Fleisher From a Distance: Resilience and Creativity in Times of Pandemic

We don’t know yet what life will look like after we emerge from our COVID-19 quarantine. Will it change the way we see or make art? This lecture reviews art and architecture that arose when earlier pandemics occurred. What can we learn by taking a look at a past that, as now, held times of fear, illness, suffering and loss? What insights are possible about human resilience and creativity?

Kathryn McFadden, Ph. D., is an independent scholar. She teaches philosophy, gender studies, and art history in the Philadelphia area. Last year she presented a paper on the protean body in contemporary art at SECAC Conference in Chattanooga. A review of Berthe Morisot’s exhibition at the Barnes Foundation was published earlier this year.

This demonstration is open to the public with a suggested donation of $10 but is limited to maximum number of 100 participants. Advanced registration is required. The tour will be hosted through Zoom, which can be accessed on desktop and laptop computers, as well as mobile devices. We highly recommend downloading the Zoom app to your device in advance. You will receive a URL to join the demonstration after you complete the registration process.