In conjunction with the exhibition Van Gogh in America, the Detroit Institute of Arts is hosting two scholarly panel discussions on January 12, 2023. The first session, which will be all virtual, will explore the reception of Van Gogh and his art and the history of Van Gogh’s legacy across various geographies: in Holland, Germany, France, Great Britain, United States, and Japan.

Speakers include:

• Chris Stolwijk, General Director RKD–Netherlands Institute for Art History / Professor of History of Dutch Art in an International Context, 1800–1940, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
• Alexander Eiling, Head of Modern Art, Städel Museum, Frankfurt
• Bregje Gerritse, Researcher, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
• Carol Jacobi, Curator of British Art 1850–1915, Tate Britain, London
• Jill Shaw, Head, The James Pearson Duffy Department of Modern and Contemporary Art and Rebecca A. Boylan and Thomas W. Sidlik Curator of European Art, 1850–1970, Detroit Institute of Arts
• Tsukasa Kōdera, Professor of Western Art History, Osaka University

Moderator: Dorota Chudzicka, Assistant Curator of Modern European Art, Detroit Institute of Arts