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Georgian Culture - Past and Present
April 24, 2007, the Harriman Institute, Columbia University
Organized by: Harriman Institute at Columbia University, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Georgian Arts and Culture Center,
Fulbright Scholar Program
Sponsors
Harriman Institute at Columbia University; Fulbright Scholar Program; Georgian Arts and Culture Center; Tbilisi State Academy of Arts; Georgian Wine Hous; Teliani Valley.
Advisory Council: Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy,
Director, Harriman Institute;
George Bugadze,
Rector of Tbilisi State Academy of Arts
Project Team: Maka Dvalishvili,
Project leader, Georgian Arts& Culture Center President; Anna Shanshiashvili,
Project coordinator;
Gega Paksashvili, Designer
"For thousands of years tiny Georgia... has served as a stopping place for travelers and a prize for conquerors" - Ori Z. Soltes, National Treasures of Georgia
"Hidden behind the veil of the Soviet era for most of the 20th century, this enchanting land is now open for all to experience" - www.oneworldjourneys.com/georgia
Despite Georgia's frequent mention in the historical record, the country's rich cultural heritage is less familiar to international audience. Recent political and economic ventures of this Soviet successor state have piqued the curiosity of Westerners about the unique character of this tiny Eur-asian nation. Accordingly, the one-day symposium "Georgian Culture - Past and Present" aims to acquaint an American audience with a broad spectrum of topics related to the cultural heritage of Georgia, as well as the importance of this heritage in contemporary Georgian life.
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Programme
Morning Session A |
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Opening Remarks |
Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University |
Welcome Remarks |
Irakli Alasania, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations |
Georgian Antiquity |
Ana Kldiashvili, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts |
A Highlight of Georgia's Prehistoric Past |
Karen S. Rubinson, Research Scholar, Barnard College |
Morning Session B |
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The Glory ofByzantium: Recognizing the Importance of Georgian Art |
Helen C. Evans, Curator of Byzantine Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Medieval Georgian Architecture: Key Moments in its Development |
Tamara Tvildiani, Lecturer Art History and Theory, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts |
Medieval Georgian Illuminated Manuscripts, Painted Icons and Cloisonné Enamel |
Nino Gaganidze, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts |
Afternoon Session |
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Genius of Medieval Georgian Art |
Gary Vikan, Director, The Walters Art Museum |
Defining Georgia Inside and Out |
Ori Z. Soltes, Lecturer in Theology and Art History, Georgetown University |
Medieval Georgian Mural Paintings |
Ani Kldiashvili, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy ofArts |
Medieval Georgian Relief Sculpture: Repoussé Icons and Architectural Decoration |
Nino Gaganidze, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi State Academy of Arts |
Evening Session |
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Monuments at Risk: Preservation and Conservation Initiatives in Georgia |
Maka Dvalishvili, President, Georgian Arts and Culture Center
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Harriman Institute, Columbia University |
The Village of Chazhashi: Case Study of Georgian Svannish Vernacular Architecture> |
Mary Kay Judy, Architectural Conservator |
Georgia at the Crossroads: The Moorish Style in Georgian Secular Architecture of the 18th-19th Centuries |
Irina Koshoridze, Senior Curator, Georgian National Museum
Visiting Scholar, Department of Art History, New York University |
Modern Georgian Art in the Context of Western Culture |
Mzia Chikhradze, Senior Research Fellow, G. Chubinashvili National Center for Georgian Art History Research and Heritage Protection |
Closing Remarks |
Catharine Nepomnyashchy, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University |
Reception |
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On April 26, 2007 in the framework of the symposium at Grant Gallery had been held
Lecture-presentation "Short retrospective Review of Contemporary georgian Arts" by Anna Kldiashvili, Professor of Art History, Tbilisi Sstate Academy of Arts
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Solo Exhibition of Gogi Chagelishvili
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