BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260415T074552Z DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250227T173000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250227T190000 SUMMARY:Abstracting the Divine: The Rothko Chapel UID:20260416T030546Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-f5d4878dd-x5n6c TZID:Europe/London LOCATION:Institute of Advanced Study\, Zeeman Building\, Coventry\, United Kingdom\, CV4 7AL DESCRIPTION:

This paper draws on a wider project of mine considering an important theme in the aesthetic theorizing and art-making of the 19th and 20th centuries. An oft-expressed ambition is that art will somehow step in and play some of the roles of religion. In this talk specifically\, I use Mark \;Rothko's project of a purpose-built 'chapel' in Houston for 14 of his canvases as a case study of this broader theme. In the process\, I consider \;Rothko's surprising denial that he was an 'abstractionist' and explore his related claim that\, in his words\, 'the people who weep before my pictures are having the same religious experience I had when I painted them. And if you\, as you say\, are moved only by the color relationships\, then you miss the point.'

ORGANIZER;CN="Dino Jakušić": METHOD:PUBLISH END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR