International conference: The Universe on Paper. The Art of Linda Karshan

The launch of the exhibition The Universe on Paper. The Art of Linda Karshan is conceived in conjunction with and international conference, to be hosted in the neighbouring Museo dell’Opera del Duomo on 13 October 2022. Bringing together eminent scholars from an array of institutions and specialisms, the symposium is structured in three parts.

The first section explores the art of Linda Karshan in both its links with Renaissance principles and ideas, and its resonance with contemporary practices. The second group of papers focus on bodily knowledge, questioning the issue of the ‘intelligent hand’ in the practice of drawing, and the possibility of knowledge-making granted to and by works on paper. The last pair of speakers will focus on the body as cosmos, exploring the ‘latitudes of the body’ in medical treatises and contemporary reception, and deciphering the art of Linda Karshan in a scientific perspective.

The conference gathers a highly original group of speakers: distinguished academics and professionals from various institutions and countries, who have all gained first-hand and in-depth knowledge of Karshan’s art. Collectively, their fields of expertise encompass art and architecture, ethics and psychology, medicine and astronomy.

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At the end of the conference, the audience and speakers will join the artist Linda Karshan and curator Giulia Martina Weston for a preview of the exhibition at the Domus Comeliana, followed by further moments of conviviality during an exclusive cocktail party on the terrace.