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Visual
Politics in California Subject of Lecture at
Pomona College
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Dr. Peter Selz will discuss his recent book Art of
Engagement: Visual Politics in California and Beyond
(2006) at Pomona College on Wednesday, February 21, at
4:15 p.m.
In Art of Engagement, Selz addresses the long,
overlooked history of visual art in American politics and
examines California’s role in furthering political art on
both the national and international levels. In an effort
that Artweek has called “honorable, knowledgeable and
extremely well researched,” he has secured political art a
place in the pantheon of 20th-century American art.
Beginning with the Beat and Counterculture movements of the
post-World War II era, California’s long history of
political activism has been characterized by the
inextricable link between its art and politics. From the
Free Speech Movement of the 1960s to recent protests
surrounding the war in Iraq, visual art especially has
inspired and engaged generations of political activists,
encapsulating the spirit of an era in striking visual form.
The book accompanies the exhibition “Visual Politics: The
Art of Engagement”, currently on display at the San Jose
Museum of Art. Selz, a professor emeritus of the history of
art at the University of California, Berkeley, and a former
professor of art history and art gallery director at Pomona
College (1955-58), is also the author of Nathan Oliveira
(2002), Barbara Chase-Riboud, Sculptor
(1999), Art in Our Times (1981), and German
Expressionist Painting (1957).
The lecture will be held in Lyman Auditorium, Thatcher Music
Building (340 N. College Ave., Claremont). A reception in
the Pomona College Museum of Art (330 N. College Ave.,
Claremont) will follow the talk. Contact: (909) 607-2253.
Pomona College is one of the nation’s premier liberal arts
institutions, offering a comprehensive program in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its
hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between
students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for
student research. Visit Pomona College on the web at
www.pomona.edu. |
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