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Scenting Art: Vanessa York talks Perfumery
Talk
Past event
Philip Carter Family Auditorium
Free
Vanessa York, artisan perfume maker of Fleurs du Mal, talks about perfume's fascinating history, from its religious roots thousands of years ago to the great perfumes we now consider classics.
But what is its place in the twenty-first-century art gallery? Let’s sniff and explore the transformational power of perfume.