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If you're feeling unsettled by the work above, you're not alone. Artist Mona Hatoum grounds her work in the materiality of the body to convey a sense of dislocation and displacement. 

Come visit this work (and more!) in our special exhibition Seeing in Art and Medicine, on view now on Level 3. Want a student's perspective? Join Genesis Nam ’24 for a spotlight tour of the exhibition this Sunday.

lecture

Seeing in Art and Medicine: A Conversation

Thursday, October 5
6-7:15PM

Hear from the exhibition's curator and the co-founders of the medical humanities program that inspired it.

student guide tour

Sensing the Divine

Saturday, October 7
11-11:50AM

Join Hanna Carney ’25 to look at multisensory religious experiences as portrayed in art and the significant role they play in people’s lives.

student guide tour

Out of This World

Sunday, October 9
2-2:50PM

Explore the intersection of art and astronomy with Arielle Frommer '25.

materials lab workshop

19th-Century French Graphite Drawing Techniques

Friday, October 13
1-4PM

Create your own graphite drawings that follow centuries-old practices.

The Division of European and American Art is hiring! Learn more about the division office assistant and drawings department assistant positions and apply today!

On October 10, join the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis to learn about the dig's activities and longstanding involvement of students. The presentation is also a chance for you to find out how you can join the excavation team this summer! More info on the program and the entire Worldwide Week at Harvard schedule of events can be found here.
 
On October 13, join Curatorial Fellow in Photography Jackson Davidow for Queering the Museum, a program exploring works that explore diverse genders and sexualities. Read more about the program and RSVP here.

On October 18, Harvard students are invited to join artist Bosco Sodi and former Houghton Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Mary Schneider Enriquez for a tour and discussion of Sodi’s sculpture installation Origen. Registration is required so RSVP today!

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From Our Friends...

The Carpenter Center invites you to two celebrations in one night! On Thursday, October 5, toast to the opening of This Machine Creates Opacities: Robert Fulton, Renée Green, Pierre Huyghe, and Pope.L with an artist talk by Pope.L. Following the talk, the festivities continue with a special community dinner in the Carpenter Center’s sunken terrace. The dinner, reception, and talk are free and open to all – please come and bring friends! 

Image (Header): Mona Hatoum, Palestinian, Hair Necklace (wood)2013. Human hair and wooden bust. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. G. David Thompson, in memory of his son, G. David Thompson, Jr., Class of 1958, by exchange, 2013.16 © Mona Hatoum, courtesy of Alexander and Bonin, New York.