26/02/2015 - 28/02/2015 Saint Louis Pius Library
During the Conference "Vesalius and the Invention of the Modern Body" 26/02/2015 - 28/02/2015 Fabrica Vitae was presented in the Pius XII Library Saint Louis University; http://vesalius.slu.edu/exhibits.html
"The conference attendees enjoyed a reception and two art exhibitions at Pius XII Library. One exhibit included works from the touring Fabrica Vitae exhibit of Vesalius‐inspired art by contemporary artists."
Close to 300 individuals attended sessions held on Thursday evening and all day Friday at several venues on both the Frost and Medical School campuses of Saint Louis University as well as at Washington University on Saturday. On Thursday evening, Dr. Philip Alderson, Dean of the Medical School, opened the first session, which included presentations by Dr. Stephen Joffe, the Belgian artist Pascale Pollier, and SLU’s Dr. Gregory Smith, who gave personal tours of the medical labs in the Doisy Learning Research Center. Dr. Joffe sponsored the welcome reception that followed the session. An art exhibit, Ars Anatomica: A Medical Fantasia by Leonard Baskin, curated by Kate Bax was also on display in the Medical Center Library.
Curated by Pascale Pollier with the logistic support of Chantal Pollier
sponsored by http://vesalius.slu.edu/sponsors.html_
with thanks to Debra Cashion and Beth Petitjean for the invitation and for hosting the exhibition
"The conference attendees enjoyed a reception and two art exhibitions at Pius XII Library. One exhibit included works from the touring Fabrica Vitae exhibit of Vesalius‐inspired art by contemporary artists."
Close to 300 individuals attended sessions held on Thursday evening and all day Friday at several venues on both the Frost and Medical School campuses of Saint Louis University as well as at Washington University on Saturday. On Thursday evening, Dr. Philip Alderson, Dean of the Medical School, opened the first session, which included presentations by Dr. Stephen Joffe, the Belgian artist Pascale Pollier, and SLU’s Dr. Gregory Smith, who gave personal tours of the medical labs in the Doisy Learning Research Center. Dr. Joffe sponsored the welcome reception that followed the session. An art exhibit, Ars Anatomica: A Medical Fantasia by Leonard Baskin, curated by Kate Bax was also on display in the Medical Center Library.
Curated by Pascale Pollier with the logistic support of Chantal Pollier
sponsored by http://vesalius.slu.edu/sponsors.html_
with thanks to Debra Cashion and Beth Petitjean for the invitation and for hosting the exhibition