Dear readers of CLARA,
We are proud to share with you Dr. Stephanie Hagan's (PhD University of Pennsylvania) article 'Fashion Benefaction: Luxury and Brand Heritage in the Eternal City'
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Dear readers of CLARA,
We are delighted to announce the publication of Dr. Tiphaine A. Besnard's (Université Toulouse-Jean Jaurès) article 'Neo-neo Art in the making — Analyses of a globalised phenomenon'
Read More Read more about Neo-neo Art in the making — Analyses of a globalised phenomenonDear readers of CLARA,
We are happy to publish Dr. Polina Kosmadaki's (Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The Benaki Museum, Athens) article The past is present. Curating multi-temporality: the contemporary and the classical
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Dear readers of CLARA,
We are pleased to present Dr. Margherita Bolla's (Curator of the Archaeological Museum at the Roman Theatre, Verona) review of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Bronzes from Anatolia and Neighbouring Regions edited by Professor Ergün Lafli.
Read More Read more about CLARA Review: Lafli, E. (ed), 2021: Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Bronzes from Anatolia and Neighbouring Regions
Dear readers of CLARA,
We are delighted to announce the publication of Associate professor Hallie G. Meredith (Washington State University) and Master of Fine Arts Candidate Sarah E. Barnett's (Washington State University) article ‘Contemporary Classicism’ Copy of a Copy: Appropriating Classical Statues as Conceptual Readymades
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Dear readers of CLARA,
We are proud to share with you Sean Silvia's (University of Southern California) study of Decapitation and Dynamite: The Mutilated Mountainside Monument of Gaius Julius Aquila on the Coast of Bithynia et Pontus
Read More Read more about Decapitation and Dynamite: The Mutilated Mountainside Monument of Gaius Julius Aquila on the Coast of Bithynia et PontusCLARA is pleased to announce the launch of its Spesical issue no 2 "The Classical in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture". Introducing the issue is professor Bente Kiilerich and her article "Material Transformations of Antique Sculpture in Contemporary Art" relates especially strongly to the ways in which antique statues have been reinterpreted by artists of very different backgrounds. New scholarly articles on a wide range of topics are soon to follow!
Read More Read more about Launching CLARA Special issue no 2: The Classical in Contemporary Art and Visual CultureCLARA is honored to present Professor Bente Kiilerich's (University of Bergen) review of Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music. Edited by K. F. B. Fletcher (Louisiana State University) & Osman Umurhan (University of New Mexico). This book shows the varied ways in which heavy metal music is linked to the ancient Greek and Roman world.
Read More Read more about CLARA Review: K. F. B. Fletcher & Osman Umurhan (eds), 2020: Classical Antiquity in Heavy Metal Music.CLARA is pleased to present Dr. Nassos Papalexandrou's (The University of Texas at Austin) review of Ρυθμοί της Κυπριακής Κεραμικής: Σύντομη Επισκόπηση με βάση τη Συλλογή του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου του Τμήματος Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών [Styles of Cypriot Pottery: A Brief Survey on the Basis of the Collection in the Archaeological Museum, Department of History and Archaeology, National Kapodistrian University of Athens] authored by Nota Kourou and Giorgos Bourogiannis. This book described the collection of Cypriote ceramics at the Archaeological Museum of the University of Athens.
Read More Read more about CLARA Review: Kourou, N & G. Bourgiannis. 2019. Ρυθμοί της Κυπριακής Κεραμικής: Σύντομη Επισκόπηση με βάση τη Συλλογή του Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου του Τμήματος Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου ΑθηνώνDear readers of CLARA,
We are delighted to announce the publication of Sotiria Rita Koutsopetrou-Møller's article Rape culture in Classical Athens?
Read More Read more about Rape culture in Classical Athens?Dear readers of CLARA,
We are proud to announce the publication of Ruth Kark, Astri Karine Lundgren and Laszlo Berczelly's paper Decolonising and Displaying Ancient Palestine: Baron Plato von Ustinow’s Collection of Antiquities
Read More Read more about Decolonising and Displaying Ancient Palestine: Baron Plato von Ustinow’s Collection of AntiquitiesDear readers of CLARA,
We are proud to share with you Dominic Ingemark's study of Considerations on the Function and Provenance of the Glass in the Plato von Ustinow Collection
Read More Read more about Considerations on the Function and Provenance of the Glass in the Plato von Ustinow CollectionDear readers of CLARA,
We are delighted to announce the publication of professor and CLARA editor-in-chief Bente Kiilerich's article Chromatic Variation in Late Antique Rainbows in the most recent CLARA volume 7.
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Dear readers of CLARA,
We are delighted to announce the publication of Stephanie Müller's article The Scarab and Scaraboid Seals in the Egyptian Collection of the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo
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Dear readers of CLARA,
We are happy to publish Adam Lindhagen's article Kale Akte – ‘the Fair Promontory’. New Research and Interpretations on the Urban History and Foundation by Ducetius
Read More Read more about Kale Akte – ‘the Fair Promontory’. New Research and Interpretations on the Urban History and Foundation by DucetiusDear readers and authors,
It is with great pleasure and some trepidation that I take over in 2021 as editor-in-chief of CLARA – Classical Art and Archaeology, the OAJ founded by Marina Prusac-Lindhagen in 2014 and subsequently edited by her. Marina has been instrumental in all aspects of the journal and fortunately she continues her work in 2021 as Journal Manager. The aims and scope of CLARA remain much the same. The journal publishes articles within all areas of classical art and archaeology, as practised in the academy, museums and other institutions. Greece and Rome are, of course, central, but the material and visual culture of Egypt and the Near East are also of interest, as are early Christian, Byzantine and Medieval art and the reception of antiquity. Being hosted by the Cultural History Museum Oslo, CLARA also features research related to the museum collections.
Call for Papers
As an international journal with an international audience, CLARA wishes to represent new research and current debates in the field. The editorial team invites submissions in English of manuscripts within all areas of classical art and archaeology for the sections ‘Articles’ and ‘Chronicles’ (shorter academic texts) as well as suggestions for book reviews for the ‘Review’ section. Theoretical issues and transdisciplinary studies are especially welcome. We are also delighted to share that planning is underway for Special issue no. 2, the topic of which is The Classical in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture.
Looking forward to future collaborations in 2021.
Bente Kiilerich
Editor-in-Chief
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The Classical in Contemporary Art and Visual Culture
We invite proposals for articles for a special issue of CLARA on the use of antiquity in contemporary art, especially in the last two decades. The special issue aims to explore why classical (Greek and Roman) sculpture and other artwork continue to fascinate artists in the twenty-first century.
Read More Read more about Call for papers: CLARA – Classical Art and Archaeology special issue no. 2Dear readers of CLARA,
We are proud to share with you Mohammad Soltani's study of Surrealism and the Reliefs of the Sasanian High Priest Kartir
Read More Read more about Surrealism and the Reliefs of the Sasanian High Priest KartirPresenting Berg, R. & I. Kuivalainen (eds) Domus Pompeiana M. Lucretii IX 3, 5.24. The Inscriptions, Works of Art and Finds from the Old and New Excavations. Commentationes Humanarum Litterarum 136, Societa Scientiarum Fennica. Vantaa 2019, 323 p.
Read More Read more about CLARA REVIEW No. 5, 2020Dear readers of CLARA,
We are happy to share with you our latest publication: Håkon Roland's new study of Carian portraiture and Coan coinage in the fourth century BCE.
Read More Read more about Håkon Roland on Carian ‘portraiture’ and Coan coinage in the fourth century BCEDear readers of CLARA,
Happy New Year!
We hope you have had a pleasant holiday, despite the current health crisis and social restrictions.
2021 will be an especially happy year for CLARA, as Bente Kiilerich has accepted the offer to be this year's editor-in-chief!
Kiilerich is professor of Art History at the Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies, University of Bergen (Norway). Her primary research interests fall within Classical Archaeology and Byzantine studies. She is highly professional and handles all tasks she commits to with efficiency and care. Having published several articles in CLARA and co-edited Special issue no. 1, she is well acquainted with the journal, its profile, author guidelines and routines. We are certain that the journal will prosper under her guidance and editorship.
You will find Bente Kiilerich's academic profile at these links:
https://www.uib.no/en/persons/Bente.Knold.Kiilerich#uib-tabs-research
https://uib.academia.edu/BenteKiilerich
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bente_Kiilerich2
The other pillars of the editorial staff will continue their important and indispensable work:
Astri Karine Lundgren, MA: Editorial Assistant
Kristin Bornholdt Collins, PhD: Language Consultant and Editorial Assistant
Marina Prusac-Lindhagen, Associate Professor, founder, will remain Journal Manager.
Read More Read more about Happy New Year!CLARA is honoured to present Professor emeritus Per Jonas Nordhagen's article on 'Lorentz Dietrichson (1834-1917) and the Beginnings of Systematic Studies on Iconography'. Dietrichson's work has been of large significance to classical archaeologists and art historians far beyond the borders of Norway. We are grateful to Nordhagen for enlightening us and sharing with us of his great knowledge on this illustrious scholar. Read and enjoy!
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In CLARA's most recent article, 'Who Are You, Beautiful Woman? The 'Mona Lisa' from Sepphoris in the Light of Epicureanism and Neo-Platonism', Nava Sevilla-Sadeh presents a new hypothesis regarding the intriguing and enigmatic female figure in the floor mosaic from the Roman Dionysian villa at Sepphoris in present-day Israel. We hope you will enjoy this latest publication from CLARA!
Read More Read more about Nava Sevilla-Sadeh, Who Are You, Beautiful Woman? The 'Mona Lisa' from Sepphoris in Light of Epicureanism and Neo-PlatonismZoltán Niederreiter presents "Cuneiform tablets, cylinder seals, stamp seals and scaraboids in the Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo"
The present paper deals with a heterogeneous group: four cuneiform tablets, two cylinder seals, three stamp seals and two scaraboids. This previously unpublished material is held at the Museum of Cultural History, Oslo.
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CLARA is delighted to publish Professor emerita Saphinaz-Amal Naquib's new article 'Exploring Biographies. Ancient Egyptian Funerary Statuettes at the Museum of Cultural History (MCH), University of Oslo'.
Small funerary statuettes shaped as mummiform figurines are among the most common ancient Egyptian artefacts to be found in museums of cultural history worldwide. The MCH is no exception. The present article explores the biographies of material culture, materiality, objectification and shifts in meaning. It probes the many ways small artefacts, often categorized as ‘minor art objects’ of no importance, provide us with valuable insights into ancient Egyptian beliefs, society and culture. Selecting a few pieces from different periods, it delves into the multi-layered narratives and intersecting storylines where the objects’ biographies are tied to a web of relations across time and space as well as to the history of the ancient Egyptian collection at the MCH. The article discusses questions related to museological and heritage management, and addresses ethical issues concerning the provenance and ownership of archaeological artefacts in museums.
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CLARA is pleased to share with you this new essay where the authors Professor emeritus Røyne Kyllingstad from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design and Professor emerita Ingrid Edlund-Berry from the University of Austin, Texas, revisit the archaeological excavations at Morgantina, Sicily 1961.
Read More Read more about Røyne Kyllingstad, Morgantina Revisited: An Architect’s Recollections. With an introduction by Ingrid Edlund-Berry
†Axel Seeberg (1931-2011) was a Norwegian Classical Archaeologist and an internationally renowned expert on ancient Greek vases.'The first big acquisition' marks the final paper of an impressive and extensive scholarly career. With a preface and further contributions by Professor Emeritus J. Rasmus Brandt, University of Oslo.
Read More Read more about Axel Seeberg, The first big acquisitionCLARA Vol.1 is proud too present CLARA REVIEW, an important part of the journal which carry book reviews.
Introducing this part of CLARA is a review of Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Roman Art edited by Professor Barbra E. Borg from the University of Exeter. Throughout thirty chapters, divided into seven parts the Companion deliberate on both the definition and utility of visual art available in the Roman Empire. This author of this solid review is Professor Bente Kiilerich from the University of Bergen.
CLARA editors Read More Read more about Bente Kiilerich, A Companion to Roman Art, ed. B. Borg, Malden, Oxford, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell 2015CLARA Vol. 1 is happy to introduce CLARA Chronicle, a part of the periodical which publishes essays and - hence the name - chronicles.
First out is a biographical and collection historical essay about the great, Swedish scholar, Professor Arvid Andrén, the man behind the Etruscan Collection at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo. The author of the essay is Professor emeritus Ingrid Edlund-Berry from the University of Austin, Texas, his student and friend.
We wish you all a lovely weekend!
CLARA editors
Read More Read more about Ingrid Edlund-Berry, Arvid Andrén (1902-1999) Scholar, Teacher, Humanist and Poethttps://www.journals.uio.no/index.php/CLARA/issue/view/262 Please click on the cover image to enter. A full pdf of the article can be downloaded.
More articles will be published over the next weeks and we expect the first volume to include ten, at a minimum. The majority of the articles in this first issue will deal with the Egypt and Antiquity Collections of the Museum of Cultural History, but not all. All texts published in CLARA are peer reviewed and holds a high academic standard.
We welcome all relevant proposals!
