Current Member
Christine Mehring
Elizabeth and J. Richardson Dilworth Member
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Art History
Home Institution
The University of Chicago
Website
Christine Mehring is interested in abstraction, unconventional art materials, the impact of World War II and an internationalizing art world, the crossovers between art and design, and public art. These issues are central to the book she is completing, with IAS member Sean Keller, on the art and architecture of the Munich Olympics.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
–
Degrees
Harvard University
Ph.D.
2001
Appointments
University of Chicago
2020–2025
Mary L. Block Professor of Art History; Associate Faculty in Visual Arts and the College