Event Listing - City Events, Arts & Crafts
Wed Jul 29

Commonwealth Club presents

Re-Orienting Occidental Art

Eastern Influences in the West


Tel. 415-597-6705
Website
$8 - $15
Tickets
Box Office: 415.597.6705

Location
Date and Time
Commonwealth Club
595 Market Street, Mezzanine
San Francisco, CA 94105
cross street: 2nd Street
district: Downtown/Financial District

Wed Jul 29 (5:30 - 7:00 pm)

Description
Wed. July 29 - Illustrated lecture by art historian Reem Al-Alusi. Many centuries of contact between East and West in art and architecture have shaped the Western aesthetic. The self-images and mythologies of cities, dynasties, and even the Roman Catholic Papacy itself drew on Eastern philosophies and formal elements for meaningful inspiration. Al-Alusi will illustrate her talk with examples from Rome to San Francisco and almost everywhere in between. Networking reception 5:30 pm, program 6-7 pm. Commonwealth Club, 595 Market St, Mezzanine. Tickets $15, $8 for Commonwealth Club members. Reservations 415-597-6705 or commonwealthclub.org.