The Archive

Part of the Jaume Plensa Study Day. See also http://www.culturecolony.com

This event relates to the exhibition of works by Sean Scully running from 2nd March 2012 to 13th July 2012 with the title of 'Sean Scully: Change and Horizontals'. The drawings and paintings in this exhibition are characterised by geometric abstraction. They are also strongly rooted in notions of place, environment and architectural forms and raise questions about the extent to which works of art can embed processes of change.

In this lecture Dr Anderson, lecturer and journalist, describes the development of collage from the early twentieth century to the present day. The different functions of collage (formal experimentation, satire, nostalgia, political statement) and its many forms, both two- and three-dimensional- are explored. This artform is seen to derive much of its power from the way in which it decontextualises and reprocesses objects to give them new meaning.

This is one of five podcasts produced by the Open University to accompany the exhibition ‘The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons’ at the National Portrait Gallery 2011-2012. This show presents a vivid spectacle of femininity, fashion and theatricality in seventeenth and eighteenth-century England. It features portraits of some of the best known female performers of the period, who ranged from royal mistresses to successful writers and businesswomen, and accomplished musicians.

This is one of five podcasts produced by the Open University to accompany the exhibition ‘The First Actresses: Nell Gwyn to Sarah Siddons’ at the National Portrait Gallery, London 2011-2012. This show presents a vivid spectacle of femininity, fashion and theatricality in seventeenth and eighteenth-century England. It features portraits of some of the best known female performers of the period, who ranged from royal mistresses to successful writers and businesswomen, and accomplished musicians.

This world class exhibition, curated by former Turner Prize judge Greville Worthington, will explore this foremost contemporary artist through his renowned print works. The striking show of more than 50 works, many unseen by the public, has been loaned by several northern collectors and is one not to miss. With the support of these private collectors, the Museum has drawn together Hirst's best quality prints to form the first exhibition to re-establish a contemporary programme at The Bowes Museum.