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A Conversation with Collector Christopher E. Olofson

A Conversation with Collector Christopher E. Olofson

Christopher Olofson, Class of 1992, recently sat down with Katherine Bussard, Peter C. Bunnell Curator of Photography, to discuss the exhibition of works from his collection on view in the Art Museum.
Yale-Princeton student partnership bridges art and science to illuminate the early photographers

Yale-Princeton student partnership bridges art and science to illuminate the early photographers
Revealing Pictures Photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection

Revealing Pictures Photographs from the Christopher E. Olofson Collection

Revealing Pictures presents rich examples of photographs that are more than what they seem. The works on view are drawn entirely from acquisitions made over the past fifteen years by Christopher E. Olofson, Princeton University Class of 1992.
Contemporary Reflections on the Celestial

Contemporary Reflections on the Celestial

The current installation in the Museum’s gallery of contemporary art, revolves around two important paintings currently on loan to the Museum: Tan Tan Bo – In Communication (2014) by Takashi Murakami and The Little Star Dweller (2006) by Yoshitomo Nara.
Echoes of One Hand Clapping Picturing Sound in Asian Art

Echoes of One Hand Clapping Picturing Sound in Asian Art

Sound cannot be seen, but it can be heard and felt as vibrations, and it has the ability to move the spirit through music and memory. These experiences allow the knowledge and presence of sound to be visualized in painting,...
Contemporary Stories: Revisiting South Asian Narratives

Contemporary Stories: Revisiting South Asian Narratives

This exhibition features a range of contemporary art practices that mine and reinterpret visual and narrative traditions from the Indian subcontinent. Envisioned as a conversation with Epic Tales from India: Paintings from the San Diego Museum of Art , an...
Epic Tales from India

Epic Tales from India

Epic Tales from India includes ninety-one paintings from the collection of the San Diego Museum of Art—tiny treasures only a few inches in dimension but outsized in their impact. In this exhibition, the main objective is to present the paintings...
Going to Extremes: Physiognomy, Caricature, and Studies of Expression

Going to Extremes: Physiognomy, Caricature, and Studies of Expression

This selection of prints, drawings, and photographs from several centuries and diverse cultures examines artists’ enduring fascination with depicting and interpreting faces.
Benvenuti al Museo! (Welcome to the Museum!)

Benvenuti al Museo! (Welcome to the Museum!)

This past academic year, numerous Italian language and literature courses visited the Art Museum to discuss Italian style and culture while engaging with original works of art. The classes varied widely in scope and pedagogic approach, and the instructors and...
Art Matters Fall 2016

Art Matters Fall 2016

Art has the power and versatility to be a plethora of different things for different people. It can be inspirational, cathartic, and ennobling. For me, it has been life changing. Art has led and continues to lead me on the...