QUESTIONS OF LIFE AND DEATH IN THE MOCHE CULTURE AND BEYOND

Art History Society of Cal State LA

Cal State LA

Our 2023, and first Andean Art Symposium, organized by the Art History Society of California State University, Los Angeles, will focus on the Moche Culture which flourished along the northern coast and valleys of Peru in the Chicama and Trujillo Valleys, between 1 and 750 AD. 

The Moche Culture was highly sophisticated and is particularly celebrated for their elaborate painted ceramics, gold work, monumental constructions (huacas), and irrigation systems. The Moche ceramics show meticulous and naturalistic scenes of their daily life, such as fishing, hunting, ceremonies, sacrifice, fighting, sexual encounters, animals, plants and funerary rituals. It is an art rich in imagery that invites us to explore their world. 

Our symposium is in homage to Walter Alva, one of the most distinguished archaeologists in Peru that worked and excavated in the Moche region for 45 years. Among his many achievements is the discovery and excavation of the Royal Tombs of Sipán, and the creation of the site museum that he directed for 20 years. He has become a leading figure against the activities of tomb looters, and he teaches the local communities to respect and protect their national patrimony. 

Our guest speakers are among the top scholars in the Andean field and will explore the diverse aspects of Moche archaeology and art, whose legacy was very influential in the development of later cultures, such as the Huari, Sicán, Chancay and Chimú. 

This event will take place at Cal State LA in the Ball Rooms on the 3rd floor of the Golden Eagle Building. Guest check-in will begin at 8:30am, and the event will begin at 10:00am.

GUEST SPEAKERS:
Walter Alva, Director Emeritus of the Royal Tombs of Sipán Museum, Lambayeque 
Manuel Aguilar-Moreno, California State University, Los Angeles
Margaret Jackson, University of New Mexico
Elena Phipps, University of California, Los Angeles and Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Stella Nair, University of California, Los Angeles
Gabriel Prieto, University of Florida, Gainesville
Christopher Donnan, University of California, Los Angeles
Joanne Pillsbury, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Carol J. Mackey, California State University Northridge
Izumi Shimada, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Lunch will be provided. PARKING INFORMATION: Those persons that do not own an annual, semester, or 30-day permit, may purchase a daily permit at the pay stations located in:Lot 4A located by Administration and (1-hour max only)Student Union Lot (1-hour max only)Lot 1A (only after 4 pm)Lot 2Lot 3 (only after 5:30 pm)Lot 5Parking Structure A (All Levels)Parking Structure B (C Level)Parking Structure B (B Level After 5:30 pm only)Parking Structure C (Yellow Level)Parking Structure D (All Levels)Parking Structure E (All Levels)Daily Permit RatesLENGTH OF TIME/RATE1 hour (Lot 4A and Student Union Lot only) - $24 hours - $4All Day - $82-Wheel - $2PayByPhonePayByPhone is the most convenient way to pay for daily parking.Download the app now from the Blackberry, Google Play, and iOS App Store.For more information on PayByPhone, please visit paybyphone.com/how-it-works/parkinghttps://www.calstatela.edu/parking/visitor-parking

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