Irma Flóra Kiss

My research is focused on the ideological subtext of modernist art, specifically the treatment of the bullfighting motif in the work of Picasso and his contemporaries. I am also broadly interested in semiotics and Lacanian psychoanalysis. With the support of University Scholars and the History of Art Department, I spent the summer of 2023 in France conducting archival research and site visits in Castre, Nîmes, Montpellier, and Paris. Outside of my research, I enjoy writing art criticism, and my work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Ocula Magazine. As a Peer Mentor Group Leader for the 2024-25 school year, I am happy to serve as a first port of call for current and prospective Scholars.

  • Robert L. Bartley Fellow at The Wall Street Journal
  • Los Angeles Review of Books Editorial Intern 
  • Sachs Program for Arts Innovation Grantee
Academic Major(s): Comparative Literature, History of Art
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