ICMA in London and Edinburgh
The Byzantine Tradition in Africa
Andrea Myers Achi
Assistant Curator, Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
29 and 31 March 2023
LONDON
Wednesday 29 March 2023 at 6pm BST
ICMA at The Courtauld Lecture
In person and online via Zoom
Free, booking essential
Register HERE for the annual ICMA at the Courtauld Lecture
EDINBURGH
Friday 31 March 2023 at 5:15pm BST
University of Edinburgh
In person only
Free, booking not required
Lady of Carthage. 4th - 5th century, Marble and green glass, 43 5/16 x 41 3/4 in. Carthage Museum.
About the talk:
In the Fall of 2023, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a groundbreaking exhibition that builds upon its long legacy of award-winning Byzantine exhibitions. This lecture will provide an overview of the exhibition, Africa & Byzantium, which explores translations of Byzantine art and culture by local and foreign artists working in northern and eastern Africa from the fourth through fifteenth centuries and beyond. Faith, politics, and commerce across land and sea linked African communities to Byzantium, resulting in a lively interchange of arts and beliefs. The exhibition will broaden public understanding of the Byzantine world, its reach, and its transcultural authority and examine the important role of early African Christian civilizations in this creative sphere. After a summary of the exhibition’s key themes and major artworks, this lecture will conclude with a consideration of what might be gained or lost by expanding the definitions of Byzantine Art and African Art in the context of this significant project.
Dr. Andrea Myers Achi is trained as a Byzantinist, and her curatorial practice focuses on late antique and Byzantine art of the Mediterranean Basin and Northeast Africa. She holds a BA from Barnard College and a Ph.D. from New York University. She specializes in the art and archaeology of Late Antiquity with a particular interest in illuminated manuscripts and ceramics. She has brought this expertise to bear on exhibitions like Art and Peoples of the Kharga Oasis (2017), Crossroads: Power and Piety (2020), and The Good Life (2021) at The Met and in numerous presentations and publications. Dr. Achi, also, is an archaeological ceramicist and has participated in numerous excavations in Egypt and Italy.
ICMA AT THE COURTAULD LECTURE
Series made possible through the generosity of William M. Voelkle
Wednesday 29 March 2023
6:00pm BST, lecture
Drinks reception to follow.
In person and online via Zoom
The Courtauld Institute of Art
Lecture Theatre 1
Vernon Square Campus, Penton Rise
London WC1X 9EW United Kingdom
Register HERE
To allow those unable to attend in person to join this event, it will also be made available live through Zoom.
For those wishing to attend remotely, please select the ‘Online – Zoom’ ticket option. Details on how to join the event will be sent out 48 hours in advance and again on the day of the event. If you do not receive the details please contact researchforum@courtauld.ac.uk
Organised by
Dr. Jessica Barker, The Courtauld
Dr. Tom Nickson, The Courtauld
ICMA IN EDINBURGH LECTURE
Friday 31 March 2023
5:15pm BST, lecture
Drinks reception to follow.
Doors open at 5pm BST
In person
University of Edinburgh
Lecture Theatre E22
Edinburgh College of Art Main Building
74 Lauriston Place
Booking not required.
Note: please see map below, as the Edinburgh College of Art Main Building
is not readily visible from the street.
Organised by
Dr. Heather Pulliam, University of Edinburgh
