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Program Details 2023*

Title

Confessions of a Mad Iconographer: Thoughts on Seeing Something Where Everyone Else Sees Nothing

Description

Art historian and cognitive archaeologist Christopher Kilgore will reflect on his adventures in research, lauding mentors and detailing opposition from a few respected but wretched individuals. He will share his original insights, from decoding ancient visual mysteries through years of private engrossment to discerning artists' cleverly hidden Easter eggs in a spontaneous flash of intuition. Chris will discuss connoisseurship, cognitive knacks, “amateur” scholarship, and the indispensability of the Western Canon of Art. (Full disclosure: Christopher Kilgore is not technically insane.)

Presenter’s Name

Christopher Kilgore

Presenter’s Bio

Christopher Kilgore has spoken at numerous RGs and AGs and has presented his original research at museums and universities in the United States, France, Britain, Spain, and Belgium. Chris is an alumnus of Rice University and received his MA in Art History from the University of Houston, where he was awarded the Art History Writing Fellowship. At the 2018 Indianapolis AG he was crowned “Mr. Mensa.”

*Note: This program was offered last year and may or may not be offered again this year.

Deadlines

Registration - Join the fun at WeeM. Register at the door if you haven’t preregistered. The deadline for online registration was October 17th.
Vendor space - The deadline to submit the contract was October 22nd.
Lodging - The deadline set by the hotel for the WeeM rate was October 9th.
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Room Sharing - The deadline to submit your request for finding a match was Wednesday, October 29th.
Speaker/Meet & Greet/Tournament Submissions - The deadline to submit your proposal for a program, Meet & Greet, or tournament for WeeM was Monday, September 15th.

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