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Christina Kiaer is the Frances Hooper Professor and Chair in the Department of Art History at Northwestern University. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Kiaer specializes in Global Modern Art and Visual Culture, focusing on the art of the Soviet Union and themes of international socialism. Her research encompasses the avant-garde movements, Socialist Realism, collective art practices, textiles, aesthetics of anti-racism, and the lived experiences of socialism and revolution. Kiaer has curated significant exhibitions, including 'Collective Threads: Anna Andreeva Red Rose Silk Factory' at the Museum of Modern Art - Costakis Collection in Thessaloniki in 2024, and co-curated the 'Revolution Day' exhibition at the Smart Museum, University of Chicago in 2017, which marked the centennial of the Russian Revolution. Her publications include the book 'Collective Body: Aleksandr Deineka and the Limits of Socialist Realism', published by the University of Chicago Press in 2024, and co-editing 'Everyday Life in Early Soviet Russia: Taking Revolution' with Eric Naiman, released in 2005. Kiaer is currently completing a project titled 'Aesthetics of Anti-racism: Black Americans in Soviet Visual Culture.' She is also involved with the Steering Committee of the Russian, Eurasian, and East European Studies Research Program at Weinberg College and has organized international symposia on the impact of the Ukrainian conflict on art and identity.
Northwestern University • Evanston, IL
Professor and Chair in the Department of Art History, focusing on global modern art and visual culture.
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