ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Robert C. Morgan is an artist, scholar, teacher, and art historian. Knowledgeable in the history and aesthetics of both Western and Eastern art, Dr. Morgan has lectured widely, published many essays and books, and curated numerous exhibitions. In 1999, he was awarded the first ARCALE prize in International Art Criticism in Salamanca (Spain) and served on the UNESCO jury at the 48th Biennale di Venezia the same year. In 2003, he was appointed Professor Emeritus in Art History at the Rochester Institute of Technology and in 2005, became a Senior Fulbright Scholar in the Republic of Korea. Dr. Morgan also continues his work as an artist and abstract painter, displaying his work in various exhibitions and collections.



Alain Kirili is a sculptor of verticality and modeling. His work emphasizes an “aesthetics of spontaneity” and seeks its formal unity through the variety of materials he employs in a quest for “organic simplicity.” He has worked on the monumental aspects of sculpture in public spaces (at the campus of the University of Bourgogne in Dijon, in Paris and Grenoble). Alain Kirili was commissioned by the Ministère de la Culture to install the sculpture of the 20th century in the Tuileries in Paris.