On Thursday, visiting lecturer Dr. Anna Mecugni gave a talk entitled “The Genre of Tableau Vivant: Rediscovering Italian Art and Film of the 1960s and 1970s.” Her presentation covered relevant parts of modern Italian culture some of her own research.

First, she introduced the genre of tableau vivant, which is French for “living picture.” Pieces in this genre are typically photographs of people posing in costume to portray an event or work of art. The art form has been used since the late 1980s, and it involves a range of artists mimicking other artists directly, often in jest.