Hinge Moments | Lecture Series by Linda Blair
Schedule
Mon Nov 01 2021 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm
Location
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library | La Jolla, CA
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MONDAY SERIESHinge Moments: From the Greeks to Picasso, Two Events that Transformed Western Art | Art History Lecture Series
Presented by Linda Blair
Mondays, November 1, 8 & 15; 7:30 PM
Over the many years (oh, alright, many, many years) I’ve had the privilege to stand behind a podium to share my passion for art with you, I’ve heard frustration—where, you wonder, do these specific talks nestle in Western art? Your frustration was appropriate: art cannot be extracted from the culture that produces and nurtures it. Art is an artifact of a total history. But instead of a larger historic context, you were rather inelegantly plopped down in one isolated historic era or lonely school of art.
Essentially, what you’ve requested is a timeline, Greeks to Picasso. So, let’s get to it! Let’s boil down two thousand, five hundred years in three hours—but very responsibly, of course. It’s been great fun to put this together, and I thank you.
Included will be an added fillip, a closer look at the two seminal eras, the “hinge moments” that halted the smooth-running course of that flow―halted, and redirected art into new, unpredictable directions. What in the world could cause such historic dislocation, such total reordering of inevitability? What, indeed. I call these hinge moments the “Great Disruption,” and the “Lesser Great Disruption.” What where they, and when? Your clues lie in this three-week series. ―Linda Blair
Linda Blair has taught art history for many years, at the La Jolla Athenaeum and UC San Diego Osher; she was a docent at The Cloisters. She holds a BA from Mills College and an MA from USD. She is an active volunteer at UC San Diego, dedicated to raising scholarship funds.
Note: Gift-wrapped copies of this talk may be ordered from the speaker; a portion of sales will be donated to the Athenaeum.
The lectures will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each lecture. Face coverings are optional for fully vaccinated attendees. Event capacity is limited to 70% for now.
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