Experiencing Medieval Art with Herbert Kessler
Sensory studies and the immersive experience of art is a budding topic among contemporary scholars. Herbert Kessler\u2019s recent publication Experiencing Medieval Art offers readers of all levels easy entry to the most complex topics in current medieval art history. An unusual exploration of the triumphs and the faults of the traditional Medieval survey text, Kessler\u2019s revised edition of Seeing Medieval Art goes beyond the complex material arguments presented there and delves into questions of objecthood, aesthetics, and performative materials. With host Sandra Hindman, Herbert Kessler contemplates his most influential relationships in the scholastic world, his motivation for producing a revised version of his 2004 publication, as well as some of the most unusual additions to the text\u2019s proposed cannon.\nThis conversation was recorded in New York on February 1, 2020.