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Workshop Talk with Erika Doss
Thursday, March 30, 2023 4:30pm
Thursday, March 30, 2023 4:30pm
EODIAH Workshop Talk: Please join us on campus at UTD Thursday, March 30, 4:30 p.m., for a workshop talk with art historian Erika Doss.
“Looking at Gift Horses: Ivan Mestrovic, Hans Haacke, and Public Art in Chicago, 1928-2018,” focuses on two examples of public art gifted to the city of Chicago. Ivan Mestrovic’s 1928 statues The Bowman and The Spearman both depict naked Native American warriors on horseback, and Hans Haacke’s Gift Horse (2018), a temporary installation of an equestrian skeleton, wears a live stock ticker on its right foreleg, tied in a bow while continuously displaying market prices.
Exploring the origins, motivation, and reception of both projects, this talk looks at the intersections between art, money, politics, and public interests over time.
Image 1: Ivan Mestrovic, The Bowman, 1928, Congress Plaza entrance to Grant Park, Chicago, Image 2: Hans Haacke, Gift Horse, 2018, Art Institute of Chicago, Bluhm Family Terrace
The talk will take place at UTD in the Edith O'Donnell Arts & Technology Building (ATC), ATC 3.205, from 4:30 to 5:30, followed by a reception in the EODIAH suite. The university is located at 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas.
RSVP to Heather.Bowling@utdallas.edu.
Edith O'Donnell Arts & Technology Building (ATC), ATC 3.205
800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, Texas 75080-3021
Undergraduate Students, Faculty & Staff, Alumni, General Public, Prospective Students, Graduate Students, International Students
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