4 + 5 APRIL, 2008


In a world of global commerce and communication, Anglo-American academic and commercial art institutions have taken on the challenge of making meaning of art from all cultures of the world. While art historians grapple with the complexities of adapting methodologies in the aftermath of Western post-colonialism and multiculturalism, trans-national curators and contemporary artists are redefining the very notion of borders. Symposium speakers will address the global influences that are reshaping their insight into human understanding and art.

The backdrop for the symposium is the Smith College Museum of Art’s spring exhibition, African Beaded Art: Power and Adornment.

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