Peter Geimer – Recoloring the past? A plea for historical distance

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Peter Geimer – Recoloring the past? A plea for historical distance

Keynote at the Conference “Color in Motion. Transfers, Trans­formations, Translations”, Final Conference of the Visual Contagions Project (SNSF 2021–2025)

What happens to color when images, objects, and styles travel across borders, media, and historical contexts? This international conference explores the transformative journeys of color — materially, symbolically, and perceptually — as it moves through time, space, and culture.

December 8–10, 2025
University of Geneva and Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève (MAH)

Link to the programme

 

Organization Committee
Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel, Marie Barras, Angela Allemand, Adélaïde Quenson, Alexandra Fabry-Tochilina (University of Geneva)

Scientific Committee
Béatrice Joyeux-Prunel (University of Geneva), Dominik Remondino (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève), Victor Lopes (Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève), Catherine Dossin (Purdue University, USA), Frédéric Elsig (University of Geneva)

Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Monika Wagner (Universität Hamburg)
Prof. Peter Geimer (Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte, Paris)

Conclusive Roundtable
Prof. Frédéric Elsig (University of Geneva)

Associated Person

Contact
Peter Geimer

Prof. Dr. Peter Geimer

Director
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