Join us for the 23rd IRiS Alloy\, titled “Multisensoriality
\, Longing\, and Art\,” on Thursday\, February 19 from 6–8 p.m. in the Gr
eat Hall at the Cincinnati Art Museum. IRiS Alloys are adventurous\, part
icipatory discussions where people from diverse viewpoints meet to wander
together in conversation on a topic related to sensing or perception. As
always\, IRiS Alloys are free and open to the public. Join us and contri
bute your thoughts and ideas as we talk about how art engages with the se
nses and how this is related to emotional impact\, memory\, and longing.<
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This particular Alloy
was co-developed with Dr. Ainsley Cameron\, Curator of South Asian Art\,
Islamic Art\, and Antiquities and Sara Birkofer\, Associate Director of A
ccessibility and Wellness Programs at the Cincinnati Art Museum\, and des
igned as a companion program to the recently opened special exhibit title
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Longing: Painting from the Pahari Kingdoms of
the Northwest Himalayas\," which guests can view before the start of
the conversation. Joining us will be art therapist Charlotte Reed from Ar
t Equals\, architect\, designer\, and artist Nandita Baxi Sheth\, multime
dia artist and educator Britni Bicknaver\, and poet and essayist Preeti P
arikh.
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image credit/description: Shiva and Parvati on a tiger ski
n\; \;Folio from the \;“Third” \;Rasamanjar
i\, \;circa 1710–1715\, India\; Himachal Pradesh\, Nurpur\, opaq
ue watercolor and gold on paper\, National Museum of Asian Art\, Purchase
and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection — funds
provided by the Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art\, S2018.1.13
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