This event is in the past.It took place on April 8, 2026 at University of Michigan Museum of Art.
Fine Arts Talk
Fine Arts TalkPorcelains and Power: The Politics of Chinese Art in the Age of American Ascendancy
Burns Park
Historian Ian Shin reframes Chinese art collecting as an act of power, not just taste. This talk traces how Gilded Age museums and elites used porcelain and paintings to build an ideology of American dominance in Asia.
Academic lecture
Art history
Chinese porcelain
Museum studies
Tips
🎓historian Ian Shin leads the talk
♿call ahead to confirm elevator access
🎨museum is free to visit anytime
Porcelains and Power: The Politics of Chinese Art in the Age of American Ascendancy
Burns Park
Fine Arts TalkFine Arts TalkHistorian Ian Shin reframes Chinese art collecting as an act of power, not just taste. This talk traces how Gilded Age museums and elites used porcelain and paintings to build an ideology of American dominance in Asia.
Academic lecture
Art history
Chinese porcelain
Museum studies
Tips
🎓historian Ian Shin leads the talk
♿call ahead to confirm elevator access
🎨museum is free to visit anytime
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