TRADITIONALISM AND MODERNISM IN WESTERN ART AND ARCHITECTURE

November 8-12, 2009

Western art and architecture have long been thought to reflect and celebrate the natural and sometimes supernatural orders.  This view came under challenge with the birth of modernism, which called into question the traditional understandings of God, nature, and art.

This second CCA of the 2009-2010 academic year will discuss the shift from traditionalism to modernism in art and architecture, its philosophic and social significance, and the future direction of art.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

8:00 p.m. “Traditionalism, Modernism, and the Meaning of Art”
  Roger Scruton
  Institute for the Psychological Sciences

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9

4:00 p.m. “Influences of Pre-Modern on Modern Art”
  Karen Wilkin
  Art Curator and Critic

8:00 p.m. “The Birth of Impressionism”
  Ross King
  Author, The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10

4:00 p.m. “The Shift from Pre-Modern to Modern Art in America”
  Michael J. Lewis
  Williams College
  Author, American Art and Architecture

8:00 p.m. “Democracy and Architecture”
  Allan Greenberg
  Architect and Author, The Architecture of Democracy: American Architecture and the Legacy of the Revolution

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

4:00 p.m. “Classical vs. Modern Architecture”  
  Thomas Gordon Smith
  Architect, Notre Dame University

8:00 p.m. “Where is Art Heading?”
  Frederick Turner
  University of Texas at Dallas
  Author, Culture of Hope: A New Birth of the Classical Spirit

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12

11:00 a.m. Faculty Roundtable

All Speakers Confirmed