Prudence Marie Peiffer

Lecturer and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow

Modern and Contemporary Art
Ph.D., Harvard University, 2010

Contact Information

Phone: (212) 854-1938

Office: 653B Schermerhorn Hall
Office Hours: Mondays, 4-5

Biography

Prudence Peiffer specializes in modern and contemporary and American art, with a particular emphasis on abstraction and artist's writings. Her current book project explores the multifaceted oeuvre of Ad Reinhardt and its relationship to modern art. She has co-organized international symposia on Clement Greenberg (Harvard University, 2009) and transatlantic geographies of art (Terra Foundation for American Art, France, 2010). Recent publications include entries in the exhibition catalog Luc Tuymans (SFMoMA, 2009) and an article on Alison Knowles in Print magazine (February 2011). In addition to revising her manuscript on Reinhardt for publication, her forthcoming project looks at the postwar artist’s book in terms of personal and cultural identity. With fellow writer Oana Marian, she runs The Folding Chair, a monthly reading series for local writers in Brooklyn.