Upcoming Symposium at Zimmerli Art Museum

[Allison Leigh-Perlman]

"Embodied Memories: The Work of Trauma in Art"
A symposium accompanying the exhibition
"Embodied Dreams: The Later Work of Boris Sveshnikov"

Date of the event: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 / 2:00 to 5:30pm

Venue: Zimmerli Art Museum. Rutgers University, 71 Hamilton Street, 
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, 732.932.7237 
www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu

Description:  
The symposium contributes to the emerging field of study on trauma and 
collective memory. It is organized in conjunction with the exhibition about 
Soviet dissident artist Boris Sveshnikov, who was imprisoned in Siberia and 
whose work was deeply affected by this experience.  The symposium brings 
together leading figures from a variety of disciplines to investigate the 
relationship between traumatic memory and art production. By representing 
such fields as sociology, history, psychology, Russian studies and art history, 
the speakers explore how art provides a vital link between the past and 
present for individuals whose lives were affected by trauma. 
 The speakers include:

•	Kristine Stiles, Professor of Art History, Duke University
“The State of Trauma Studies in Art History”
•	Jochen Hellbeck, Professor of History, Rutgers University 
“The Language of Soviet Experience and its Meanings”
•	Marianne Hirsch, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, 
Columbia University
“Postmemory, Art and Archive”

The moderator is Allison Leigh-Perlman, Zimmerli Dodge-Lawrence Fellow and 
Curator of the Exhibition.

The program of the symposium:
2:00 to 2:15 pm 	Opening remarks: Allison Leigh-Perlman
2:15 to 4:00pm	Guest speaker presentations
4:00 to 4:30pm	Questions and Answers
4:30 to 5:30pm	Reception and a curator-led tour of the exhibition 

For program details visit www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu//education/?id=118 
or call 732.932.7237, ext. 651.
	
This program is supported by the Avenir Foundation Endowment Fund. 

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