Date:
Location:
Full title:
Visual Mythology Ancient and Modern: The Case of Narcissus
Organized by:
CHS US in partnership with CHS Greece, the International School of Boston, and the Lycée Jean Macé in Vitry-sur-Seine
Speakers:
Sarah Eisen (Harvard), Nathaniel Herter (Harvard), and Caroline Stark (Howard University) as moderator
Open to:
All
Language:
English
Synopsis:
The event is part of the CHS series on Philosophy and Ideas. What does mythology express about our innermost nature? When 20th century artists of the Surrealist movement approached antiquity, they did so with this question in mind. While simultaneously rejecting the influence of prior notions of classical antiquity over contemporary European culture, artists and literary figures such as Salvador Dalí, Pablo Picasso, Andre Masson and others turned to classical mythology and, in many cases, the ancient artistic traditions in which these myths were represented, to create startling new and multi-layered visions of myth that highlighted the deep psychological truths they found within.