阿尔弗雷德·Z. Solomon Residency

阿尔弗雷德·Z. Solomon Residency Fund was established by a bequest to 火博体育大学 in 2005. It supports short- and long-term residencies in the 艺术历史 and Art departments, bringing notable scholars, art坚持s, and critics to classrooms, studios, and the Tang 博物馆. Residencies address a wide range of issues in the visual arts and feature varied opportunities for both formal and informal interaction.

This program brings an innovative and vital dimension to the visual arts at Skidmore and fosters exciting collaboration among faculty, students and museum staff.

 

的 2023-2024 academic year Solomon Residency 主持 Dr. 悉达多V. 沙, the John Wieland 1958 Direct或者是 米德艺术缪斯um at Amherst College和Pak坚持ani American fiber sculpture and installation art坚持 Ruby Chishti.

Shah critically analyzed the Vicereine of India 玛丽可胜's ornate ball gown from 1902, and navigated how the dress transforms her body into a site of juxtaposed opulence and instability for both the dress and the British Raj. While exploring how Curzon's dress connects with the human desire to prevent decay, he connected Curzon's failing health with the British rule's decline. Following his lecture, Shah led a conversation 与Chishti. 

Chishti also led a textile workshop, which explored relationships to clothing as an intervention in the fast fashion era, and also raised questions regarding the value, preservation, and elevation of earth's resources.  Additionally, the workshop investigated the possibilities of building connections with people we've never met, as well as people we've loved and lost, through sartorial meanings.

玛丽可胜's "Peacock Dress," 1903 (left) and The Present is a Ruin Without the People, Chishti, 2016, Sound installation, 回收纺织, 娃娃的衣服, 钢丝网, 线程, 木, 装饰, 金属擦伤, 档案胶, 208 x 325 x 30cm (right)