Gallery Talk: Meaning Makers

Name: Gallery Talk: Meaning Makers
Start: 2025-08-27T12:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-27T13:00:00-04:00
Location: Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

Schedule

Wed Aug 27 2025 at 12:30 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138 | Cambridge, MA

In East Asian art, nearly every aspect of an artwork’s design is encoded with meaning. Join associate curator Yan Yang for a talk about a new installation in the East Asian art gallery that investigates images—often drawn from the natural world and from literature—that convey rich information through allusion and wordplay. The installation includes paintings, textiles, and ceramics from China, Korea, and Japan.
This gallery talk is part of our New on View series, highlighting recent gallery installations and presenting new insights into recent acquisitions or old favorites.
Led by:
Yan Yang 楊妍, Assistant Curator of the Collection, Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art
Please check in with museum staff at the Visitor Services desk in the Calderwood Courtyard to request to join the gallery talk. Talks are limited to 18 people and are available on a first-come, first-served basis; no registration is required.