TRADITIONALISM AND MODERNISM IN WESTERN ART AND ARCHITECTURE
November 8-12, 2009
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