Did Parisians maintain 6-feet social distance? Edouard Manet, Masked Ball at the Opera, 1873, via National Gallery of Art In a beautifully illustrated talk for the Globally Connected @ FIT virtual series, Dr. Kyunghee Pyun, associate professor, History of Art discusses joyous spectacles of modern life such as the night life, emergence of restaurants and cafes, strolls […]
Guest: Darnell Lisby, B.S. in Art History and Museum Professions and an M.A. in Fashion and Textile Studies As a fashion historian and independent curator, finding ways to educate audiences from a distance due to COVID-19 is a new challenge that FIT alum Darnell-Jamal Lisby seeks to tackle. With his expertise in delineating the impact […]
Guest: Jada Schumacher, Professor, Communication Design Pathways On a chromatic sabbatical journey in 2019, Jada Schumacher journeyed through Mexico and Argentina working with local artists and their materials—targeting sites frequented by iconic designer-educators Anni Albers, Josef Albers, Ruth Asawa, Luis Barragán, and Clara Porset. Watch Schumacher as she crushes cochineal insects to yield vibrant crimsons and scarlets. […]
One of the primary aspects of the concept of "making an impact" is "doing measurable good." It is linked to the fact that there are a growing number of social and environmental challenges that we as society members can, and must, tackle. Courtney Deacon Lalotra, International Trade and Marketing '10, shares how her organization, One […]
In March 2020, New York City came to a halt. As pandemic restrictions set in, streets were deserted, subways empty. In the summer, after the murder of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter protesters filled the city. Then, in November, the city celebrated the presidential election. This Thursday, March 25, photographer and FIT Political Science Professor […]
