{"id":2924,"date":"2018-05-01T00:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T04:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sequitur\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2018-11-09T16:30:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T21:30:15","slug":"graves-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sequitur\/2018\/05\/01\/graves-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Editors’ Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Exhibition image of Yayoi Kusama\u2019s Flower Obsession 2017 on display in NGV Triennial at NGV International 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this issue,\u00a0<\/span>SEQUITUR\u00a0<\/span><\/i>explores the additive, the extraneous, and the unanticipated through the concept of \u201cextra.\u201d First conceptualized by the editors in relation to the millennial catchphrase, \u201cbeing extra,\u201d the editors challenged submissions to consider this notion as it relates to artistic practice, exhibition design, patronage, and decoration. \u00a0The following issue provides thought-provoking scholarship expanding the theme across millenia and media. These contributions ultimately show that \u201cextra\u201d is often something unexpected, whether it be magical, uncomfortable, or simply extra-ordinary.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two feature essays study the importance of abundance in crafting a patron\u2019s identity. <\/span>Lane Eagles <\/b>reviews the art historical debates surrounding the popular Italian Renaissance portraiture-type known as the <\/span>voti <\/span><\/i>or <\/span>boti<\/span><\/i>, full-scale waxwork effigies of patrician Italians that were placed before miracle-working images in the hopes of bestowing blessings on the commissioner. <\/span>Kearstin Jacobson <\/b>identifies how ancient Roman women adorned themselves in layers of gold jewelry, similar to the practice of male <\/span>insignia, <\/span><\/i>in order to construct socially recognizable identities and status for the wearer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyla Kegler<\/b>\u2019s visual essay responds to the age of mass virtual overstimulation. This work presents an illustrated self-care guide on how to return to and tend to our need for physical sensation and sensuality. By re-familiarizing ourselves with the tactile users will become more present. <\/span><\/p>\n

This issue\u2019s research spotlight by <\/span>Bailey Benson<\/b>, <\/span>Steve Burges<\/b>, and <\/span>Carlos Mu\u00f1oz <\/b>examines the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston\u2019s newest ancient art gallery, <\/span>Daily Life in Ancient Greece, <\/span><\/i>which exhibits remarkable everyday material culture from ancient Greece. A linked tour of the gallery space provides readers with virtual access to the museum display. <\/span><\/p>\n

The two exhibition reviews discuss the varying ways in which a museum conceptualizes blockbuster exhibitions. <\/span>Rebecca Arnheim <\/b>explores the Metropolitan Museum of Art\u2019s exhibition, <\/span>Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman & Designer<\/span><\/i>, which illuminates Michelangelo\u2019s artistic background in the Florentine tradition of <\/span>disegno. <\/span><\/i>Morgan Williamson <\/b>critiques the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston\u2019s <\/span>Takashi Murakami: Lineage of Eccentrics <\/span><\/i>exhibition by questioning the effects of social media on contemporary museum exhibitions. <\/span><\/p>\n

The issue concludes with <\/span>Jennifer Tafe\u2019s <\/b>reflection on Boston University\u2019s 34<\/span>th <\/span>annual Graduate Symposium in the History of Art & Architecture, which was held on March 2-3, 2018, at the Boston University Art Gallery and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Titled \u201cExcess,\u201d this year\u2019s symposium partly inspired our issue\u2019s theme. The keynote address by Dr. Cary Levine, Associate Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discussed Paul McCarthy\u2019s \u201cfood flinging frenzies\u201d <\/span>taking<\/span>the audience on an at times distressing visual journey into the artist\u2019s performance and video work. <\/span><\/p>\n

We would like to offer a special thanks to our outgoing Senior Editor Joe Saravo and Junior Editor Kelsey Gustin. Thank you for all your hard work\u2014your editorial eyes will be missed! <\/span><\/p>\n

Lauren Graves<\/h3>\n

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