Scholar, curator and author Jonathan Fineberg, Ph.D. will conclude his 2012-13 lecture series on art and the mind this week.
Dr. Fineberg’s lecture series is titled “The Language of the Enigmatic Object: Modern Art at the Border of Mind and Brain.” His fourth lecture, “Desire Lines in the Mind,” will speculate on the effects of art on the brain. Fineberg will set out an argument for the necessity of art, drawing on neuroscience and experimental psychology as well as the writings of artists to examine how visual thinking changes the brain, enhances creativity, and plays a central role in the creation of new knowledge.
“It has been an honor to have Dr. Fineberg serve as the University of Nebraska’s visiting presidential professor this year,” NU President James B. Milliken said. “His fascinating lecture series, his unique expertise and his innovative engagement with our faculty and students in art, science and medicine have added a tremendous amount of enrichment to our campuses and communities in Nebraska.”
The lectures will be delivered at 5:30 p.m. today in the Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R streets in Lincoln, and at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at KANEKO, 1111 Jones St. in Omaha. The lectures are free and open to the public, and each will be followed by a reception.