Photo SC will present a lecture “In Conversation: Chametzky & Felleman on Surrealism” on Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. The lecture will feature University of South Carolina arts history professors Dr. Peter Chametzky and Dr. Susan Felleman speaking about the historical development and impact of the surrealist movement. SC Humanities supported this program with a Mini Grant.
The Surrealist movement has had a lasting impact on the art world influencing all manner of thinking and seeing in the arts. 2024 marks the centennial of the birth of Surrealism with the publication of Andre Breton’s “Surrealist Manifesto” in 1924. PhotoSC will host “In Conversation” with noted art historians Peter Chametzky and Susan Felleman to elevate the understanding and appreciation of photography through its historical footings and the impact of the philosophical movement that still resonates through art and photography.
Peter Chametzky is Professor of Art History and has been on the SVAD faculty since 2012. His research focuses on 20th and 21st century German art and culture. From 1998 to 2012 he taught at Southern Illinois University, first as Associate Professor and then as Professor, and served as Director of the School of Art and Design on the Carbondale campus from 2008-12. He served as Director of the USC SVAD from January 2013 to January 2018. From 2022 to 2024 he served as Interim Director of USC’s School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment. Previously, he taught at Adelphi University (1990-98), the School of Visual Arts, New York (1984-88), and in the School of Continuing Education at New York University (1986-88). He earned his Ph.D. in Art History from the City University of New York Graduate Center in 1991. His B.A., also in Art History, is from Cornell University. He has also studied in Freiburg iBr, and Stuttgart, Germany.
Susan Felleman is the author of four books: Botticelli in Hollywood: The Films of Albert Lewin (Twayne 1997), Art in the Cinematic Imagination (University of Texas, 2006), Real Objects in Unreal Situations: Modern Art in Fiction Films (Intellect 2014), and Screening Statues: Sculpture and Cinema, co-authored with Steven Jacobs, Vito Adriaensens, and Lisa Colbert (Edinburgh University, 2017), as well as numerous other publications. She recently wrote and co-directed (with Hannah Shikle) a feature-length, personal essay film, In Production: the Life and Career of George Justin.
The event will take place in downtown Columbia at 918 Lady Street, Columbia, SC 29201 in the Vista from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 26. It is free and open to the public.
PhotoSC is a 501C3 non-profit arts organization dedicated to the exploration of photography and the ever-changing landscape of image making. Learn more: https://www.photosc.org/.
The mission of SC Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. Established in 1973, this 501(c)3 organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state. It presents and supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos, and other humanities-based experiences that directly or indirectly reach more than 250,000 citizens annually. South Carolina Humanities receives funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as well as corporate, foundation and individual donors. The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.
Image: Robert Delaunay illustration on cover of Yvan Goll’s Surréalisme, Manifeste du surréalisme, Volume 1, Number 1, October 1, 1924, from Wikipedia
