Patricia
Karetzky
Oskar Munsterberg Lecturer
Bard College 1988-
Office: Fisher 163
Tel. (845) 758-7274
email: karetzky@aol.com
Education:
B.A. New York University; M.A., Hunter College; Ph.D., Institute
of
Fine Arts, New York University; Adjunct Professor, Lehman
College, CUNY.
Areas
of Interest:
Primary field of specialization is Chinese Medieval art, especially
religious art, concentrating on Buddhism and Taoism. Secondary
area is Ancient Buddhist Art in India. See listed below several
books written on the archaeological finds of the Tang
Dynasty, (618-905) and the evolution of Scenes of the Life
of the Buddha in India, and on Early Buddhist Narrative in
Central Asia, China, Korea and Japan. Editor of the Journal
of Chinese Religions published in association with Bard, and
curator of exhibitions on contemporary Asian Art.
Curatorial:
1998 Lehman College Art of the Twentieth Century and the Traditional
Chinese Literary Culture (Catalogue Lehman Art/Bard College
Gallery, NY, 1998, 70 pp.)
1999 "Art of the Twentieth Century and
the Traditional Chinese Literary Culture," Bard College.
2001 ,"Confessions: The Contemporary
Art of Asian Women," Hammond Art Gallery, North Salem,
NY Review Westchester: Weekend, April 26, 2001, p. 3.
2002 " If the Shoe Fits…..Femininity
in Contemporary Asian Art " Lehman College ( If the Shoe
Fits…..Femininity in Contemporary Asian Art) (link to
picture 1) Bard College February 2003
Link to Lehman College, click on Lehman College
Art Gallery/exhibitions/archive of past shows to: "If
the Shoe Fits…"
Publications:
1. The Life of the Buddha: Pictorial and Scriptural Evidence
in India (link to picture 2) University Press: Latham,
1992
2. Court Art of the Tang Dynasty, University Press:
Latham, 1996
3. Arts of the Tang Dynasty, Images of Asia: Oxford
University Press, 1996
4. Early Buddhist Narratives: Illustrations of the Life of
the Buddha from Central Asia, China, Korea and Japan University
Press: Latham MD, 2000.
5. Buddhist Art in China (Oxford University Press,
forthcoming)
Courses Taught:
The Arts of Japan
The Arts of India
Monuments of Asian Art
Arts of Buddhism
East Meets West
Chinese Landscape Painting
Chinese Religious Art
Chinese Art
Modern Chinese Art
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