Upcoming Programs
Unless otherwise noted, programs are free of charge, no reservations, capacity limited. All are subject to change. Photo ID required for entrance to NYU buildings.
Past Programs
Conversation
Landscapes after Ruskin: Redefining the Sublime
Joel Sternfeld, artist and Curator of Landscapes after Ruskin, and Chris Wiley, artist, writer, curator, and catalogue essayist, will discuss the exhibition and accompanying book. Admission: $29. Tickets: https://www.92y.org/event/landscapes-after-ruskin. Information: 212.415.5500
The Third Annual Humanities Lecture
This Land Is Our Land: Nature and Nationalism in the Age of Trump
Jedediah Purdy, Professor of Law, Duke University, will discuss: How did a ‘War on Coal’ come to stand for an existential fight among Americans, and between different ideas of the country? How did we move from a band of self-styled ‘patriots’ occupying a wildlife refuge in Oregon in 2015 to the President stripping protection from national […]
Film Screening
Mr. Turner, directed by Mike Leigh (2014; 150 min.)
Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the life of J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), the single-minded landscape painter whom John Ruskin (who is portrayed in the film) described as the “father of modern art.” With Turner’s loose brushwork and vibrant colors, and his depictions of the modern world, he often shocked his contemporaries. […]