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Staging the Table in Europe 1500-1800 and Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest are on view until July 9, 2023. Make a reservation to see the exhibitions or join one of our weekly Gallery Tours.

Enjoy early access to our upcoming programs, including lectures, a concert, and films. Register for one of the events listed below. As a BGC Member, you receive priority access and complimentary registration. For additional information, please contact us at 212.501.3071 or membership@bgc.bard.edu.

If your membership has lapsed, renew today to enjoy free programming, and, as always, unlimited free admission, discounts at our store, and invitations to special events.
 

Upcoming Events

Poetics of Black Sociality
A close reading of Polaroids with Zun Lee and Dawn Lundy Martin (Bard College), followed by a conversation with Drew Thompson (BGC)

March 15, 6 pm
38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall

Join BGC faculty member Drew Thompson as he continues his exploration of the Polaroid as an object of Black material culture. In this conversation, he is joined by photographer and curator Zun Lee and poet Dawn Lundy Martin.
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Vajrabhairava Mandala and Medium Specificity in the Mongol Court
A lecture by Yong Cho (University of California, Riverside)

March 22, 6 pm
38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall

A monumental work of silk tapestry depicting the Vajrabhairava mandala, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is one of the most dazzling works produced under the patronage of the Yuan dynasty’s Mongol ruling house (1271–1368). In this presentation, Yong Cho explores the Vajrabhairava mandala’s intended ritual function as well as Yuan-era courtly discourses that theorized silk tapestry as a medium of choice for divine imagery.
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Settings and Sounds
An exploration of early modern dining with food historian Ivan Day and music ensemble Sonnambula

March 29, 6 pm
38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall

When is asparagus not asparagus? When it is ice cream, of course! In this three-course foodless dinner party, Ivan Day explores culinary slapstick, the changing role of dining utensils, and other subjects from early modern dining. These mini-lectures are interwoven with interludes of music played on period instruments by Sonnambula.
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Scenes from Dinétah
An evening of music with Diné composer Connor Chee

April 26, 6 pm
38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall

Join us for a special concert with acclaimed Diné pianist and composer Connor Chee, featuring piano pieces written about elements of Navajo life, land, and culture, including weaving. It will be followed by a conversation with Shaped by the Loom exhibition curator Hadley Jensen.

Diné (Navajo) pianist and composer Connor Chee is known for combining his classical piano training with his Native American heritage. Chee made his Carnegie Hall debut at the age of 12 after winning a gold medal in the World Piano Competition. A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, Chee’s compositions are inspired by traditional Navajo chants and elements of Diné culture.
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The Way It Was
A screening of the film by Stephen Scher

May 17, 6 pm
38 West 86th Street, Lecture Hall

In the early 1970s, art historian and curator Stephen Scher turned a camera on the complex and exquisite ecosystem of Parisian dining. This collage of footage remained perfectly preserved in the can for 50 years; but now, as the filmmaker assembles it into a documentary, we can behold the end of a culinary era. Following a preview screening of the in-process film, The Way It Was, Dr. Scher will converse with Staging the Table curator Deborah Krohn about the ever-changing art of dining.
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There’s so much to look forward to at Bard Graduate Center when you’re a member! Members enjoy free admission, receive invitations to member events, priority reservations for public programs, and discounts on gifts, books, and select programs. Please see BGC Membership for a complete list of benefits. We look forward to welcoming you to our exhibitions and programs! Thank you.
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Shaped by the Loom: Weaving Worlds in the American Southwest install image by Da Ping Luo.
Contemporary Navajo weaving tools, wooden combs and battens. Courtesy Belvin Pete, Lynda Teller Pete, and Barbara Teller Ornelas.
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