Brian Dillon, The Sun Has Turned to Glass: Art and the Crystalline Imagination

Part of the series of talks on Art & Alchemy: Transformation & Contemporary Art A two day conference across Cambridge and Norwich exploring ideas of alchemy and transformation, and the role of crystals in contemporary artistic practice and theory from Graeco-Roman Egypt to Surrealism and contemporary art. Artists whose work will be featured include Roger Hiorns, Hubert Duprat, Ackroyd & Harvey and Robert Smithson. Speakers include Gill Perry, Alyce Mahon, Dan Harvey & Heather Ackroyd, Stephen Bann, Brian Dillon, Harriet Godwin, Spike Bucklow and Urszula Szulakowska. In collaboration with the Open University and Cambridge University. Friday 3rd June, 2 – 6pm Winstanley Room, Trinity College, Cambridge. Followed by a drinks reception at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge Saturday 4th June 11.00am – 1.00pm Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery