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Statue of a woman riding on the back of a man. There is a blue background and pink wording that reads, " Spectrum of Desire" "Love, Sex, and Gender. In the Middle Ages"
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Spectrum of Desire: Love, Sex, and Gender in the Middle Ages

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Gold-background scene showing two male figures, one with wings, in an embrace, framed by red and blue decorative borders.
To Have and to Hold
Spectrum of Desire co-curators Melanie Holcomb and Nancy Thebaut discuss sensuality and sexuality in Medieval art.
Lina Palazzo
March 18
Two medieval sculptures of women with serene expressions, wearing ornate headdresses and robes with intricate patterns, set against a dark background.
The Visitation, Two Figures
The poet Mary Szybist reflects on the embrace between Mary and Elizabeth in this sculptural representation of the Visitation.
Mary Szybist
January 29
A small wooden carved box featuring figures and a tree in relief.
A Likeness
The author of After Sappho offers a queer feminist reading of Eve and the serpent, reimagining sin as likeness, desire, and bodies transcending gender and species.
Selby Wynn Schwartz
January 9