This Week
A large clay sphere with several cracks in a gallery.
On Saturday, March 18, the Harvard Art Museums debut a new installation of 14 handmade clay spheres by Mexican-born artist Bosco Sodi. This presentation marks the first display of art on the museums’ outdoor terrace on Broadway. After spending some time with these exciting works, you can view our current exhibitions: From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire and A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection.

While you’re here, take a tour of From the Andes to the Caribbean with curator Horace D. Ballard or make a sculpture of a Carnival mask guided by a fourth-generation Quechua retablo artist (make sure to reserve a spot for each!).

Next week, come out for a panel and film screening focused on the survival of Indigenous languages in Latin America or sign up for an Art Study Seminar about ancient Greek and Roman terracotta figurines, inspired by the World Within Reach exhibition.
 
We look forward to seeing you!
A large clay sphere with several cracks in a gallery.

INSTALLATION

Bosco Sodi: Origen

Bosco Sodi’s practice explores the earth’s elements, marrying age-old traditions of sculpting clay with a contemporary vision of creating simple universal forms that prompt reflection. Make a special visit this weekend to see the work in person, outside on the Broadway terrace and on Level 1.
A courtyard full of people chatting.

Venture out on Thursday, March 30 for this special Harvard Art Museums At Night celebrating the From the Andes to the Caribbean exhibition, with related tours and art-making activities. Grab an Aeronaut beer and some Caribbean food with your friends, listen to music in the Calderwood Courtyard, and experience the world-class collections of the Harvard Art museums. Remember, Harvard Art Museums at Night is a free event!

 

 
A black and white image of a woman looking at a painting of a nude female figure.

On Thursday, March 23, acclaimed Black German academic, artist, and activist Natasha A. Kelly dives into her recent work reflecting on the social context of German Expressionism from a Black feminist perspective. Reserve your spot for this free lecture today!
 
Person sitting at a table filled with small, brightly colored sculptures.

Sign up for this two-part workshop, on Sunday, March 19 and Sunday, March 26, with Quechua retablos artist Zuly Palomino Jimenez. You’ll learn about the history and material significance of this traditional folk art form and you’ll also create your own intricately decorated potato-plaster mask sculpture to fit inside a retablo. This workshop series is offered in English and in Spanish.
Two incarcerated men in orange clothes are in a cell together, one lying down and one drawing at a table.

Join us Wednesday, March 22, for a free film screening of Art & Krimes by Krimes and a panel discussion focused on art as a tool for surviving prison and for critiquing mass incarceration. After the film, formerly incarcerated artists Jesse Krimes and Russell Craig will talk about the current state of the criminal legal system and how we can plot a course toward ending mass incarceration through the lens of art.
Ancient building ruins and brown mosaic floors, topped by a modern white roof.

In the next Sardis Biennial lecture, on Tuesday, March 28, professor Nicholas D. Cahill of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will discuss recent excavations and discoveries at Sardis, one of the great ancient cities of western Türkiye from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages.

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Images: Header and Bosco Sodi: Origen: Bosco Sodi, Mexican (b. Mexico City 1970), Untitled, 2021. Clay; 58 × 56 × 56 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Kasmin, New York, TL42518.10. Artwork: © Studio Bosco Sodi. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Kasmin, New York. Art Extravaganza: © Cailtin Cunningham Photography. Contemporary Perspectives: Natasha A. Kelly, from her documentary film Milli’s Awakening (2018). Credit: Anh Trieu, Henning Fehr, and Philipp Rühr. Make Your Own Mask!: Zuly Palomino Jimenez painting potato-plaster Carnival masks, in Lima, Peru, 2019. Photo: Edilberto Jimenez. Art & Justice: Still image from Art & Krimes by Krimes. © Molly Schwartz. The Latest from Sardis: A view of the synagogue at Sardis, showcasing the newly installed roof, which was designed to protect the building and its mosaic floors. The protective covering was made possible through the generous support of Patrick Healy. © Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College.

Bosco Sodi: Origen is supported by the Melvin R. Seiden and Janine Luke Fund for Publications and Exhibitions. Modern and contemporary art programs at the Harvard Art Museums are made possible in part by generous support from the Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., Fund for Modern and Contemporary Art. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.

Loans and exhibition coordination for From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire courtesy of the Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation. Support for the exhibition is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation Fund for the American Art Department; the Bolton Fund for American Art, Gift of the Payne Fund; the Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund; and the Gurel Student Exhibition Fund. Related programming is supported by the M. Victor Leventritt Lecture Series Endowment Fund.

Support for A World Within Reach: Greek and Roman Art from the Loeb Collection is provided by the Kelekian Fund.






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