Thursday, May 17, 4:30pm with Christopher J. Renz, OP (Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology)
Drawing primarily upon historical graphic works in the BAMPFA collection, Agony in Effigy: Art, Truth, Pain, and the Body explores the ways in which physical violence is represented in art through visual cues using an impassioned language of gestures—what German art historian Aby Warburg described as the pathos formula, an enduring artistic motif in which victims are depicted seemingly taking pleasure in their own extreme pain.
After gathering in the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive lobby at 4:30pm, check in with a Center for the Arts & Religion (CARe) staff member for a complimentary ticket. Your Eventbrite RSVP does not include admission to BAMPFA. Please check in with a CARe staff member upon arrival to receive your complimentary museum admission ticket. Thank you!
Graduate Theological Union students, staff, faculty, and friends are all welcome. BAMPFA is located at 2155 Center Street, between Oxford Street and Shattuck Avenue, in downtown Berkeley | bampfa.berkeley.edu