MAY 2020 Vol. 2 No. 1

With this issue, we are excited to officially distribute our first independent publication of the Columbia Journal of Art History. We are immensely grateful to our editors for all their hard work in assembling this issue, particularly in light of the COVID-19 developments which abruptly disrupted our time at Columbia and displaced us across the globe. We are incredibly proud of how our editors and authors were able to work through these unexpected challenges, coming together virtually to support each other and create the best edition yet. 

 

This year we published six scholarly works covering a range of topics in the art history field, including the conservation of ephemeral art, iconoclasm in early Islam, and Shanzhai 'counterfeit' culture in contemporary China. Chosen from a record high number of submissions, these essays were selected for their depth, rigor, and breadth in exploring artworks from a variety of time periods and regions. Read together, they help paint a picture of the different methodologies and areas of research within the field.

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Additionally, we are also proud to display the work of CC’20 Art History and Visual arts double major Trinity Lester on our cover. This volume inaugurates a tradition of showcasing works by emerging student artists along with the art history research of their peers. 

 

We hope you enjoy these essays as much as we did. Once again, congratulations to our authors and thank you for your hard work.

 

Happy reading,

Katherine, Clara, Noah, Yasemin

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May 2020