series exploring the connections between storytelling\, creativity\, and the visual world. Join the conversation and attend events featuring cultural luminaries. Learn more → \nCurator Debra Bricker Balken and art historian Éric de Chassey discuss the key artists featured in the exhibit “Americans in Paris” about American artists in postwar Paris\, whose catalog was on the American Library in Paris 2023 Book Award short list. This groundbreaking volume explores the American creative community in postwar Paris\, uncovering the academies\, galleries\, and artistic exchanges that defined their experience. Featuring never-before-published interviews and new scholarship\, Americans in Paris examines how the city influenced a pivotal moment in American art between 1946 and 1962. \nAbout the speakers: \nDebra Bricker Balken is an award-winning independent curator\, scholar\, and writer who has assembled numerous exhibitions internationally for major museums on subjects relating to American modernism and contemporary art. Most recently\, she authored Harold Rosenberg: A Critic’s Life (University of Chicago Press\, 2021)\, and Arthur Dove: A Catalogue of Paintings and Things (Yale University Press\, 2021). In 2017\, she curated Mark Tobey: Threading the Light\, which was organized by the Addison Gallery of American Art\, and opened at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection with that year’s Venice Biennale. \nÉric de Chassey\, art historian\, has been Director of the French National Institute for Art History since 2016 and Professor of Contemporary Art History at the ENS de Lyon since 2012. He is Honorary Director of the Académie de France in Rome – Villa Médicis\, which he directed for six years (2009-2015). He has published́\, in French\, English\, Italian\, German\, Spanish\, Portuguese and Polish\, articles\, essays\, catalogs and books on art. He has also curated some forty exhibitions. Since 2022\, he has chaired the RIHA\, leading its project to compile a history of the visual arts in Europe.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1661353661878{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-color: #9e0143 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of Gregory Annenberg Weingarten of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
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SUMMARY:Adventures in the Louvre with Elaine Sciolino
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”RSVP Now” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fhost.nxt.blackbaud.com%2Fregistration-form%2F%3FformId%3D5f7f02e6-9103-4543-9f7e-e83c5a5ed2f4%26envId%3Dp-Dm_SN_kaVE6HLULDUnPr0g%26zone%3Deur|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_btn title=”Zoom Link” style=”custom” custom_background=”#9e0143″ custom_text=”#ffffff” size=”lg” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fj%2F86350614272|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This event is part of Ways of Seeing\, a special series exploring the connections between storytelling\, creativity\, and the visual world. Join the conversation and attend events featuring cultural luminaries. Learn more → \nElaine Sciolino‘s Adventures in the Louvre is the perfect travel companion for those who aim to forge an intimate connection with the museum that houses masterpieces such as the Mona Lisa\, the Venus de Milo\, and other magnificent works of art that are icons of human achievement. In the book\, Sciolino demystifies the Louvre by introducing readers to her favorite artworks and the people who bring the museum to life\, while revealing unexpected mysteries\, delights\, and frustrations within the museum’s walls. \nThis event will be moderated by Sophie-Caroline de Margerie. \nAbout the speakers: \nElaine Sciolino is a contributing writer and former Paris bureau chief for the New York Times. She is the author of six books\, including the bestsellers\, The Only Street in Paris\, The Seine and La Seduction. A chevalier of the French Legion of Honor\, she serves on the executive board of Reporters Without Borders. She has a M.A. degree in French history from New York University and has been awarded multiple honorary doctorate degrees. She has lived in Paris since 2002. \nSophie-Caroline de Margerie is a judge at the Conseil d’Etat. A graduate of Sciences Po. and ENA\, she holds an M.A. in English literature. As a career diplomat\, she served at the Presidency of the Republic for several years. A former trustee of the American Library in Paris\, she is on the board of various cultural institutions and think-tanks. She is the author of two biographies: Edmond Rostand ou le Baiser de la Gloire (Paris\, Grasset\, 1997) and American Lady – The Life of Susan Mary Alsop (Paris\, Robert Laffont\, 2011 and New York\, Viking\, 2012).[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Important information: The discussion will be available both online and in person. While the conversation will happen in person (the speakers will appear in the Reading Room)\, the Library will stream the conversation on Zoom for a live viewing experience. Both in-person and online attendees will be able to pose questions. \nAttendance at this event constitutes permission for your photograph or video to be taken at the event and used by the American Library in Paris for marketing\, promotional\, pedagogical\, or other purposes.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757417425838{border-left-width: 8px !important;padding-left: 8px !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-color: #9e0143 !important;}”] \nEvenings with an Author are free and open to the public (with a 10€ suggested donation)\nthanks to the generous support of GRoW @ Annenberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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LOCATION:The American Library in Paris
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