# News

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## NEWS

[### The Frick Collection Appoints HAA Alumnus Aaron Wile As New John Updike Curator](https://artdaily.com/news/191217/Frick-appoints-new-John-Updike-Curator)

February 20, 2026

NEW YORK, NY.- The Frick Collection today announced the appointment of Dr. Aaron Wile as its new John Updike Curator. He will take up the post on April 6, 2026. In this senior curatorial role, Wile succeeds Dr. Aimee Ng, who became the museum’s Peter Jay...

[### Professor Sarah Lewis Honored As One of TIME Magazine's 2026 Closers](https://time.com/collections/closers-2026/7353401/sarah-lewis/)

January 27, 2026

Sarah Lewis is on a mission to make sure Black artists get their due. As a curator, an art and cultural historian, and an academic, Lewis is guided by a big question: “What is the role of art and culture for determining who counts, and who belongs, in...

[### Kongo Christianity: The Intersection of Two Worlds](https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/kongo-christianity-intersection-two-worlds)

November 20, 2025

[Professor] Cécile Fromont reflects on the history of Christianity in the Kingdom of Kongo and how it is expressed in Kongolese culture through the lens of a crucifix at The Met. When we look at Kongo Christian visual culture, we know there is an entire...

[### Professor Felipe Pereda Awarded Sheila ffolliott Prize for "The Man who Broke Michelangelo's Nose"](https://www.sixteenthcentury.org/ffolliottprize)

November 05, 2025

The Sixteenth Century Society has awarded Professor Felipe Pereda's The Man who Broke Michelangelo's Nose The Sheila ffolliott Prize for the Best Book in Art History for 2025. The Sheila ffolliott Prize recognizes the best book written in English and...

[### Vibrant global exchange: US researchers uncover the pigments in traditional Indian paintings](https://scroll.in/article/1086724/vibrant-global-exchange-us-researchers-uncover-the-pigments-in-traditional-indian-paintings)

October 24, 2025

By analyzing the chemical composition of pigments, Harvard’s Mapping Color in History initiative showcases a new layer of Indian art. Against a deep blue backdrop, sword-wielding demons attempt to disrupt a sacred ritual. Ram, who is dressed in a yellow...

[### Prof. Jinah Kim Collaborates on New MFA Exhibit focused on Red, Yellow and Gold in South Asian Paintings](https://mittalsouthasiainstitute.harvard.edu/2025/10/mfa-exhibit/)

October 08, 2025

“Color is elemental, a fundamental phenomenon of the natural world. In the hands of artists it takes many forms. Compared to the intermingled colors an Impressionist painter might use or muted hues a Chinese landscape artist would deploy, South Asian...

[### Professor Cécile Fromont featured on Harvard Gazette Article "Seeing what you see"](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/09/seeing-what-you-see/)

September 17, 2025

Cécile Fromont believes that something new can be revealed about an artwork or artifact every time someone lays eyes on it. It’s one of the reasons she loves the classroom environment, where she and her students can examine objects of visual and material...

[### Professor Sarah Lewis Wins 2025 American Book Award for Her Book The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America](https://www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com/)

September 17, 2025

Professor Sarah Lewis is among the winners of the 2025 American Book Awards from the Before Columbus Foundation. "The 2025 American Book Award winners will be formally recognized on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., at the Maude Fife Room, Wheeler...

[### Professor Eugene Wang Delivered Keynote at Peking University International Forum on “Intelligence and Art”](/news/2025/09/professor-eugene-wang-delivered-keynote-peking-university-international-forum)

September 02, 2025

Eugene Wang, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art, delivered the keynote address at Peking University’s 2025 International Doctoral Student Forum for Art Studies, organized under the theme “Intelligence and Art.” His lecture, “How Do We Code...

[### Veritalk: Professor Jennifer Roberts on How Art Helped NASA See First Image of Mars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzWITRcg1y4)

July 18, 2025

In the latest episode of Veritalk , Jennifer Roberts, the Drew Gilpin Faust Professor of the Humanities at Harvard, explores the unexpected connections between art and science. She shares how NASA engineers used art materials while awaiting the first...

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